Corporate Communications Archive - Short Takes

• SHTKBUSP: Now is the Time to Plan for Business Succession
• STBNG001: Employee Bonuses--What's the Bottom Line?
• STBNG002: Employee Benefit Liability: Errors and Omissions Coverage
• STBNH001: Defined Benefit Plans Merit a Second Look
• STBNL001: Key Employees: Protecting Valuable Assets
• STBNL002: The "Key" to Business Success
• STBNL003: Cost Recovery Boosts Split Dollar Appeal
• STBNR001: Who Funds Today's Company-Sponsored Retirement Plans?
• STBNS001: New Pension Opportunities for Small Business Owners?
• STBNS002: Borrowing from Your 401(k) Plan
• STBNS003: 401(k) Loans--Pros and Cons
• STBNS004: Defined Contribution (DC) Plans: A Sampler
• STBOE001: The Most Important Parts of Business Succession Planning
• STBOH001: Retirement Planning for S Corporation Shareholders
• STBOI001: Disability Needn't Mean the End of Your Business
• STBOI002: Business Continuity: The Disability Buyout
• STBOI003: Disability Protection for Business Owners
• STBOR001: New Computer Centers Offer Help for Women Business Owners
• STBORP00: Nonqualified Plans Can Boost Retirement Savings
• STBPB001: A Buy-Sell Agreement for Business Succession
• STBPG001: Meeting the Entrepreneurial Challenge
• STBPG002: Women-Owned Businesses on the Rise
• STBPG003: Retaining Business Records
• STBPG004: Women-Owned Businesses on the Rise
• STBPG005: Where Can You Turn to Replace a Worker on Leave?
• STBPG006: Leasing: A Savings Alternative
• STBPG007: Can the Commerce Department Help You?
• STBPG008: The Limited Partnership
• STBPT001: Tax Trends: Working from Home
• STCGT001: Charitable Giving--Not Just for the Rich and Famous!
• STCGTC3: When Giving, Get a Receipt
• STCGTXD1: More About Charitable Deductions
• STECG001: Declining Dollar: What Does It Mean?
• STECG002: Inflation and Your Future
• STECG003: What is the Consumer Price Index?
• STEDA001: Tax Credits for Education
• STEDAC2: Consolidation Offers Flexibility
• STEDBA1: Budget Basics for College Students
• STEDF001: Education Savings Accounts
• STEDF002: Safeguarding Your Child's College Education
• STEDF003: Scholarship Dollars and Taxation
• STEDF004: Education Funding--It's Never Too Early
• STEDF005: Your Child's Future is Now
• STEDF006: The ABCs of College Funding
• STEDG001: A College Degree: The Best Investment Return
• STEDSLTX: Student Loan Deductions
• STEPE001: What's an Executor?
• STEPE002: Choosing Your Estate Executor
• STEPG001: Advanced Planning Options for Larger Estates
• STEPG002: Gifts to Reduce Your Estate Tax
• STEPG003: Health Care Directives--The Basics
• STEPG004: Team Work in Estate Planning
• STEPG005: What is a "Power of Attorney"?
• STEPG006: Why Plan Your Estate?
• STEPG007: Estate Planning—It's a Team Effort
• STEPG008: Estate Planning—Retitling Assets
• STEPG009: Court Hearing Required for Adult Guardianship
• STEPG010: Lifetime Gifts for Lifetime Success
• STEPG011: Beating the Transfer Tax Trap
• STEPG012: Durable Power of Attorney: Making Decisions When You Can't
• STEPG013: Securing Your Family's Future
• STEPG014: Planning Your Estate in a Second Marriage
• STEPL001: Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts Can Help Boost Your Estate Plan
• STEPL002: Life Insurance--An Estate Tax Solution
• STEPL003: Life Insurance Can Avoid Estate Taxation
• STEPL004: Estate Planning for Your Life Insurance Policies
• STEPT001: Charitable Remainder Trusts for Estate Planning
• STEPT002: Who Should be the Trustee of Your Living Trust?
• STEPT003: Trusts: Here Today, Here Tomorrow
• STEPTR01: Revocable Living Trusts and Probate
• STEPTR02: Credit Shelter Trust: An Estate Planning Tool
• STEPW001: Where There's a Will, There's a Way
• STEPWILL: Bequests Come in Multiple Forms
• STEPX001: Your Estate and Taxes
• STINA001: Why Long-Term Care Insurance?
• STIND001: Disability Income Insurance--Your Financial Security Blanket
• STIND002: Your Income is Your Wealth, but is It Protected?
• STINL001: Boosting the Potential of Charitable Gifts
• STINL002: Life Insurance Beneficiaries
• STINL003: Life Insurance in College Funding
• STINL004: Life Insurance to Suit Your Needs
• STINL005: Viatical Life Insurance Settlements
• STINL006: Why Life Insurance?
• STINL007: Survivorship Life Insurance in a Nutshell
• STINL008: Life Insurance: Helping to Protect Your Child's College Funding
• STINL009: Life Insurance: An Important Tool
• STINL010: Your Family's Finances after You're Gone
• STINL011: How Much Life Insurance is Enough?
• STINL012: Are You an Insurance "Einstein"?
• STINL013: Term Insurance for the Growing Family
• STINL014: Making Sense of Insurance Company Ratings
• STINL016: Why Convert to Cash Value Insurance?
• STINL017: Life Insurance Can Help Ensure Your Child's Education
• STINL018: Survivorship Life: Expanding Your Insurance Horizons
• STINL019: I Want to Know More about Life Insurance
• STINL020: I Want to Know More about Viatical Settlements
• STIVC001: Quick Math and Your Investments
• STIVDRIP: What is a DRIP?
• STIVG001: Investors Need to Keep Personal Perspective
• STIVG002: What is an IPO, Anyway?
• STIVG003: Asset Allocation and Diversification
• STIVG004: Taxes, Inflation, and Your Investments
• STIVG005: Don't Overlook Basic Investment Strategies
• STIVG006: Year-End Reminders for Savvy Investors
• STIVG007: What's a Wrap Account?
• STIVG008: Investing—Annual Reports for Free
• STIVG009: The Finer Points of Asset Allocation
• STIVG010: Wall Street Words
• STIVG011: Beyond the Stock Tables
• STIVM001: The Broadening Appeal of Mutual Funds
• STIVM002: Understanding Market Indexes
• STIVM003: Cost Basis and Mutual Funds
• STIVM004: Is It Time to Rebalance Your Portfolio?
• STIVM005: Market Indices— A Q & A
• STIVT001: Taxable vs. Tax-Exempt: What's the Difference?
• STLTCG01: The Need for Long-Term Care Expected to Double, Quadruple
• STLTCH01: Alcohol Consumption May Prevent Dementia
• STLTCH02: Morning may be Seniors' Best Time of the Day
• STLTCH03: Folic Acid may Prevent Many Age-Associated Diseases
• STLTCINS: Study Cites Many Benefits of Long-Term Care Insurance
• STMIS001: Special Needs Require Special Planning
• STMIS002: Financial News You Can Use--Short Takes
• STMIS003: Savor Life's Chocolates: Three General Tips for the New Year
• STPCA001: Safety: New Concern for Car Buyers (geared to general public)
• STPCA002: Safety: New Concern for Car Buyers (geared to small business owners)
• STPCB001: Protect Your Business with the Right Insurance Program
• STPCCKHM: Check the Health of Your Homeowners Insurance
• STPCFIRE: Create a Fire Escape Plan for Your Home
• STPCG001: Smart Idea--Keep an Inventory of Your Valuables
• STPCG002: Your Home is Your Castle--Insurance Tips
• STPCLEAD: Lead Paint: A Slow Poison
• STPCTRIM: Six Simple Tips to Trim Auto Insurance Costs
• STPCVAC: Your Vacation—An Invitation to Burglars?
• STPFA01: Auto Lease vs. Purchase--The Bottom Line Matters Most (incl. chart)
• STPFG001: Concerted Debt Management
• STPFG002: Divorce and Your Finances
• STPFG003: Fiscal Fitness
• STPFG004: Good Debt and Bad Debt
• STPFG005: Managing Debt
• STPFG006: Reward Yourself with Regular Personal Savings
• STPFG007: Securing Your Financial Future
• STPFG008: Six Steps to Financial Success
• STPFG009: Some Tricky Financial Issues Facing Unmarried Couples
• STPFG010: Losing a Spouse
• STPFG011: Financial Professionals Help You Stay on Course
• STPFG012: What is the Consumer Price Index?
• STPFG013: Your Financial Privacy--Keep a Zipper Lip
• STPFG014: How to Keep Your Financial Information Secret
• STPFG015: Smart Steps on the Road to Financial Security
• STPFG016: Master Your Money. . .Master Your Future
• STPFO001: Building Your Child's Financial Foundation
• STPFR001: How Much Credit Can You Afford?
• STPFR002: Wise Use of Credit Cards
• STPFR003: Tips You Can Use to Prevent the Credit Card Blues
• STPFR004: Cutting the (Credit) Cards
• STPFR005: Maintain a "Creditworthy" Face
• STPFR006: If Your Credit or Debit Card is Stolen. . .
• STREG001: How Much Does It Really Cost to Own a Home?
• STREG003: Coming to "Terms" with Real Estate Investing
• STREM001: A Mortgage--What's the "Point"?
• STREM002: Adjustable Rate Mortgages--What's the Big Deal?
• STREM003: Mortgages: Shorter isn't Always Better
• STREPA1U: Put Your Money into the Best Home Improvements
• STRPC001: Are You Eligible for a Roth IRA?
• STRPG001: "Homing In" on Your Retirement Destination
• STRPG002: Baby Boomers and Independence: Survey Says. . .
• STRPG003: Early Retirement--Is It Viable?
• STRPG004: Funding for a Future Lifestyle
• STRPG005: Recipe for Retirement Savings
• STRPG006: Scaling "Mount Retirement"
• STRPG007: Inflation and Your Retirement
• STRPG008: Borrowing from Your 401(k) Account
• STRPG009: Plan a "Happy Ending" for Your Retirement
• STRPG010: Baby Boomers and the Changing World of Retirement
• STRPG011: Q & A about 401(k) Plan Withdrawals
• STRPG012: Putting More Money in Your Wallet
• STRPG013: Living Longer--It's Part of the Equation, Too!
• STRPG015: What is a 403(b) Plan?
• STRPG016: How is a Pension Plan Different from a 401(k) Plan?
• STRPG017: SEPs and SIMPLEs
• STRPG018: Let Your Employer "Work" for You
• STRPG019: Traditional IRAs vs. Roth IRAs
• STRPI001: Roth IRA Revisited
• STRPI002: The Long-Term Benefits of Roth IRAs
• STRPI003: What Determines Your IRA's Minimum Withdrawal Amount?
• STRPI004: What is an IRA Rollover?
• STRPI005: A Quick Look at Roth IRA Conversions
• STRPI006: Roth IRA Conversions: What's All the Noise About?
• STRPI007: To Convert or Not to Convert--That is the Question
• STRPI008: "Maxed Out" on Your Retirement Plan? Consider an IRA
• STRPIR01: Early IRA Withdrawals
• STRPS001: Limits on Social Security Income
• STRPS002: Social Security Reform
• STRPS003: Social Security: A Little Give and Take?
• STRPS014: What can I Expect from Social Security?
• STRPVEST: What is Vesting?
• STTX01ED: Coverdell ESAs
• STTX03FG : Income Taxes
• STTXB001: What is "Basis"?
• STTXG001: Filing for an Income Tax Extension
• STTXG002: Tax Audits: Silence is Golden
• STTXG003: Tax Credit or Deduction--What's the Difference?
• STTXG004: Your Tax Refund. . . Don't Pat Yourself on the Back Just Yet
• STTXG005: Meeting the April 15th Deadline
• STTXG006: Now is the Time for Year-End Tax Planning
• STTXG007: Solid Gold: Good Tax Records Pay Off