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Calculators

Roth IRA Conversion

This calculator can help you determine whether you should consider converting to a Roth IRA.

Cost of Retirement

Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.

Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

Impact of Inflation

Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.

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Newsletters

Living Comes with Guarantees

Several types of living benefit guarantees are available that can provide valuable protection for variable annuity owners.

Retirement, Boomer Style

As the baby boomers leave the workforce for retirement, the nation is facing a shortage of workers to take their places. This demographic shift is expected to affect not only Social Security and Medicare, but the U.S. economy, as well.

Happy Birthdays?

The road to retirement winds through several birthdays that affect most Americans’ retirement benefits and tax circumstances.

Outlook 2007, Part II

So the economy has begun to slow and there's some talk of a recession in the offing. Is it time to batten down and wait for the storm? Not so fast. Consumers, financial markets, and policymakers are behaving as though there are reasons to be optimistic.

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