Module 10b: Recommended Online Resources

Below is a list of recommended websites from government and non-profit organizations that provide information about retirement planning, investing, and related personal finance topics:

1. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
   Provides consumer information about financial planning topics and information about how to find a certified financial planner in a particular geographic region.
2. College Savings Plan Websites
   Provides information about state-run 529 college savings plans.
   1. savingforcollege.com
   2. collegesavings.org
3. Guidebook to Help Late Savers Prepare for Retirement
   A downloadable 51-page booklet (PDF) that describes over a dozen catch-up strategies for middle-aged late savers who are trying to make up for lost time.
4. Internal Revenue Service Website
   Provides information on federal income tax topics and downloadable forms and publications.
5. Investing For Your Future
   Includes 11 units on investment topics, a study guide, monthly investment messages, and links.
6. Investment Company Institute
   Provides information about mutual fund investing from the fund industry's trade association.
7. My Money.Gov website (Financial Literacy and Education Commission)
   Contains financial information in English and Spanish from a variety of federal government agencies on personal finance topics. Users can download these publications from links provided and can also order a free My Money Toolkit, sent via U.S. mail.
8. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Personal Finance Website
   Includes dozens of downloadable personal finance publications, online presentations, self-assessment quizzes, conference summaries, federal marginal tax rate tables, and other financial education resources for consumers including the interactive Rutgers Cooperative Extension Financial Fitness Quiz (PDF).
9. Social Security Administration Website
   Includes online calculators, contact information, and publications about Social Security.
10. USA Today Money
    Provides current financial news, feature articles, financial calculators, and current CD and loan rates.
11. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Includes links to investment publications and online assistance with investing and investment fraud questions.