Educational Insights

Our educational insights cover a variety of topics to help you better address your financial needs and implement your financial plan, with strategies and solutions that may help you meet your financial goals.

  • Important Planning Considerations: Insurance & Long-Term Care

    Peter A. Longo January 19, 2024

    While saving, investing, and generating income in retirement are critical components of building a solid financial foundation, so too are strategies for protecting your income and assets from the unexpected. Have you considered the importance of insurance and long-term care as part of your financial plan?

  • Which Type of Special Needs Trust Is Right for You?

    Jay Guyer August 25, 2023

    There are two types of Special Needs Trusts (SNTs): first-party and third-party SNTs. Which type makes the most sense for you to use depends upon whose property is funding the SNT.

  • FDIC Insurance: How It Protects Your Cash & How to Increase Coverage

    Jay Guyer July 21, 2023

    In the rare case of a bank collapse, FDIC insurance helps safeguard the money you deposit into your accounts. Knowing how the insurance works and how much it covers, can help provide peace of mind.

  • Building a Personalized Asset Allocation

    Ryan Shugrue May 22, 2023

    A well-defined asset allocation essentially sets the framework and guides the path your investment portfolio should follow to achieve your long-term financial goals.

  • Are You Incorporating Secure Act 2.0 Provisions into Your Financial Plan?

    Edward F. Smith III May 2, 2023

    SECURE Act 2.0 is designed not only to make it easier for employers to adopt and administer retirement plans, but also to help individuals save for retirement. There are nearly 100 provisions in this new legislation. Some of these, which are in place now or will become effective in coming years, are highlighted below.

  • Generation Z: Different Values, Behaviors, and Perspectives

    Shurdonna Joseph January 18, 2023

    If you are among the new generation entering adulthood known as Generation Z, here's some important considerations to keep in mind at this early stage of your financial life.

  • What You Need to Know about the Secure Act 2.0

    Edward F. Smith III January 18, 2023

    At the end of 2022, President Biden signed into law the long-awaited SECURE Act 2.0, which builds upon the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019. Outlined here are highlights of the new bill that may impact you—both now and in the years to come.

  • Make Long-Term Care a Part of Your Financial Plan

    Kevin Scaltrito October 21, 2022

    Many Americans underestimate the risk of outliving their financial resources in retirement, or perhaps experiencing economic hardship stemming from large, unanticipated health and long-term care costs later in life¹. It is important that long-term care be addressed as part of your financial plan so you’re prepared for what life may bring.


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