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Two families tugging at and breaking apart an estate
Money Is Never the Genuine Fight: An Executor’s Guide to Family Dynamics After Loss
A wooden shadow box containing three military medals and an old pocket watch sat on the dining room table....
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Avoiding Tax Season Panic: Practical Tips for Tax Planning and Less Stress!
    Tax season has been over for a few months and the panic is over.  Now’s the perfect...
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The Net Worth Payment
For personal finance DIY’ers, trusting the long term effects of financial decisions can be difficult....
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One TAP Class Is Not Enough
The Transition Assistance Program covers a tremendous amount of information. Employment. VA benefits....
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Military pilot filling out a term insurance policy while flying
SGLI is Not Enough
Serviceman’s Group Life Insurance (SGLI) is the inexpensive term life insurance we can purchase through...
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A young adult stands beside a clock, an ACA healthcare card, and an American flag, representing the TRICARE coverage deadline military dependents face at age 21.
When the Clock Strikes 21: Navigating TRICARE Coverage Changes for Military Dependents
For military families, TRICARE is one of the most valued benefits of service. But when a dependent child...
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Serving Out Loud: Why LGBTQ+ Military Financial Planning Looks a Little Different
When Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) was repealed in 2011, and federal marriage benefits were...
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Why Insurance Companies Are Totaling More Cars (And What You Can Do)
  We were at a high school band fundraiser and came out to a fun surprise: someone had backed into...
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Weighing the risk of losing the military pension and the benefit of SBP
Are You Down with SBP? (Survivor Benefit Plan)
This blog present a framework for understanding SBP and its role in long-term financial planning When...
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