Money & Finance

If your largest concern in thinking about retirement isn't health, it's money, here are some links to help you plan for that important change.

• http://www.themoneyalert.com - Featuring financial articles, investment commentary, retirement advice and more.
• http://www.toolsformoney.com/ - Links to financial planning, plus retirement planning tools you can download and run on your computer.
• http://www.aarp.org/indexes/money.html - AARP’s advice section on financial planning.
• http://www.how-to-retire.com/ - While the site itself is a sales pitch for a book, there’s still lots of good information here.
• http://www.annuiweb.com/ - Lots of information about annuities.
• http://www.quicken.com/retirement/
• retirement_in_focus/archives/ - Quicken, one of the most popular financial software publishers, has loads of information on financial planning.
• http://www.retireearlyhomepage.com/ - Dreaming of retiring “early?” this site can give you some tips on doing just that.
• http://www.plannersearch.org - PlannerSearch is a consumer service created by The Financial Planning Association to assist members of the public in finding a Certified Financial Planner professional.
• http://www.napfa.orgThe National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is the nation’s leading organization of Fee-Only comprehensive financial planning professionals.
• http://www.benefitscheckup.org - Answer a few confidential questions and this database tells you which federal, state, and local programs you might be eligible for and how to apply. The site is provided by the National Council on Aging.