Financial Planning Tools for Retirees

• AARP offers a Retirement Planning “Learning Center,” with advice, tools and calculators to help you see if you’re on track for retirement.
• We're not sure why the National Institute of Food and Agriculture was inspired to gather these resources, but we appreciate this lengthy list of “online tools for later life financial planning.”
• Jim Miller, author of The Savvy Senior, wrote an article reviewing online retirement tools – including several free resources he calls “dandy sites.” Check out Miller’s own site with a list of links related to finances and retirement, including Too Young to Retire and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement.
• Under the title of “Do-it-Yourself Retirement,” Forbes.com lists and evaluates several web retirement planning tools. 
• About.com helps retirees (or those planning for retirement) understand whether they might need the help of a financial professional. Includes an explanation of the many (and often confusing) designations for financial advisors. 
• Eight questions women should ask to take charge of their financial future.
• You've worked hard and invested carefully to save for retirement.  Be sure whatever retirement community you choose will protect your investment.  (Willow Valley is proud to have maintained an 'A-' rating by Standard & Poor's for the 9th consecutive year.)
• Forbes.com found ten counties that offer retirees "easy access to  medical care, a healthy local economy, and the opportunity to enjoy a fulfilling second act."  Find out why Lancaster County, PA (home to Willow Valley) made their list of the 10 Best Places [for Boomers] To Grow Old.
• Get to know "the rest of the story" about Lifecare - a sound financial investment in active retirement living and a full continuum of care.

These links are provided as a courtesy to Residents and online visitors. Willow Valley Retirement Communities does not endorse specific organizations, products, or services.