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Retirement

  • Introducing the 530A Accounts
  • Social Security: Maximizing Benefits
  • Who Is Your Trusted Contact?
  • First Year of Retirement: What to Expect
  • Conquering Retirement Challenges for Women
  • Deciding When to Take Social Security

Investment

  • The Anatomy of an Index
  • Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
  • The Threat of Identity Theft
  • Inflation & Your Money
  • TIPS for Inflation
  • Mutual Funds vs. ETFs

Estate

  • Problems with Probate
  • Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
  • Intellectual Property and Your Estate
  • Estate Strategies of the Rich and Famous
  • How Often Should You Update Your Estate Strategy?
  • A Brief History of Estate Taxes

Insurance

  • The Cost of Medical Care
  • What to Look for in an Extended-Care Policy
  • Inventorying Your Possessions
  • Assess Life Insurance Needs

Money

  • Buying vs. Leasing a Car
  • Making Sense of HSAs and FSAs
  • Year-End Charitable Gifting and You

Lifestyle

  • A Path to Serenity and Smart Money Choices
  • Money Draining Food Myths
  • The Financial Literacy Crisis
  • How Boomers and Millennials Differ
 

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Office: (252) 259-2791

1316-A Commerce Drive

New Bern, NC 28562

deborah.cook@prudential.com

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