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Personal Finance
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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Investor words: investing glossary
A glossary of over 5000 words with brief, easily understood definitions.
Evaluating Retirement Plans
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Quicken.com
Articles, advice, and tools to get you on the path to a healthy (financial health that is!) retirement.
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Motley Fool
13 steps, a retirement plan primer, and calculators from two wise fools.
Mutual Funds
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Investopdia: Mututal Fund Basics
A tutorial.
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Morningstar
A good general site, providing basic information on stocks and mutual funds. If you are willing to pay to subscribe, you will have access to highly regarded mutual fund information. However, for free, you get solid, basic information. Use the calculator to track your investments and the costs associated with them or the Fund Selector to choose a fund.
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MSN Investor
Research funds with or without running dialog.
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PersonalFund.com
A great site if you want to know how much your fund is costing you. It includes information on similar funds with lower fees and "helps you analyze whether you save any money by selling your shares and replacing them with others."
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC site includes a Mutual Fund Cost Calculator that "enables investors to easily estimate and compare the costs of owning mutual funds." Use this only if you know LOTS of details about the fund.
Portfolio Trackers and Online Brokers
Longterm Care
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Senior Scape
Provides information on elder-care resources and a national forum for elder-care professionals and service providers.
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Medicare Rights Center
Website for the Medicare Rights Center, a non-profit organization devoted to ensuring that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have access to quality, affordable health care.
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Long Term Care Financial Services -- Link Page
General information about long-term care and about this Florida company's services.
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Eldercare Web -- WWW Center For Eldercare Information
Articles and information about elder care and links to elder-care resources on the world wide web.
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Articles on long-term care insurance
Guide to the role of long-term care insurance in financial planning, avoiding hidden traps in long-term care insurance, and power of attorney issues, from Medical Economics Magazine.
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Administration on Aging
Information about AOA and its programs -- part of the Department of Health & Human Services.
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National Council On the Aging
Provides general information about NCOA for members and interested parties.
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American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Information about this organization, which represents 5,000 not-for-profit nursing homes, retirement communities, and senior facilities.
Stocks
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CNBC
A great source for news and investment analysis.
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Investopedia: How to pick stocks
An eight step guide, explained in gory detail. Too much detail? Try the basics.
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LeadFusion
Formerly FinanCenter, includes investment guides, information on asset allocation, and when to sell a stock.
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MSN Investor
Either research with or without running dialog.
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Quicken's One-click scorecard
"Short, step-by-step strategies that you can use to evaluate stocks."
Need Help?
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