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Weekend Reading: With Interest Rates Near Their Peak, Fixed Index Annuities Are Worth a Closer Look

Amidst today’s record-high interest rates, you have an opportunity to explore investments that might be better suited for this environment. While certificates of deposit (CDs) and fixed annuities are common suggestions, there's another option worth considering: A fixed index annuity.

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Weekend Reading: 5 Common Failures in Personal Finance

Despite what you may perceive at the onset, most failures (financial included) are the result of a chain of failures, versus one outlying moment of error.

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Weekend Reading: A Big Financial Myth

What is the answer to this title, you ask? It’s the common belief that money provides control over your time.

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Weekend Reading: How to Coach Investors Through Choice Overload

You have access to a wealth of information and tools for making investment choices in today’s world. However, this abundance of choices can lead to feeling overwhelmed, thus hindering your ability to make well-informed decisions.

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Weekend Reading: Deferring Taxes Until Retirement? You May Want to Rethink That

If you want to minimize the dollars you owe Uncle Sam, it’s crucial to focus on limiting your long-term tax liability, versus only minimizing taxes in the current year.

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Weekend Reading: 7 Beliefs About Money

Whether you find it to be a taboo topic or not, the concept of money is incredibly complex. Here, author Rubin Miller highlights his duality as a financial professional and a regular person grappling with everyday money decisions.

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Weekend Reading: These 14 Small Mindset Shifts Will Change Your Life

If you’re unfamiliar with the Stoic philosophy, it teaches that while you may be unable to change the world or control external circumstances, you possess the power to change how you perceive and respond to them.

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Weekend Reading: 2,500 Years of Thinking About “How Much is Enough?”

Asking yourself “How much is enough?” throughout certain points in life might lead to an answer that’s a moving target. However, when it comes to wealth, when do you know if you have truly reached financial independence – or your “enough”?

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Weekend Reading: Three Myths About the Bond Market

With interest rates creeping up over the past 18 months, what impact does that create for bonds in your portfolio?

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Weekend Reading: Scared to Spend: Overcoming the Retirement Cycle of Fear

Your retirement should be a purposeful and fulfilling phase of life, not one to be feared. By taking on an intentional approach to your retirement strategy, you’re more likely to build a Job Optional life and to gain the financial confidence you deserve.

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Weekend Reading: Absolutely Fine

Comparison is the thief of joy, and as you grow older, continually doing so in various facets of your life can lead you to lose sight of what matters most.

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Weekend Reading: Should You Delay Taking Social Security Benefits?

Your ideal Social Security filing strategy will depend on a variety of factors, including time horizon and discount rate used in calculations. However, to help you simplify your decision, two primary methods that can be leveraged.