Retirement Planning Update
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Archived Under: Baby Boomers , Directory Updates , Retirement Planning
Tags: Baby Boomers, Retirement Planning
Category: Retirement Planning
Recent Update: November 9, 2006.
Category Overview
Since retirement is looming for the first of almost 78 million baby boomers, boomer or not, we'll all experience the wave of retirement information, products, and services through commercials, articles, blog posts, and more.
Before you tune out and take cover from the tide of stories about 401k plans, IRAs, estate planning, annuities, pensions, social security and Medicare, anytime, especially now, is a great time to check and see if your nest egg is safe and growing and your financial house is in order.
If you are just getting started planning for your retirement, then going to Google and searching under retirement will return about 12 million results, a tidal wave of information by any standard.
The recently updated Moneysmartz Retirement category offers a place for you to gently place your toe in the water and find relevant sources of information and reliable providers of services.
While on the Retirement category page, you'll find sources of information, like portals, online encyclopedias, and government websites, under featured listings. Under listings, just below featured listings, you'll find providers of services, like retirement plan managers. Editor picks are included in our custom search engine, letting you search the best financial sites.
Tips for Getting Started
- Start with the big picture by visiting a financial portal or planning center like CNN Retirement, the Yahoo! Finance Retirement and Planning Center or Smart Money Retirement. Wikipedia introduces retirement .
- Learn retirement planning lingo. Best bets include Investopedia's retirement terminology and AICPA's retirement literacy resources.
- Determine how much you need to save for retirement and maintain your same 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.
- Don't forget resources offered to specific groups including the AARP for Seniors and the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement.
- If you are truly lacking motivation, then ponder Five Questions for a Better Retirement.
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