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• Rolf M. Winch, CLU ChFC
• Elaine F. Winch, CLTC
• Scott J. Brown, MA

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Flipbooks

• Financial Management Insight: Strategies to Help Build Your Future
• Understanding Social Security and Medicare: America’s Retirement Safety Net
• Higher Education: College Saving and Funding Strategies
• Investing Basics: Embark on Your Wealth-Building Journey

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Research Articles

• What Key Estate Planning Tools Should I Know About?
• How Can a Living Trust Help Me Control My Estate?
• What Are the Pitfalls of Probate?
• How Can My Gift Benefit Me and the Charity?
• How Can I Control the Distribution of My Estate?
• How Will I Pay Estate Taxes?
• Can I Benefit from an A-B Trust?
• What Gifting Strategies Are Available to Me?
• How Can I Benefit from a Charitable Lead Trust?
• How Can I Benefit from a Charitable Remainder Trust?
• How Can I Benefit from a Wealth Replacement Trust?
• Could My Family Benefit from a Family Limited Partnership?
• What Is the Best Form of Property Ownership for Me?
• What Is the History of the Federal Estate Tax?
• What Is a SEP IRA?
• What Is a SIMPLE?
• What Is an IRA Rollover?
• What Is a Roth 401(k)?
• What Is a Profit-Sharing Plan?
• What Is a Money Purchase Pension Plan?
• What Is a 403(b) Plan?
• Why Do People Buy Annuities?
• What Is a Split-Annuity Strategy?
• What Are Annuity Living Benefits?
• How Much Do I Need to Save?
• What Does the Changing Pension Landscape Mean for Retirement?
• What Is a 1035 Exchange?
• Unforgettable Birthdays
• Should You Bank Your Retirement on Your Business?
• What Are My Retirement Planning Options?
• Will Social Security Retire Before You Do?
• How Can I Estimate My Future Social Security Benefits?
• What Is a Self-Employed Retirement Plan?
• What Is an Indexed Annuity?
• What Are My Retirement Plan Distribution Options?
• What Is a Traditional IRA?
• What Is a 401(k) Plan?
• How Should I Manage My Retirement Plan?
• Save Now or Save Later?
• What Is a Roth IRA?
• What Is Tax Deferral?
• How Can I Benefit from Tax-Advantaged Investments?
• What Tax Deductions Are Still Available to Me?
• What Tax-Advantaged Alternatives Are Available?
• What Is the Most Tax-Efficient Way to Take a Distribution From a Retirement Plan
• Is There Such a Thing as a Tax-Free Investment?
• How Can I Keep More of My Mutual Fund Profits?
• How Can I Upgrade My Insurance — Tax-Free?
• What Are Dividends?
• What Is an Exchange-Traded Fund?
• How Are Growth and Value Stocks Different?
• How Are Mutual Funds Taxed?
• What Is Stock?
• What Are Zero-Coupon Bonds?
• What Is Diversification?
• What Types of Bonds Are Available?
• What Is a Bond?
• What Do Bond Ratings Mean?
• What Is a Stock Index?
• How Do Mutual Funds and Stocks Differ?
• What Is a Mutual Fund?
• What Is a Closed-End Fund?
• What Is a Mutual Fund Load?
• What Is an Annuity?
• What Is the Difference Between a Fixed Annuity and a Variable Annuity?
• What Investment Risks Should I Know About?
• What Are the Different Classes of Assets?
• What Is Asset Allocation?
• How Can I Save for My Child’s College Education?
• What College Investment Options Do I Have?
• What Stock and Bond Investing Alternatives Do I Have?
• What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging?
• 529 Lesson Plan: High Scores for 529 Plans
• What Are Some Tips for Managing My Money?
• How Long Will It Take to Double My Money?
• What Cash Management Tools Are Available?
• How Do Money Market Mutual Funds Work?
• How Can I Better Manage My Short-Term Cash?
• What Advantages Does a Biweekly Mortgage Offer?
• What Is a Reverse Mortgage?
• What Are Some Smart Ways to Refinance?
• What About Financial Aid for College?
• What Savings Alternatives Are Available?
• How Does Inflation Affect Me?
• Is a Home Equity Loan or Line of Credit Right for Me?
• What Is Term Life Insurance?
• What Is Whole Life Insurance?
• What Is Universal Life Insurance?
• What Is Variable Life Insurance?
• What Are the Main Types of Auto Insurance?
• How Do I Make a Property Insurance Claim?
• How Can I Maximize My Insurance Benefits?
• How Can I Insure My Future?
• How Can I Protect My Home?
• Do I Need Disability Income Insurance?
• What Types of Health Coverage Are Available?
• How Can I Extend My Liability Coverage?
• What Is the Difference Between an HMO and a PPO?
• How Can I Determine the Financial Strength of My Insurance Company?
• Am I Prepared for Long-Term Care Expenses?
• What Does Medicare Cover?

Videos

• What Is Socially Responsible Investing?
• Should You Pay Off Debt or Save for Retirement?
• Should You Sell When the Market Drops?
• 3 Potential Benefits of Dollar-Cost Averaging
• The Basics of Social Security Retirement Benefits
• Financial Planning: Helping You See the Big Picture
• Stocks and Stock Mutual Funds 101
• Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds 101
• The Pros and Cons of a Big Tax Refund
• The Latte Habit
• Do You Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are?

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