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August: A Savings Heat Wave

•Saving for Your Future Can be a Breeze .

•Today vs. Tomorrow.

•Why Safe Investments are Risky.

•Work Longer, Save More.

•Three Ways to Save More.

•Getting the Big Picture.

•Will Your Savings Last? .

•The 50-Plus Privilege.

•Live Longer in Retirement .



July: Swing for the Fences

•The Moores Start Saving.

•Extra Credit .

•The Great Divide .

•The Bear Market of 1973 - 1974.

•The Power of Saving More .

•What a Difference 1% Makes .

•The Power of Catch-Ups .

•The Power of Compounding .



June: Stepping Stones for a Brighter Future

•Rx for the Year - A Financial Checkup .

•Am I Saving Enough for Retirement? .

•Diversification vs. Asset Allocation.

•Make an Impact.

•Planning Needs Beyond Retirement .

•Master the Mix.

•Recession Lesson.

•6 Free Ways to Save Energy  .


The Power of Knowledge

•Retirement Planning on a Shoestring.

•Restore Your Balance.

•Maximize Your Plan Contributions.

•Kids and Cash.

•Dividends and Interest are Different.

•Q&A Credit Scores.

•A Falling Market Isn't the Only Risk.

•A Capital Strategy.



Planting The Seeds for Saving

•Increasing Retirement Savings.

•5 Ways to Save on Gas.

•Diversification: When Enough is Enough.

•Do the Math, Follow a Path.

•Don't Lose Your Cool - Or Your Cash.

•Four Reasons Not to Borrow from Your Retirement Plan.

•Smart Spending.

•It's Your Call.



Assets and Actions

•It's Your Call.

•Common Stock.

•Out from Under.

•Protecting Your Assets.

•Risk Happens .

•Save It, Keep It.

•Flaw-Finding Mission .

•Annuities and Your Retirement Savings.

•Tax-Smart Saving .



Taking Control of Your Future

•Cut Your Debt Down to Size.

•How Can I Avoid Mistakes on my Tax Return?.

•Fight Identity Theft .

•Lessons from a Volatile Decade .

•Budget Basics.

•Where the Jobs Are.

•Don't Cash Out.

•You Need an Emergency Fund .



A New Start

•Assess Your Progress .

•Starting the Journey.

•Stay in Charge .

•Financial Priorities.

•Get Better at Saving.

•Get Organized.

•Put Time on Your Side.

•Saavy New Year's Resolutions .



Looking Forward

•Investor IQ - Test Your Knowledge of the Federal Reserve.

•Interest Rates, Inflation and Your Investments.

•How Much Will Social Security Provide?.

•How Much Do You Know about International Investing? .

•How I Found Money For My Retirement Plan.

•Bonding Price and Yield .

•Dividends or Capital Appreciation.



Risk and Reward

•Bonds and Your Retirement Savings Plan.

•Cashing Out? Better Think Twice!.

•Credit Rules, So Know the Rules .

•Debt Management 101.

•How to Get Professional Help .

•How Foreign Forces Affect Your Funds.

•Economic Sign Language .

•Five Different Kinds of Investment Risk.



Homecoming Game Plan

•Estate Planning: Tending to Essentials.

•Home Safe Home.

•Learn Your Credit Score.

•Coordinating Two Retirement Plans.

•Consider a Spousal IRA.

•Be Sure to Make a Will.

•Keep Important Papers Current.

•Managing Your Mortgage.



Back-To-School Investing Education

•No Guts No Glory.

•Market Movers.

•All Over the Map.

•Measuring Devices for Investment Risk.

•Investor I.Q. Test Your Knowledge of IRAs .

•Making Less More.

•Making Sense of the Signs.



Saving For a Sunny Future

•One Rule, Three Tools.

•Budgeting Your Money: Taking Control.

•How the Garcias Save for Retirement.

•How to Handle an Influx of Money.

•Invest for Multiple Goals.

•Money Matters.

•Make It Last a Lifetime.

•Balancing College and Retirement Savings.

•Know Your Retirement Plan.



Heating Up a Savings Strategy

•IQ: Test Your Knowledge of Asset Allocation.

•Many Ways to Invest Abroad.

•On the Right Track.

•Catching Up on Retirement Savings.

•Eye of the Tiger .

•Frame Your Time.

•How to Put Time on Your Side.

•Investing Beyond Your Retirement Savings Plan .



Spring Forward

•Distributions and Withdrawals .

•Know More Save More .

•Let's Erase these Retirement Myths.

•Changing Jobs? Reach for a Rollver .

•An All-Season Asset Allocation.

•Charting Your Financial Course .

•Ways To Save More .

•Moving Toward Retirement .



What is an Annuity?

•What is an Annuity? Final Notes.

•What is an Annuity? An Income Stream You Cannot Outlive .

•What is an Annuity? Before you withdraw....

•What is an Annuity? Index annuities and single- or multiple-premium?.

•What is an Annuity? Fixed or Variable?.

•What is an Annuity? Tax-qualified or not? Deferred or immediate? .

•What is an Annuity? The basics..



Growing Your Financial Garden

•10 Tips: Make the Most of Your Retirement
Savings..

•Employers Plan, then IRA.

•Check Your Fiscal Fitness.

•Cleaning House.

•Focus on Dividends.

•How Much Do You Know About Compounding?.

•International Investing: Advantages and Risks .



Investment Foundations   

•Fund Facts: Investment Styles.

•Coordinating Your Money.

•Benchmarks and Indexes .

•Growing Your Nest Egg.

•Market Mechanics.

•Passing the Buck.

•Reducing Your Risk with Dollar-Cost Averaging.

•A Drive Through the Stock Market.



Play Defense

•Don't Panic Protect Your Nest. 

•How to Read The Winds of Change. 

•Change When You Age. 

•Is Your Home Fully Covered?.

•How Wise Investors Deal With Risk. 

•Avoid Common Investing Mistakes. 

•Your Best Defense.

•Managing Investment Risk.



New Beginnings  

•A Young Professional Thinks Ahead to Retirement.

•An Early Start Pays Off.

•Are You the Picture of Financial Health?.

•Energize Your Portfolio.

•Returning to Work and Investing.

•Rebalancing and Your Asset Allocation.

•Be Smart Get an Early Start. 

•A New Year Savings Strategy.



Emotion and Investing

•Take the Emotion Out of Your Investing. 

•Mind Over Matter.

•Look Before You Leap.

•Invest on an Even Keel.

•Emotions, the Stock Market and You.



Stay In the Game

•Rolling Over Instead of Cashing Out.

•Stick With Your Plan Q&A.

•Build Up Your Savings.

•Opportunity Knocks.

•In and Out of the Market.

•Get Back In Balance.

•Buying Into A Down Market.

•Cash - The Illusion of Safety.



Preparing for a Recovery

•Q&A: Recovery.

•Coping with Financial Losses.

•What's in the Economic Stimulus Package for You?.

•Follow Your Plan.

•When the Bear Becomes a Bull.

•Assessing Where you Stand. 

•Keep Investing.



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