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

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

Impact of Inflation
Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.

LTCI Cost of Waiting
Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.

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What Would Warren Do?
Investors who are uncertain how to react to bad news and troubling economic indicators could find themselves making matters worse with wrong moves that serve only to make them feel better. How does the world's top investor, Warren Buffett, react to market volatility?

Manage Your Tax Burden
If tax season has you searching for ways to lighten your tax load, here are two options to consider.

Weather: It Matters
Weather is common fare for small talk, but it’s difficult to think of many topics that can have a bigger effect on economic activity.

The Trouble with Timing
The speculation that drives market timing can often cause investors to get in right before a downturn or to flee before realizing potential gains.

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Market Watch
  May 16, 2008 @ 10:34 AM

Nasdaq Composite 2,516.39 - 17.34
Nasdaq 100 2,019.37 - 11.97
S&P 500 1,419.66 - 3.91
S&P Mid-Cap 400 878.54 - 2.56
S&P Small-Cap 600 389.80 - 2.83
Russell 2000 737.41 - 5.97
NYSE Composite 9,566.34 + 12.82
AMEX Composite 2,360.38 + 13.80
10 Year Treasury Note 3.84 - 0.07


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