Helpful Links and Downloads
Socially Responsible Investing
First Affirmative Financial Network:
First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. We offer discretionary asset management services through a nationwide network of investment professionals who specialize in serving socially conscious individuals and mission-driven institutional investors. We actively seek to minimize portfolio dissonance and integrate a client’s mission and values into the investment process.
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investing:
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investing (US SIF) is the only national membership association dedicated to advancing the concept, practice, and growth of socially and environmentally responsible investing (SRI). Our members integrate economic, environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decisions and SIF provides programs and resources to advance this work.
Community Investing Center:
This website contains what you need to add Community Investments to your portfolio, and helps you choose from many high quality options in this expanding asset class.
Green America’s Community Investing Guide, published in 2011, explains community investing and provides concrete examples of how banking and investing decisions can create jobs, affordable housing, and other benefits for communities. It includes FAQs about community investing and a list of resources and websites to help you commit a portion of your resources to community investments.
Personal Finance
Pursuit of a Financial Advisor Field Gude:
This guide from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is intended to help consumers find a qualified, independent financial advisor. The Guide provides advice on where to look, how to prepare for the search, knowing what to ask, evaluating potential advisors, and other helpful information.
Investing and Borrowing
Bankrate.com News, tips and advice to compare mortgage rates, home equity loans, CDs, car loans, credit cards and money market accounts. On this site you can calculate if you should refinance, track trends in rates, and see what economists are predicting with regard to mortgage rates.
AnnualCreditReport.com
AnnualCreditReport.com is a centralized service for consumers to request free annual credit reports. It was created by the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
The Investor’s Clearinghouse:
The Alliance for Investor Education is dedicated to facilitating greater understanding of investing, investments and the financial markets among current and prospective investors of all ages. We pursue initiatives for education and join with others to motivate Americans to obtain objective information and increase their knowledge and understanding of investing.
College Savings
Savingforcollege.com
Learn about 529 plans and other options and tools for saving for college.
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.
U.S. Government Sites
Medicare.gov
The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare.
Internal Revenue Service Forms and Publications:
Social Security Online:
The official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration
Retirement Plans
403(b)wise:
403(b)wise was originally launched in March 2000 by two educators fed up with the lack of objective 403(b) information available to participants.
401(k) Help Center:
401khelpcenter.com, LLC, based in Portland, Oregon, is a principle provider of information, opinion, analysis, trends, news, regulatory changes, and other resources for 401k plan sponsors, small businesses, and plan participants.
Insurance
About Disability Insurance:
This site provides information about the major features of a disability insurance policy.
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