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Net Worth

A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.

Cost of Retirement

Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.

Retirement Portfolio Lifespan

How Long Will Your Funds Last?

Life Insurance

How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?

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Beware the Better-Than-Average Effect

Economists have found that, on average, people tend to believe that their own lives are improving at a faster rate than most everyone else's.

Patching the Alternative Minimum Tax

The future of the AMT is uncertain, yet it is important to consider the possible effects of the AMT on your tax situation.

HOT TOPIC: New Rules Likely Making Credit Cards More Expensive

New rules designed to limit credit-card issuers from quietly raising interest rates and fees will undoubtedly help consumers become more aware of the terms and conditions on their credit cards. But the real news is that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD) may actually be making credit cards more expensive to use.

HOT TOPIC: Investors Flock to Bond Funds, But What Happens When Rates Rise?

Investors are on track to invest 11 times more money in bond funds in 2009 than they will invest in stock funds. This is not surprising, considering the market volatility in 2008, but are these investors operating on false assumptions about the capabilities of bond funds?

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