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

Before making investment decisions, it is helpful to determine the real rate of return on the investment.

It's important to understand the options, such as financial aid grant programs, when having to pay for college.

A living trust can help control the distribution of your estate upon death.

Careful estate planning is still one of the most important ways to manage and protect your assets for your heirs.

A wealth replacement trust could be used to gift appreciated assets to a charity as well as provide for heirs.

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

Sole ownership, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, and community property have special benefits for property owners.

One estate planning strategy that families with closely held businesses could consider is the family limited partnership.

Stock market indexes can be useful benchmarks for gauging the performance of an investment portfolio over time.

A bond is simply evidence of a debt from a government entity or a corporation and represents a long-term IOU.

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

A mutual fund is a collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities with certain benefits and risks.

If you do not participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, you might consider a traditional IRA.

When receiving money accumulated in your employer-sponsored retirement plan, you have two options: lump sum or annuity.

401(k) employer-sponsored retirement plans have many benefits, including that the funds accumulate tax-deferred.

Term life insurance differs from permanent forms of life insurance in that it offers temporary protection.

Couples who want to help protect their legacy from estate taxes could consider last-survivor life insurance.

Consider a universal life insurance policy if you want the flexibility to change your premium or death benefit.

There can be a substantial benefit to deferring taxes as long as possible.

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