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National Association of Estate Planners and Councils

Stan — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:51:54 +0000

This public estate and financial resource is design to be the “go to” site for high quality up-to-date personal estate and financial planning information. It is brought to you by The NAEPC (National Association of Estate Planners & Councils) Education Foundation a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving financial awareness and financial literacySM.

http://www.estateplanninganswers.org/

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Student Loan Information

Stan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:55:02 +0000

www.finaid.org

FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools — on or off the web.

Access to FinAid is free for all users and there is no charge to link to the site.

FinAid has earned [...]

Children’s Financial Network

Stan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:51:54 +0000

Who We Are

Children’s Financial Network, Inc. (CFN) is a company dedicated to worldwide financial literacy through the education of our youth and their parents about money and the values and life skills they’ll need to be successful in the world. Financial education is one of the critical keys to success. We actively make our material [...]

Nursing Home Abuse

Stan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:19:58 +0000

Here are two resources if you are in a nursing home or checking out nursing homes:

http://canhr.org/ - California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform

http://www.nursinghomeabuse.net/

Sparkpoint Marin – hub for Financial Education and Services

Stan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:00:26 +0000

Sparkpoint Marin

Sparkpoint is a United-Way sponsored one-stop shop for financial advice and counseling, located in central San Rafael Classes have recently been scheduled for various Thursdays 1/12/12 through 5/31/12. You must register in advance for classes. For more information see

http://sparkpointcenters.org/marin-center

FDIC MoneySmart Program – New Videos

Stan — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:53:53 +0000

MoneySmart is the Financial Education program of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It was started in 2001 and provides financial educators with substantial resources to provide financial education in their communities. See http://fdic.gov/consumers/education/

Money Smart Train-the-Trainer Videos: What’s New The FDIC’s train-the-trainer videos for instructors who teach the Money Smart curriculum for adults have been updated and [...]

FDIC Top 10 Online Resources for Consumers

Stan — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:02:29 +0000

FDIC Announces “Top 10″ List of Online Resources for Consumers Services Highlighted in Conjunction With National Consumer Protection Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2011 Media Contact: David Barr (202) 898-6993 dbarr@fdic.gov

Consumers of all ages are increasingly turning to the Internet for help with managing their finances, but knowing where to go online for reliable, practical [...]

Video Featuring FDIC Chair Sheila Bair on Savings

Stan — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:13:47 +0000

For a video featuring Chairman Bair discussing savings, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-K5pciEJDw.

Medicare Advice for 2011 from Senior Advocacy Services

Stan — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:26:18 +0000

2011 marks the year of the beginning of the ”baby boomers” turning age 65 and eligible for Medicare benefits. From articles I’ve read in the newspapers, there are between 8,000 to 10,000 people turning age 65 every day. That’s a large number of people that will be needing assistance in understanding a very complicated subject…Medicare. HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & [...]

Free or Inexpensive Financial Education Classes!

Mary OMara — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:43:42 +0000

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