Required Minimum Distributions

Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 70.

Savings Goals

How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?

Estate Taxes

Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.

Tax-Deferred Savings

Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.

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Good Care Begins Early

Ironically, people who avoid important discussions because they don’t want to be a burden are sowing seeds for even greater troubles because they are forestalling preparation and ignoring the risks associated with aging, possibly until it’s too late.

HOT TOPIC: Looking for a Recovery in Odd Places

Are signs of an economic recovery showing up in hemlines and lipstick sales?

Gauging Investor Sentiment

Technical analysis, the evaluation of securities based on historical prices and other trading variables, is based in part on market psychology and thus looks at a host of sentiment indicators for clues about the near future.

Put Some Infrastructure in Your Portfolio

The normally placid muni bond market has been roiled by a confluence of variables related to the stock market, slow economic growth, and credit-market woes. One result has been yields high enough to get the attention of investors who normally stick to Treasurys.

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