Online toolbox
for retirement planning By Melissa
M. Ezarik • Bankrate.com
One thing's for sure: There's no shortage of calculators
and other technology-based tools to assist consumers in retirement
planning. And because tools can, and likely will, provide you with
varying results, experts advise checking out many of them, keeping
your goal in mind -- whether it's finding out how much you should
save or the amount of earnings you can expect from your investments.
"First go find out what your employer's got,"
says Rick Meigs, president of 401khelpcenter.com,
LLC. Retirement plan participants can often access free and reasonably
priced tech tools and advice.
Call on other companies you have a financial relationship
with, too. Many mutual fund companies, for instance, offer planning
tools for investors. Just remember that they may be trying to sell
you something.
Other resources for your retirement planning toolbox
include the following:
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