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October 12, 2026

Real Estate and Your Financial Plan: A Guide for Investors and Families

Americans love real estate. For a lot of families it is the biggest asset they will ever own, and for a growing number it is how they plan to build wealth, replace a paycheck, or help their children get started. But real

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October 5, 2026

Millennials and the Great Wealth Transfer: A Planning Guide

Every year, roughly four million Americans turn 65, and that group gets most of the attention in financial planning. According to the research behind a white paper from Equitable called PEAK 35, about the same number of

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September 28, 2026

IRA Contribution Limits for 2026, Explained

IRA contribution limits change almost every year, and it is easy to miss the update if you are not looking for it. If you contributed the maximum amount last year without checking, you may be able to put away more this y

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September 14, 2026

The Retirement Confidence Gap Facing Women Business Owners

If you own your business, you are also, by default, in charge of funding your own retirement. There is no employer plan doing the heavy lifting for you, no pension arriving automatically. And according to a widely cited

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September 9, 2026

Using IUL as a Retirement Income Strategy for High-Net-Worth Families

High earners tend to hit the same wall eventually: they max out their 401(k), max out backdoor Roth contributions, and still have more to save than the tax code lets them shelter. What is left over usually lands in a tax

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September 8, 2026

Financial Decisions Are About More Than Money

Financial decisions, no matter how well intended, are never made in a vacuum. The math is only ever part of the story. Your values, your culture, your family history, and your traditions all play a role in how you spend,

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September 5, 2026

Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance: Cash Value and Real Examples

Term and permanent life insurance are not competing products. They are different tools built for different jobs, and the most common mistake in life insurance planning is applying one when the other actually fits. Here i

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September 2, 2026

Five Tax Moves High Earners Overlook Every Year

Most tax savings do not happen in April. They happen in the planning you do the other eleven months: which accounts you fund, when you convert, how you time a sale, and how you give. By the time your return is in front o

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