Helful Links: Below is a list of online resources that you might find helpful for additional information on financial planning and insurance.
- www.lifehappens.org—The website of Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) includes background information, videos, calculators, and resources on various insurance and financial-planning topics
- www.youtube.com/lifefoundation—LIFE Foundation’s YouTube channel has a variety of videos on insurance subjects
- www.lifehappens.org/blog—LIFE Foundation’s “The Insurance Word” blog
- www.lifehappens.org/life-insurance—LIFE Foundation has general information on life insurance
- www.lifehappens.org/disability-insurance—LIFE Foundation has general information on disability insurance
- www.lifehappens.org/health-insurance—LIFE Foundation has general information on health insurance
- www.ehealthinsurance.com—eHealthInsurance has articles and information on health and life insurance, including tools for getting health insurance quotes
- www.lifehappens.org/financial-planning-fundamentals—LIFE Foundation’s financial-planning pyramid consisting of accumulation products and protection and security products
- www.lifehappens.org/insurance-fundamentals—LIFE Foundation’s insurance fundamentals 101 video
- www.smartmoney.com—The Wall Street Journal’s SmartMoney website includes articles on topics such as investing, planning, and taxes, as well as tools to calculate credit card interest and more
- www.investopedia.com—Investopedia has information on topics such as investing, personal finance, and trading, as well as a dictionary and finance tutorials
- www.fool.com—The Motley Fool is a financial-services company with information, articles, and tools on investing and more
- www.Kiplinger.com—Kiplinger’s has a variety of articles and calculators related to personal and business finance
- http://lifehap.pn/XVVl2L—Information on annual returns on stocks, treasury bonds, and treasury stocks going back to 1928
- www.lifehappens.org/life-insurance-needs-calculator/—LIFE Foundation’s life insurance needs calculator provides you with a general sense of your life insurance needs
- www.lifehappens.org/disability-insurance-needs-calculator—LIFE Foundation’s disability insurance needs calculator assesses the income needed to sustain your current standard of living should you become disabled and unable to work
- www.math.com/students/calculators/source/compound.htm—Math.com’s savings calculator determines compounding interest
- finance.youngmoney.com—Young Money’s compound-interest calculator shows how compounding can impact savings, and how interest can add up
- www.dinkytown.net—Dinkytown has an assortment of financial calculators
- www.csgnetwork.com/childcostcalc.html—CSG Network’s online tool for calculating the cost of raising children
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© CREATISTA/Shutterstock; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock; laptop, © Rob Marmion/Shutterstock. | Health Photos: two girls running, © Steve Debenport/E+/Getty Images; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock; laptop, © Rob Marmion/Shutterstock. | Disability Photos: boy on crutches, © Sean Justice/Media Bakery; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock; laptop, © Rob Marmion/Shutterstock. | Financial Planning Photos: girl looking at computer, © Jose Luis Palaez/Media Bakery; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock. | Student Resources Photos: girl in blue shirt, © l i g h t p o e t/Shutterstock; family, © George Doyle/Media Bakery. | National Standards Photo: students and teacher, © Altrendo/Media Bakery. | Helpful Links Photo: students looking at laptops, © Media Bakery.
© CREATISTA/Shutterstock; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock; laptop, © Rob Marmion/Shutterstock. | Health Photos: two girls running, © Steve Debenport/E+/Getty Images; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock; laptop, © Rob Marmion/Shutterstock. | Disability Photos: boy on crutches, © Sean Justice/Media Bakery; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock; laptop, © Rob Marmion/Shutterstock. | Financial Planning Photos: girl looking at computer, © Jose Luis Palaez/Media Bakery; blackboard, Maridav/Shutterstock. | Student Resources Photos: girl in blue shirt, © l i g h t p o e t/Shutterstock; family, © George Doyle/Media Bakery. | National Standards Photo: students and teacher, © Altrendo/Media Bakery. | Helpful Links Photo: students looking at laptops, © Media Bakery.
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