To get help finding a financial planner in your area:
Financial Planning Association
1-800-322-4237
www.fpanet.org

National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
1-800-366-2732
www.napfa.org

Society of Financial Service Professionals
1-800-927-2427
www.financialpro.org

For more information on applying for Social Security Benefits:
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov

For information about Medicare and Medicaid:
Health Care Financing Administration
www.hcfa.gov

Medicare Hotline
1-800-633-4227

To request a copy of your credit report:
Equifax: 1-800-685-1111
Experian: 1-888-397-3742
Trans Union: 1-800-916-8800

For help getting your debt under control:
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
1-800-388-2227
www.nfcc.org

For help in learning more about saving and investing money:
Investing on a Shoestring, Barbara O’Neill (Chicago: Dearborn Financial Publishing, 1999).

Money After 50: New Horizons for Adults with Limited Resources, American Association of Retired Persons, 1994.

Alliance for Investor Education,
www.investoreducation.org

American Association of Retired Persons,
www.aarp.org

American Savings Education Council,
www.asec.org