Tax-Deferred Savings

Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.

Home Affordability

Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.

Required Minimum Distributions

Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 70.

Cost of Retirement

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

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Investing Can Be Funds

The popularity of mutual funds is not surprising, considering the benefits they can offer to investors. Some of these benefits could help make mutual funds an important part of your portfolio.

HOT TOPIC: Inflation Slows But Still Poses Long-Term Threat

After a year in which energy prices hit record levels, most consumers will be surprised to learn that the 2008 inflation rate was almost zero. But don't be fooled into thinking that inflation is no longer a threat to your long-term financial outlook.

Preparing Not to Inherit

Preparing for retirement will require adequate saving and investing, not just working hard to stay in the good graces of wealthy relatives.

HOT TOPIC: Saving America's Storied Automakers

The White House agreed to a strings-attached loan package to help keep the Big Three out of bankruptcy. But will the measure help keep the U.S. auto industry from dragging down the U.S. economy?

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