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Value Investing: Principles and Practices for Long-Term Success

"What gives you opportunities is other people doing dumb things." That's how Warren Buffett, a famed value investor, recently described the philosophy that has made him one of the wealthiest people in the world. Value investing (investing in...

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Five Questions for Legacy Planning with Strategic Investments

What's the most high-impact way you could use your wealth to help the people and things you love most, even after you're gone? That's the core...

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Happy mature friends having dinner together. Tax-efficient investing is about growing investments in ways that are aligned with your broader financial goals—without losing more to taxes than you need to.

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Tax-Efficient Investments: Maximizing Long-Term Results

Designing a tax-efficient investment strategy might feel like a game of financial chess. There are a lot of moves potentially available to you....

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Financing Higher Education: College Tuition Planning and Beyond

College tuition planning is important for many families. Knowing that you will be able to provide options for your child down the road means that in...

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How Behavioral Finance Informs Investment Decisions

Some people have a misconception that successful investors must be highly rational and logical. They must study market analysis and make strategic...

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Choosing a Bar Mitzvah Gift Amount and Other Money Questions from Young People

Are you headed to a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah and wondering about the appropriate bar mitzvah gift amount? For adult guests, figuring out an...

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A mother holds hands with her daughter and son as they stroll through a park. Learning how to protect and raise your credit score is one of those important life lessons that a lot of us were never actually taught.

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Life Events That Impact Your Credit Score

Learning how to protect and raise your credit score is one of those important life lessons that a lot of us were never actually taught. Too often,...

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A woman in profile looks out at the ocean during sunset. Getting divorced requires you to revisit financial and insurance plans

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How Divorce Changes Your Financial Plans

For better or worse, divorce forces you to make a fresh start. Getting divorced requires you to revisit plans that you might have thought were set...

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A mother and a young child embrace. Parents of young children should learn about 529 College savings plans as part of their college saving planning.

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529 College Savings Plan: Pros, Cons and Alternatives

Considering the projected costs of a college education over the next few decades, it could cost more than a million dollars for your kids or...

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A grandmother, young grandaughter and mother bake together at a large butcher block table. Gifting stocks can benefit both the giver and the recipient.

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Gifting Stocks: A Tax-Advantaged Way to Spread the Wealth?

Gifting stocks can be a tax-advantaged strategy for offloading appreciated stocks, as well as a generous way to share your wealth with people and/or...

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