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Our website is filled with educational videos, articles, presentations, and calculators designed to help you learn more about the world of personal finance. As you search our website, send us a note regarding any questions you may have about any particular investment concepts or strategies. We’ll get back to you quickly with a thoughtful answer. Investment and financial planning services are offered by Dan Bedard through his affiliation with Avantax.
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When Heirs are Imperfect
The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.
Keep Your Umbrella Handy
Umbrella liability can be a fairly inexpensive way to help shelter current assets and future income from the unexpected.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
The Great Debate Continues: Active vs. Passive
In investments, one great debate asks the question, “Active or Passive Investing: Which Is Better?”
Disability and Your Finances
In the event of an unforeseen accident or illness, disability insurance may be a good way to protect your income and savings.
The Financial Literacy Crisis
Many Americans are operating their personal finances with only the barest minimum of knowledge.
You May Need to Make Estimated Tax Payments If…
Have income that isn’t subject to tax withholding? Or insufficient withholdings? You may have to pay estimated taxes.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
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Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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What Smart Investors Know
Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
An Arm and a Leg
A visit to the hospital can be painful, for both your body and your wallet. Don’t let it be more painful than it has to be.
Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
The Wild West of Data Theft
Learn about cyber liability insurance in this entertaining video.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.