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Employee
Benefits Security Administration
Toll-free Publication Hotline: 1-866-444-EBSA (3272)
Sample Financial Calculator Websites:
www.kiplinger.com - Click on “Retirement.”
www.money.cnn.com/
- Click on
"Your Money" then “Retirement.”
www.usnews.com - Click
on "Money & Business" then “Retirement Calculator.”
www.asec.org - Click
on “Ballpark Estimate Worksheet.”
www.finra.org/index.htm
- Click on tools from the home page.
(Note: The sites above are only a sample of calculators available on the web.
The Department of Labor does not endorse a specific calculator or the products
and services offered on these websites)
Paying off your credit card balances:
Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
www.debtfree.org
Other Web sources that highlight savings and
retirement planning:
www.ftc.gov
Check out the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) section on “Consumer Protection”
including a quiz on investment scams.
www.ssa.gov
Visit the Social Security Administration’s Website for these sites: “Access
America for Seniors” and “Youth Link.” You can also request a Personal Earnings
and Benefits Estimate Statement to find out what your Social Security benefits
will be.
www.publicdebt.treas.gov and
www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savinvst.htm
The Department of Treasury’s Website answers questions about interest rates,
buying and cashing savings bonds, and taxes.
Sites for Youth:
www.moneyopolis.com
Stop by this site and play a game that incorporates a “virtual city” where
children move through various financial planning centers, managing money and
working towards defined goals.
www.nefe.org
Check out the “High School Financial Planning Program” at this site, sponsored by
the National Endowment for Financial Education.
www.jumpstartcoalition.org
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy offers a wealth of financial
education materials aimed at grades K-12
www.consumerfed.org
Links to investor education sites are among those offered on the Consumer
Federation of America’s Website. You can also download information on “Teenage
Consumers: Teaching Your Children How to Save and Spend” at
www.consumerfed.org/teachchild.pdf
www.investoreducation.org Investors of all
ages can link to “Investing Basics” and the “Kid’s Savings Calculator” on the
Alliance for Investor Education (AIE) Website.
www.sec.gov
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has developed an interactive
quiz for students, “Test Your Money$marts.” And for those already in the stock
market, check out the information on consumer protection, listed under “Investor
Assistance and Complaints.” Toll-free number for consumer information:
1-800-732-0330
*From Savings Fitness: A Guide to Your
Money and Your Financial Future, available to consumers by the U.S.
Department of Labor and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
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