American Savings
Education Council www.choosetosave.org. This site includes
information
about the programs of ASEC to promote savings as well as:
Ballpark
Estimate. A
worksheet designed to help individuals quickly identify approximately
how much
savings they will need to live comfortably in retirement.
Calculators. A wide
variety of calculators on subjects ranging from auto to stocks. Check out “retirement and savings. Brochures.
Under this choice you
will find a variety of subjects. All are
worth looking at, but particularly,
check out “The Power to Choose.”
MetLife, www.metlife.com. An attractive
site with
a wide variety of topics. Under Life Advice Series you will find a
comprehensive assortment of advice items. Of
particular note check on Financial
and Health. Under the box
on Retirement you will also find a variety of topics
related to
retirement planning and tools to help you calculate your needs.
Mutual of America,
www.mutualofamerica.com. This site contains a
wealth of
information that ranges from retirement planning to managing your
retirement
income. Also explains the various financial instruments for savings
(IRAs, Roth
IRAs, annuities, etc.).
MSN
Moneycentral, http://moneycentral.msn.com/retire/home.asp. This site contains many
articles on
retirement financial issues as well as a download of a trial of
planning
software.
CBS
Marketwatch,http://cbs.marketwatch.com/pf/retirement. The retirement section
of this
financial site is loaded with articles on the latest development,
resources,
and issues. There are also many articles on financial issues relating
to
retirement.
About.Com, http://retireplan.about.com. Useful set of links to
many resources as well as
articles on timely issues.
MotleyFool.Com,
http://fool.com/retirement.htm. This is an excellent
site. It covers
the waterfront in retirement planning.
Social Security Online, http://www.ssa.gov. Provides
information about Social Security benefits. Of particular interest are:
Retirement
Benefits http://ssa.gov/pubs/10035.html. A good booklet about Social Security
retirement benefits.
Social Security Retirement
Beneflt Calculator, http://www.ssa.gov/retire22/calculators.htm. Calculate
your retirement benefits using different
retirement scenarios, find out how certain types of earnings and
pensions can
affect your retirement benefits, discover your options if you are close
to
retirement age, and more. Provides three options for calculators with
progressively more precision but requiring greater user effort.
Benefitscheckup.Org, http://www.benefitscheckup.org. A free service that
identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans
which you
or a loved one may qualify for. The questionnaire takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Then,
BenefitsCheckUp explains
what benefit programs you may be eligible for and how to apply for
them. NOTE:
BenefitsCheckUp is completely confidential. It does not require you
name,
address, phone number, SS#, or other information that could be used to
identify
you.
National Association of Insurance
Commissioners www.naic.org : This site has a variety of topics
under "For
Consumers" (on left hand side). You can choose your lifestyle --
Young
Singles,Young Families, Established Familes or Empty Nesters -- and get
tips for insurance. This area also contains consumer alerts and
other
tips.
The Investor's
Clearinghouse, http://www.investoreducation.org .
Drawing on investor education materials from such diverse groups as the
Investment Company Institute, the National Association of Securities
Dealers,
the American Association of Individual Investors, the U.S. Securities
and
Exchange Commission and the Securities Industry Association, the
Alliance for
Investor Education Web site includes a number of novel features,
including as interactive
investment knowledge quiz that directs those who supply wrong answers
where to
get more information. Features two dozen topic area subheadings
directing
visitors to the best information available from the Alliance's 17 members. Includes a
section on the special concerns of older investors.
Crash Course in Wilts
& Trusts, http://www.mtpalermo.com. Developed by a
private attorney based on his adult education course, this site
contains a lot
of practical advise. The coverage is broader than the name implies ‑
including
powers of attorney, advance medical directives, life insurance &
long term
care insurance.
AARP,http:/www.aarp.com. This site contains a
variety of
information of use to older folks. Of particular interest is the
seminar on
reverse mortgages. Check on Personal Finance and you'll see it listed.
A good
book published by AARP is entitled Think of Your Future: A
Retirement Planning Workbook. It
can be purchased from amazon.com for $21.95 (new) and much less as
(used). At
the AARP website if you click on AARP Bulletin, then on Your Money, you
will find
a number of items of use in the toolkit: Retirement
Calculator, Asset Allocation, Debt Reduction
planner,
Location Scout (find th best place in US to live), Reverse Mortgage
Calculator,
and Financial Planner Questionnaire (what to ask a planner).
US Department of Health
and Human
Services, http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus/index.html. This
will take you to an excellent publication: The Pocket Guide to
Staying Healthy at 5O+ which
can be downloaded.
US Department of Labor has
several items of interest at http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/retirement/retirementsavingws.htm. Included are: Top 10 Ways to Prepare for
Retirement and
Women and Retirement Savings.
International Living, www.internationalliving.com. If
you're interested in traveling or living abroad youll want to check out
this
site. Click on "Free
Reports" for
a wide variety of reports/topics.
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