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Historically, one of the best ways to fight the effects of inflation has been to utilize growth-oriented investments.

A sound cash management program uses a disciplined approach: accounting, analysis, allocation, and adjustment.

Short-term cash management instruments can help you establish a sound cash management program.

Here are some smart ways to refinance your home.

The probate process can be lengthy and complex. There are strategies you can use to help avoid the probate process.

Wills and trusts allow you to spell out how you would like your property distributed, but they also go beyond that.

Asset allocation is a method used to help manage investment risk; it does not guarantee a profit or protect against investment loss.

Understanding different types of investment risk can help investors manage their money more effectively.

An important element to successful investing is to manage investment risk while maintaining the potential for growth.

Allocating too much of your retirement investments to one company, even your own, can be a risky proposition.

Many realize it’s important to save for retirement, but knowing exactly how much to save is another issue altogether.

The Social Security Administration’s retirement estimator gives estimates of your future benefits based on your actual Social Security earnings record.

There are a variety of retirement planning options that could help meet your needs. Here are some of the most popular.

Annuities, an insurance-based financial vehicle, can provide many benefits that retirement investors might want.

Company-owned life insurance is one way to help protect a business from financial problems caused by the death of a key employee.

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for those persons age 65 and over. But what does it cover?

As a business owner, a disability can create an economic hardship putting both your personal finances and business at risk.

There are three basic types of medical insurance plans: fee-for-service, managed care, and high-deductible health plan.

The odds of needing long-term care increase as you age. Prior planning can help protect you from financial ruin.

Knowing the basics of a disability income insurance policy is a good first step toward protecting your family.

If you have a family who relies on your income, it is important to have life insurance protection.

IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans are subject to annual contribution limits set by the federal government.

Consider a trustee-to-trustee transfer to an IRA versus a lump-sum distribution from a workplace retirement plan.

Changes to the tax code have left a few key deductions for itemizers, like medical, dental and some business expenses.

Capital gains are profits realized from the sale of assets; a tax is triggered only when an asset is sold, not held.

Required minimum distribution is the annual amount that must be withdrawn from a qualified retirement plan/account.