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Extension Sites

ISU Extension sites:

Financial Security in Later Life

(A National Extension resource for consumers and educators)

Investing For Your Future

Comprehensive home-study course for beginning and intermediate investors.

Also available in print ($16) through ISU Extension county offices.

Guidebook for Late Savers

Prepared by Extension with funding from the National Endowment for Financial Education. Available to read and work on-line, or in pdf format to print

Available on-line at

Click Multimedia Access, then scroll down to Guidebook for Late Savers

Plan Well, Retire Well

Investing in Mutual Funds: A self-study resource guide.

Click on Financial Management and Investing, then on Saving and Investing, and scroll down.

Thrifty Living: News You Can Use

Government Sites

Iowa Attorney General

Senior Health Insurance Information Program

Iowa Department of Elder Affairs

. . . and justice for all

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Many materials can be made available in alternative formats for ADA clients.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, WhittenBuilding, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964.


(Government Sites, continued)

Numerous federal government websites make it easy to find information on specific topics - examples:

(homeland security)

Calculators for Investors

-provided by the Securities Exchange Commission

  • Mutual Fund Cost Calculator
  • Tax-Free vs. Taxable Yield Comparison Calculator
  • College Savings Calculator
  • Loan Calculator
  • Savings Calculator

  • Social Security Retirement Planner
  • Ballpark Estimate Retirement Calc
  • 529 College Savings Plan Expense Calculator
  • Investor Quiz:
    Test Your Money Smarts

Internal Revenue Service

Social Security Administration

Private Organization Sites

American Association of Retired Persons

Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement

Consumer Federation of America

Consumer Action

American Savings Education Council

National Association of Investors Corporation

American Association of Individual Investors

Commercial Sites

Morningstar

Bankrate

Brill’s Mutual Funds Interactive

The Motley Fool

Cable News Network’s Financial Network

Big Charts

Note: inclusion on this list does not imply ISU endorsement of site sponsors, products or services, or of their policies or positions

IowaStateUniversity Extension

Updated 6/07, Wollan/VanGinkel