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Other Useful Retirement Web Sites and Pages

Below you will find web sites covering a wide range of retirement topics.

• Retirement Web Sites ALL Retirees Should Visit
  The following two web sites should be visited by all retirees. The breadth and detail of information available will help you understand your government benefits.
  • Medicare
  • Social Security Administration

• Other Retirement-Related Web Sites
  • Retirement Risks
  • Retirement Lifestyle
  • Working in Retirement
  • Health and Retirement
  • Volunteering
  • Retirement Advocacy and Research
  • Special Information for Female Retirees
  • Saving for Retirement
  • Financial Resources
  • Consumer Protection
  • Senior Housing
  • Low Income Retirement Assistance
  • Real Estate
  • Retirement Blogs

Retirement Risks

• Economist.com Articles on Pensions and Aging. An excelent source of information on health and financial issues affecting seniors
• Economist Survey of Retirement. An interesting article on the future of retirement and of retirement demographics.

Lifestyle Web Sites for Retirees and Seniors

• ThirdAge.com An online ressource for seniors, providing information on all manner of retirement topics.
• SeniorMatch.com A relationship building and dating website designed specifically for seniors.
• Elderhostel Specializing in travel packages and vacation plans for seniors.
• National Senior Golf Association For those who enjoy one of the more traditional retirement activities.
• Seniorresource.com An E-cyclopedia of lifestyle choices and finance, insurance and aging information to support those choices for seniors and their adult children, and state specific resources. Also offers a FREE subscription to a monthly E-zine of additional timely information, survey/input opportunities to make your senior voice heard and 'Oh My Funny Bone' because our sense of humor is the only sense that improves with age.

Working in Retirement Web Sites

• Social Security Online - Retirement & Medicare Vital information on how working in retirement may affect your social security benefits.
• Seniors4Hire An online career center for employers and job seekers 50 and older.
• AARP Featured Employers Program An alliance fo major corporations who recognize the unique contributions older workers stand to make to their companies, and who seek the leadership, experience, and developped skills that they can provide.

Health and Retirement

• National Institutes of Health Health information from the National Institutes of Health.
• Senior Health Week Health news and information for seniors, produced by the staff of Medical Week News.
• Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services An important government ressource for keeping up with the latest legeslation and studies on aging.
• Seniorlink Online A resssource and community for seniors and those caring for their elder relatives.

Volunteering

• Senior Corps A volunteer program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• Global Volunteers A community development program in special consultation with the United Nations, sponsoring service projects all throughout the world.

Retirement Advocacy and Research

• Kaiser Family Foundation A non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
• AARP Research AARP-selected policy and research articles
• Center for Retirement Research Promoting research on retirement issues and transmitting new findings to the public and policymakers. A department of Boston College.

Special Information for Female Retirees

• National Center on Women & Aging A department of The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University
• Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) A group that works to provide low and moderate income women (aged 18 to 65) with basic financial information aimed at helping them take financial control over their lives.

Saving for Retirement

• Choose to Save A public education and outreach program is dedicated to raising awareness about the need to plan and save for long-term personal financial security.

Retirement Financial Web Resources

• The Financial Planning Association Connecting those who deliver, support, and benefit from financial planning
• The SEC on Variable Annuities An excelent article from the Securities and Exchange Commission on the ins and outs of Annuities.

Consumer Protection

• Consumer Action Website All of the information available in the Consumer Action Handbook available online.
• Consumer Protection Guide The AARP guide to your rights and choices as a consumer.

Senior Housing

• US Department of Housing and Urban Development check here for financial assistance resources and guides for making the right choice for living arangements.

Web Sites for Low Income Seniors

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services A division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
• USDA on Food Stamps A page for persons who want to apply for the Food Stamp Program, as well as for people who are already receiving food stamps, and would like to find out more about the Program.
• Social Security Administration on Food Stamps Information on many programs designed to help meet the nutritional needs of people with low incomes and their families.

Real Estate

• Reverse Mortgage Loans - Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Information divided into four sections: What Borrowers Need to Know; Approved Lenders & Loan Programs in Massachusetts; Industry Guidance on Reverse Mortgages; and, Other Helpful Resources.
• National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) The NRMLA site is for consumers interested in learning more about reverse mortgages. One of NRMLA's roles is educating consumers about the opportunity to utilize reverse mortgages.
• Administration on Aging Senior Housing Options and Directories Links on this page hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services lead to housing statistics, federal senior housing programs, articles about housing options, Internet directories of senior oriented retirement facilities and communities, and national organizations representing the senior living industry.
• Homes and Communities for Senior Citizens from HUD. Ideas and links to housing options for yourself, an aging parent, relative, or friend.
• Reverse Mortgages - Is One Right for You? This independent research report was developed under contract with the California Department of Real Estate. It is intended to provide general information about reverse mortgages.

Retirement Blogs

• RetirementThink. A website for people of all ages, not just retirees. Provides pre-retirement retirement planning support with tips and education on 401k's, 403b plans, IRA accounts, SEP's and employer pension plans.