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10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement
A graphical version of a brochure developed by the Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration (US Department of Labor) - this publication explains the basic steps to
prepare financially for retirement.
Principles of
Retirement Planning
Designed to introduce users to the principles of retirement planning and help them develop
their own retirement plans. This is a very well thought-out electronic publication from a
major accounting firm. Other financial, tax, and estate planning information is also
available on this site.
American
Savings Education Council
This site includes information about the programs of ASEC to promote savings as
well as:
Planning For Retirement
An attractive electronic brochure describing some key issues the issues in financial
planning for retirement. It was developed by MetLife as part of its Life
Advice series.
Social
Security Online - provides information about Social Security
benefits. Of particular interest are:
Retirement
A booklet about Social Security retirement benefits.
Personal
Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement Online
This feature is available only to users with secure browser software that supports
SSL encryption. Requests may be submitted Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM and
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, EDT. The statement is sent by mail to your address of record.
Social
Security Retirement Planner
Social Security's online retirement planner helps American's better prepare for their
financial future. The online retirement planner lets individuals compute estimates
of their future Social Security retirement benefits online. It also provides
important information on factors affecting retirement benefits, such as military service,
household earnings and federal employment. The Social Security Retirement Planner
will help workers understand how much they'll get from Social Security when they retire.
Catalog of US
Government Publications Related to Finances
This is a section of the online catalog of the Consumer Information Center at
Pueblo, Colorado. Each publication is described and ordering information is given -- some
of the publications are free; some cost 50 cents. Several are available online.
Quicken.Com/Retirement
A very useful site with many, many resources covering all areas of retirement
financial planning. A few of the features are: an interactive retirement planner,
information about a variety of savings and investment vehicles such as 401K and Roth IRA
plans, advice about estate planning, and much more. See
also AOL's related Retirement site.
MoneyAdvisor
- a Financial HELP Directory for aid in resolving questions related to money. Its
goal is to provide the tools for consumers to make decisions about their finances. These
links to free calculators and links to on-line government agencies/financial institutions
provide timely and useful information. Of particular interest is the Future Value/Annuity Calculator which lets
the user calculate how much one could expect to draw out of that money.
MSN
Moneycentral.Retirement - contains many articles on retirement financial issues as
well as a download of a trial of planning software.
