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Your Retirement Resources

Browse our complimentary collection of retirement resources that answer financial questions you and other retirees may have.

Informational Guides

The Greatest Gift Outline Your Wishes With an Estate Plan

Give your loved ones the greatest gift! Communicating your values and goals today can help your loved ones through tomorrow. This 12-page guide can help you understand the basics of estate planning, including:

  • Areas that your will should address (and who should write it)

  • The two types of trusts — and ways they can help reduce the chance of a family conflict

  • A checklist to help you select the right person to carry out your wishes

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Unlock Your Tax Savings How the New Tax Law May Open Up Opportunities for Retirement and Estate Planning Strategies

This 12-page guide shares how new legislation may impact you, starting as early as the 2025 tax year. Among the provisions explored in this guide are:

  • Increased standard deductions for additional tax savings

  • “Senior Bonus” deductions to offset taxes paid on Social Security benefits

  • Increased estate tax exemptions, creating significant savings for heirs

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What, When, Who, How? The Social Security Decisions

Although Social Security isn’t designed to cover all of your income needs, it’s an important part of the retirement puzzle. In this 16-page guide, you’ll learn:

  • Ways to optimize Social Security for your situation

  • Why timing is so important when it comes to your benefits

  • Ways to supplement your Social Security income

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Helping to Guard Your Golden Years Ways to Help Preserve Your Retirement in a Shifting Economy

Focused on the potential impacts of falling interest rates on your retirement income plan, this guide explores the options of extending durations, laddering and maintaining a balanced portfolio, as well as examining additional considerations such as refinancing opportunities, delaying Social Security benefits and estate planning options.

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6 Keys to a Happy Retirement

You get an extra 2,000 hours a year during retirement. What will you do with them? Download this guide to learn six ways you can spend your time to help cultivate a happy, well-lived retirement. Learn:

  • How lacking one simple thing could make you twice as likely to die

  • The importance of keeping your brain alert

  • Why some people go back to work

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5 Simple Steps to Choosing the Medicare Supplement Plan for You

Deciding which Medicare Supplement insurance plan is best for you can be confusing. Make sense of Medicare with this simplified guide, which will help you:

  • Understand Medicare basics, without the jargon

  • Weigh your options — because you do have options

  • Feel confident in choosing a Medicare Supplement plan

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Read Our Book

Have You Ever Been Bitten by an Elephant? The Definitive Guide for Retiring Well

We know you have questions, and we want to help empower you to make the most suitable decisions for your financial future. In his book, David takes you on a journey through the triumphs of smart and solid planning and guides you past the most common pitfalls that derail so many retirees.

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