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Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

Disability Income Insurance

How much Disability Income Insurance do you need?

Life Insurance

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

Taxable Equivalent Yield

Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.

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Buying a Condo? Focus on the Financials

Condominiums are generally priced lower than single-family homes, but condo ownership comes with some special costs and financial implications.

Small Business: Coping with the End of De Minimis Imports

Small businesses must now pay duties on low-value goods they could previously source inexpensively from China and elsewhere.

Retroactive Social Security Benefits: A Chance to Turn Back Time

Beneficiaries who postpone claiming Social Security past full retirement age have the option of receiving a lump-sum payment for up to six months of benefits when they finally apply.

HOT TOPIC: The Iran War, the Economy, and Your Portfolio

This article looks at the economic impact of the war with Iran, including rising oil and gas prices and the potential effects on inflation, investments, and the broader economy.

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