Savings
Fitness:
A Guide To Your Money and Your Financial Future
Resources
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by the:
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U.S. Department of Labor
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Sample
Financial Calculator Web Sites:
www.kiplinger.com
- Click on "Planning," then "Retirement."
http://money.cnn.com
- Click on "Your Money," then "Retirement."
www.usnews.com
- Click on "Money and Business," then "Retirement."
www.choosetosave.org/asec/
- Click on "Ballpark Estimate."
www.finra.org
- Click on "Investor Education," then "Tools You Can Use."
(Note: The sites
above are only a sample of calculators available on the Web. The Department
of Labor does not endorse a specific calculator or the products and services
offered on these Web sites.)
Paying
Off Your Credit Card Balance:
Consolidated Credit Counseling
Services, Inc.
www.consolidatedcredit.org
Other Web sources that highlight
savings and retirement planning:
www.sec.gov
View the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor
Information section for online help with investing and consumer protection
questions. The site also offers resources for teachers and a student quiz,
"Test Your Month $marts."
Toll-free consumer information number: 1-800-732-0330
www.ftc.gov
Check out the Federal Trade Commission's section on "Consumer
Protection," including a section on investment scams.
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
The Federal Citizen Information Center's site contains text versions of
hundreds of consumer publications. See the "Money"
section for a list of brochures on money management and retirement
planning.
www.socialsecurity.gov
Visit the Social Security Administration's Web site for pages on retirement
and a kids
page that includes information for parents and teachers. Wage earners
can request a Personal
Earnings and Benefits Estimate Statement or can estimate
their retirement benefits
www.irs.gov/retirement
The IRS Web site provides tax information on IRAs, 401 (k) plans, SEP
and SIMPLE plans, and much more.
www.savingsbonds.gov
The Bureau of the Public Debt's Web site features pages on savings bonds,
a savings
bond calculator, and instructions for buying
bonds online.
www.investoreducation.org
Investors of all ages can link to "Investing Basics," and for
kids, the site includes a "Kid's
Savings Calculator." All are sponsored by the Alliance for Investor
Education (AIE).
www.aarp.org
The AARP site provides advice on a host of retirement planning issues.
Link to "Money
and Work" for a wealth of information on financial planning.
www.nefe.org
Check out the "High
School Financial Planning Program" at this site,
sponsored by the National Endowment for Financial Education.
www.jumpstartcoalition.org
JumptartCoalition for Personal Financial literacy offers personal financial
education materials aimed at grades K-12.
www.consumerfed.org
The Consumer Federation of America offers several financial publications,
including 66
Ways to Save Money. You can also download information on "Teenage
Consumers: Teaching Your Children How to Save and Spend."
www.moneyopolis.org
This educational Web site for lads in grades 6 through 8 focuses on basic
financial concepts. Also, it features interactive segments that demonstrate
how much children can accumulate just by saving a little. Includes pages
for teachers and parents.
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