Moneysmartz Guide - Retirement

Retirement Guide Overview

Retirement looms for the first of almost 78 million baby boomers, so boomer or not, get ready for a retirement marketing and information tsunami. Before tuning out and taking cover from the onslaught of stories about 401k plans, IRAs, estate planning, annuities, pensions, Social Security and Medicare, be sure to check and see if your nest egg is safe and your financial house is in order. As you take stock and prepare, beware, a Google "retirement" search returns over 90 million results, a tidal wave of information. The Moneysmartz Retirement category offers a place to gently place your toe in the water and find portals, online encyclopedias, government websites, and well-known providers of retirement services, all ready to lend a helping hand.

Navigation Tips

Visit the Editor Best of the Web Picks at the top of the website and blog listings sections on this page.

Start with the big picture by visiting a financial portal or planning center like CNN Retirement, the Yahoo! Finance Retirement and Planning Center, Smart Money Retirement, or Wikipedia's introduction to retirement .

Learn retirement planning lingo. Your best bet is Investopedia's list of retirement terms.

Determine how much you need to save for retirement and maintain your lifestyle using the Choose to Save Ballpark Calculator in combination with FIRECalc.

Learn about the most important elements of your retirement savings and investing plan including Social Security, pensions, 401ks, IRAs and retirement plan taxes.

Get advice and help in managing your retirement plans. Fidelity and Vanguard are leaders.

Don't forget resources offered to specific groups including AARP for Seniors.

If you are truly lacking motivation, then ponder Five Questions for a Better Retirement.

Related Information

Related Guides: 401k, Retirement Annuities, Estate Planning, Individual Retirement Accounts, Retirement Investing, Pensions, Social Security
Blog Archives: Retirement Planning, 401k, Baby Boomers, Estate Planning
Featured Moneysmartz Profiles: AARP, About Retirement Planning, CCH Financial Planning Toolkit, Mymoney.gov

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Website Listings

Choose to Save Ballpark Calculator - A two-page worksheet that helps you quickly identify approximately how much you need to save to fund a comfortable retirement.
http://www.choosetosave.org/ballpark/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings BEST

My Plan Retirement Quick Check - Retirement scenario planner from Fidelity Investments.
http://personal.fidelity.com/planning/retirement/content/myPlan/index.shtml Source Profile, Reviews and Listings BEST

Retirement Information - Information about retirement preparation from Social Security Online.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retirement/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings BEST

Retirement Terms - List of retirement terms from Investopedia.
http://www.investopedia.com/categories/retirementplanning.asp?viewed=1 Source Profile, Reviews and Listings BEST

Vanguard - Retirement Plans - Retirement benefit guide with planning information and links, from a financial services company.
https://retirementplans.vanguard.com/VGApp/pe/PubHome Source Profile, Reviews and Listings BEST

Yahoo! Finance Retirement and Planning Center - Tools, resources, and information on retirement planning from Yahoo! Finance.
http://finance.yahoo.com/retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings BEST

AARP.org: Social Security Retirement Planning - Social security information and resources from AARP.org.
http://www.aarp.org/money/social_security/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

About Retirement Planning - Articles, links, and resources about retirement planning.
http://retireplan.about.com/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

AIG Retirement - Live longer and retire stronger.
http://www.retirestronger.com/AIGRS/home.html Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

AOL Money Retirement - Retirement help and investments from AOL Money.
http://money.aol.com/retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

BusinessWeek Retirement Investing - Read about the latest news about investing for retirement.
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/retirement/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

CCH Financial Planning Toolkit: Retirement Planning - Retirement planning resource from CCH Financial Planning Toolkit.
http://www.finance.cch.com/text/c40s00d010.asp Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Center for Retirement Research - Links to government and non-profit retirement sites and resources.
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/links.shtml Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

CNNMoney.com Retirement - A large selection of articles and tools about retirement.
http://money.cnn.com/pf/retirement/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Fidelity Retirement Resource Center - Tools and resources for planning, investing, and managing retirement.
http://personal.fidelity.com/retirement/retirement_frame.shtml.cvsr Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

FIRECalc - A different kind of retirement calculator.
http://firecalc.com/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Forbes.com Retirement - The latest retirement and retirement planning news, information, and advice from Forbes.com.
http://www.forbes.com/retirement/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Get Your RetirAbility Score - Offered by Nationwide.com, answer a few questions to learn more about how prepared you are for retirement.
http://www.nationwide.com/retirability-check.jsp?wthpa=retirability1 Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

HSBC - Plan and manage your retirement with HSBC.
http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Huntington Retirement Planning - Get the information you need about retirement planning issues from Huntington Bank.
https://www.huntington.com/pas/HNB2100.htm Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Individual Retirement Solutions - Retirement products, services, and resources from Principal Financial.
http://www.principal.com/retirement/ind/index.htm Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Marketwatch Retirement - Retirement planning articles and news from MarketWatch.
http://www.marketwatch.com/personalfinance/retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Motley Fool Retirement - A library of articles and tools from experts in retirement planning.
http://www.fool.com/Retirement/Retirement.htm Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

My Next Phase - Personality tailored, non-financial retirement planning, counseling, and coaching services.
http://www.mynextphase.com/public/index.php Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Mymoney.gov: Retirement Planning - Social security retirement planner from Mymoney.gov.
http://www.mymoney.gov/retirement.shtml Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Planning for Retirement - Retirement Planning Tools and Resources from State Farm.
http://www.statefarm.com/learning/life_stages/retire/retire.asp Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Planning for Retirement Resources - Retirement planning articles and advice from MetLife.
http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P1941,00.html Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement - Introduction to retirement by Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement - Retirement literacy information and tools from AICPA.
http://www.aicpa.org/financialliteracy/retirement.asp Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement and Wills - Information and resources about retirement and wills from MSN Money.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/retire/home.asp Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Basics - Retirement planning basics from Wells Fargo.
https://www.wellsfargo.com/investing/retirement/basics/build_savings Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Calculators - Retirement planning calculators from CNN Money.
http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/retirementplanner/retirementplanner.jsp Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Center - Retirement, 401k, and IRA information and resources from Morningstar.com.
http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Retirement.html?topnav=retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Confidence Survey - Employee Benefit Research Institute Retirement Confidence Survey home page.
http://www.ebri.org/surveys/rcs/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Plan - Introduction to retirement planning by Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_plan Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Planning Calculator - Retirement planning calculator from MSN Money.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/retire/planner.aspx Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Retirement Plans, Benefits, and Savings - Resources from the U.S. Department of Labor about retirement plans, benefits, and savings.
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/retirement/index.htm Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

SaveWealth.com: Retirement Planning - A guide to saving and investing for retirement years. Also includes information on reducing taxes.
http://www.savewealth.com/retirement/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

SmartMoney.com Retirement - Retirement planning resources and tools from SmartMoney.com
http://www.smartmoney.com/retirement/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Social Security Retirement Planner - Retirement planner from Social Security Online.
http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Tax Information for Retirement Plans - IRS page on tax information for retirement plans including articles, newsletters, and forms.
http://www.irs.gov/retirement/index.html Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

The Retire Early Home Page - The online magazine for people who used to work for a living.
http://retireearlyhomepage.com/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

TIAA-CREF - Retirement planning for those in the academic, medical, cultural & research fields.
http://www.tiaa-cref.org/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

TIAA-CREF Education and Support - Retirement planning tools, advice, and information from TIAA-CREF.
http://www.tiaa-cref.org/support/index.html Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Top 10 Ways to Beat the Clock and Prepare for Retirement - Article about retirement planning from the FCIC.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/money/10ways/retire10.htm Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

Treasury Direct: Retirement Planning - Provides information on how to use savings bonds in planning for retirement from Treasury Direct.
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/planning/plan_retirement.htm Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

U.S. Department of Labor: Consumer Retirement Plan Information - Retirement plan information, including 401(k) plans and retirement savings, from the U.S. Department of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/consumer_info_pension.html Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

U.S. Department of Labor: Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning - Provides an online retirement planning course including interactive worksheets from the U.S. Department of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/nearretirement.html Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

U.S. News and World Report Retirement - Advice on retirement planning and investing from U.S. News and World Report.
http://www.usnews.com/sections/business/retirement Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Retirement - OPM's home page for federal retirement programs.
http://www.opm.gov/retire/ Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

USA.gov: Retirement - Get information on retiring, saving money, pensions, benefits, and social security from USA.gov.
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors/Retirement.shtml Source Profile, Reviews and Listings

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