Financial and Life Planning Resource Directory
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Planning/advice
Services other than planning / advice
Articles
Books / monographs
Periodicals
Websites (informational)
Software
Audio-visual
Roadmap to a Meaningful Midlife
http://www.roadmaptomeaningfulmidlife.com/, Price ranges from $19.98 to $49.95
This offering combines audio tapes and a printable workbook that are helpful for people still in their 50s or early 60s figure out where to go next in life and how to get there.
Stronger Seniors® Chair Exercise Program (Spectrum Music & Video), 2007
http://www.amazon.com/Stronger-Seniors%C2%AE-Chair-Exercise-Program/dp/B0012YN35M/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1277650627&sr=8-1-fkmr0, $29.95
A helpful guide for older adults who are no longer capable of more strenuous exercise but can still do stretching and strengthening exercises sitting down.
Low Vision Playing Cards (Wellhaven Gifts)
http://www.amazon.com/See-Low-Vision-Playing-Cards/dp/B002YE7LPW/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1277838021&sr=1-39, $10.95
Playing cards with gigantic numbers/letters for the seriously vision-impaired.
Senior Moments
http://www.amazon.com/TDC-Games-1700-Senior-Moments/dp/B000096QLB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1277837820&sr=1-1, $24.99
A board game that is a memory game you play with others, though you don’t really have to be a “senior” to play.
Training materials
IRA Quick Reference Guides (Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc), Updated annually
http://www.applebyconsultinginc.com, $99.97 for the entire set or $19.97 each
Concise guides on IRA beneficiary options, Roth IRA distributions, portability of retirement accounts, IRA deductibility, and comparing Roth IRAs and traditional IRAs.
Expertise
Other / general / not specified
AARP
Active in: USA
http://www.aarp.org/
Information, advice, and products for people age 50 and up.
Coming of Age
Active in: USA
c/o The Intergenerational Center at Temple University, 1700 N. Broad Street, Room 412 Philadelphia, PA 19122
Telephone:215-204-8585
Fax:215-204-3195
http://www.comingofage.org/
Helps people 50+ explore their future; connect and contribute through opportunities, both paid and unpaid, in their communities; and provides training to nonprofits about how to build their capacity to capture the energy and expertise of this population.
National Council on the Aging
Active in: USA
1901 L Street NW, 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone:202-479-1200
http://www.ncoa.org/
Focused on improving health, enhancing economic security, promoting independence and dignity, and strengthening community organizations for the elderly.
SPRY Foundation
Active in: USA
3916 Rosemary Street, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Telephone:301.656.3405
Fax:301-656-6221
morganr@spry.org
SPRY carries out applied research and education programs designed to enable people to age with purpose, and to continue to have meaningful engagement in their lives. Of special concern are disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
U.S. Administration on Aging
Active in: USA
Administration on Aging, Washington, DC 20201 (plus regional and local offices)
Telephone:202 619-0724
http://www.aoa.gov/about/over/over.aspx
AoA provides home and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act. Their website provides information about these products and services, and about aging in general.