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Useful Links - Personal Finance: Retirement: Pensions



  • Your Retirement Plan

  • Penny Stocks Guide - Get the facts about penny stocks and learn how to make good trading choices.

  • Benefits Canada: Pensions - Articles on various aspects of retirement funds.

  • Cash Pensions - Multi-company employee organization focusing on retirement preservation and labor issues for US workers.

  • The Fool's Guide to Pensions - Specific to the UK but also has general information.

  • Legal Information Institute: Pension Law: An Overview - Includes links to federal and New York statutes, as well as several paragraphs explaining pension law.

  • New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits - Retirement system page for New Jersey state employees.

  • Older Workers, Retirement, and Pensions - U.S. Census Bureau publication that discusses demographics, transition to retirement, public, and private pensions.

  • Oregon Public Employees Retirement System - Retirement tips, news, forms, and publications.

  • Pension Rights Center - Advocacy group for pensions for America's workers. The Center analyses pension policy, advocates for legislation in Congress, and educates the public and the media about the importance of adequate pensions. Activities, FAQ, publications, and contact information.

  • Pensions and Divorce - Although this site is focused on pension rights and obligations in the divorce process, it has some good general definitions and information for any reader.

  • Pensions and Investments - Online news and data from Pensions and Investments, the international newspaper of money management.

  • A Predictable, Secure Pension for Life - Definitions, checklists, trends in pensions; an informational site produced by a commercial guaranty corporation.

  • Retired State Employees Association of Illinois - Independent, all-volunteer organization of both retired and current State employees working together for the benefit of Illinois retirees, their spouses and survivors.

  • Solving the Global Pensions Crisis - An article with brief overviews of pension problems around the world, from the CATO Institute.

  • This Is Money: The Complete Guide to Pensions - General article about pensions as well as links to articles about divorce and pensions and FAQs.

  • This Is Money: Topping up Your State Pension - Questions and answers about state pensions.

  • West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board - Responsible for the administration of all state retirement plans for educational employees, public employees, judges, and public safety personnel.

  • Women and Pensions: What Women Need to Know and Do - Produced by the US Department of Labor.

    Useful Links - Business and Economy: Financial Services: Information Services



  • Advanced Financial Network - Share prices, company and market news, charts and a custom monitoring service. Incorporates UK-iNvest.

  • All about UK employee share schemes - Advice and downloadable factsheets on UK employee share schemes, the Enterprise Management Incentive and Share Incentive Plan.

  • Aries Pension and Insurance Systems Limited - Pension industry technical statistics resource. News, analysis and comment on legislation, regulation and practice.

  • ATM Watch - News and information on the fees levied by banks and building societies for using their ATM, "whole-in-the-wall", machines to get 'your' money.

  • Bannister International Research - Published research on the international reinsurance market.

  • BDO Stoy Hayward - 2002 UK Budget. Questions and answers, email updates, polls and budget publications.

  • Bloomberg UK - Investor and business news. Market indices and streaming media feed of TV service. Portfolio tracking services for magazine subscribers.

  • Budget Comment - News and analysis on the UK Budget. Tax thresholds and rates and related information. Sign up for free updates.

  • Christie Brockbank Shipton Ltd - News and analysis of the Lloyd's of London insurance market.

  • Citybull Forums - Financial bulletin board for investment.

  • CompanyRefs.com - Subscription investment research site with time limited trials.

  • Computershare - Provider of equity ownership data, share register analysis, fund manager profiles and directors' trades. For registered users only.

  • Credit and Finance - List of banks, building society and information on credit scoring.

  • Cribis Corp. - Based in London and distributes information systems about companies in the UK and in other European countries.

  • Dodd Rescue and Recovery - Providers of insolvency services to individuals.

  • Entitled To - Provides a means to calculate your UK benefits and tax credits online. Currently using 2000/2001 calculators.

  • European Union Finance News Network - Provides financial news feeds and editorials for the EU banking industry.

  • Fill ya Boots - Real time share price information. Analysis, discussion forums and live voice chat.

  • Finance News from Reuters UK - Personal finance news and headlines with frequently updated reports, pictures and charts.

  • Financial Management Development - Free resource on financial management development. Includes downloadable documents.

  • Finsight Limited - Share prices and related financial data for businesses and private investors.

  • Free Insolvency Advice - Free resource explaining the basics of personal and partnership voluntary arrangements, bankruptcy and deeds of arrangement.

  • Free UK Company Research and News Alerts - Company research tool providing a quick view of news. Users can select to receive news and share price alerts.

  • Fullermoney - Technical investment analysis and global investment newsletter.

  • Go4MyMoney - Articles and advice covering most areas of personal finance.

  • The Good Web Guide Money Channel - Provides frequently updated reviews and articles on personal finance issues.

  • Grantpoint - UK business grants - An easy to use introduction to grants and other support for individuals and small firms from the EC, and national, regional and local sources in Great Britain.

  • Graphic Investor - Graphs, charts and statistics on performance of world and UK stockmarkets, UK unit trusts and insurance funds.

  • Hemington Scott - Financial information publishers offer financial news, company information, share prices, annual report service, a directory of professional advisors, a lively bulletin board and a number of subscription products and services for private investors.

  • Information Services for Profit - Business information resource for SMEs.

  • Inheritance Tax Guide for the UK - Inheritance Tax Guide for the UK

  • Institute of Public Finance - Details financial services and consultancy offered to public services organisations.

  • Insurance Window - Resource for insurance and reinsurance professionals including daily updated industry news, articles and jobs.

  • Investor Ease - Service for stock market investors. Daily updated files.

  • Investor Information Limited - Focusing on UK smaller quoted companies, providing market prices, company research reports and portfolio page.

  • Itruffle - Market information on all UK quoted companies.

  • Its Online - Guide to investment trusts.

  • j4b.co.uk - Searchable database for government and European funding.

  • KevBiz - Advice and information for the management accountant.

  • M J Economics - Specialist providers of European economic forecasts and analysis.

  • Market Terminal - Offering a real-time interactive financial information designed for market professionals.

  • Merlin Scott Associates - Publisher of financial reports for UK companies in 650 industry sectors.

  • Money Surgery - General money advice, useful links, suggestions and recent money news.

  • Moneyfacts - Supplies finance information to most of the UK national press and media.

  • money.telegraph.co.uk - Market news from the Telegraph newspaper online. Includes money product finders.

  • Moonrock Radio - Community for city workers, Wall Street employees and informed investors. Financial commentary and discussion.

  • Multex Investor - Broker reports and expert insights on thousands of companies direct from brokerage houses.

  • Pension Sorter - Jargon-free independent information on UK pensions and financial planning for retirement.

  • Pensionsnet.com - News and views on the pensions industry.

  • Plimsoll Publishing Ltd. - Providing comprehensive financial assessment and analysis on over 300 industries in the United Kingdom

  • RegisData Ltd. - End of day stockmarket data from the London Stock Exchange.

  • Reuters Funds News - Selector tool, news, analysis and recommendations on UK Funds and ISAs from Reuters, Lipper and Citywire.

  • Saga Money News - Personal finance and City news for people aged 50 and over

  • Share Discount - Service listing shareholder perks and discounts for over 350 FTSE companies.

  • Share Oracle - Equity and finance website. Includes stocks to watch, director dealings and technical analysis.

  • Shareanalyser.co.uk - The site includes investment news, sector allocator and industry reports.

  • ShareCrazy - Share and investment information.

  • Sharepages.com - Stock market information and news. Analytical tools to monitor share prices and portfolios.

  • Sharing Pensions - Focused on the division of pension rights resulting from divorce with a glossary explaining the terms found in marriage breakdown and retirement planning.

  • Synaptic Systems - Research and product information services for financial planning professionals from Coventry firm.

  • This Is Money - Personal finance, share price and company news. Market reports and articles. Also portfolio tracking, interest calculators and currency converters and other tools.

  • Toptrak Study Group - Study group comprised of independent financial advisers from around the UK.

  • TrustNet - Extensive analysis, price and performance data on UK Unit Trusts, OEICs, Investment Trusts, Pension Funds, Exchange Traded Funds and Venture Capital Trusts. News, forums and tools.

  • UK Online Investing - For online investors with an interest in shares. Collection of relevant information sources and annotated links on how and where to access information on UK quoted companies with free report.

  • UK Wire - Real time and archived company announcements from the London Stock Exchange. Online and email alerts service. Price ticker.

  • Unclaimed Premium Bond Checker - Check for unclaimed premium bond prizes. Free service which checks the unclaimed prize list every 6 months.

  • Unquoted.co.uk - Financial news site dedicated to OFEX (Off Exchange) and other trading mechanisms for unquoted and unlisted companies. Includes analysis, research database and bulletin boards.

  • With Profit Bonds and Funds Guide - Information on what with-profit bonds are and how they work.