November 4 - November
11 - November 18 - November 25
November 4, 2000: Employee Benefits
Broadcast Guests
Paula Boyer Kennedy, senior manager at Deloite & Touche, New York – employee benefits.
Kristin Davis, senior associate editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine – saving for college.
Larry Magid, syndicated columnist with The Los Angeles Times, CBS News Technology Consultant. His interview show can be heard on Redband Broadcasting's Palo Alto Cafe – financial Web sites.
Employee Benefits
www100.fidelity.com:80/employer.shtml - Fidelity's Web site for employers and business owners.
www.insweb.com - compare long term care and disability insurance rates.
www.aarp.com - information
on long term care insurance.
Saving for College
www.kiplinger.com/managing/college/
- Calculators and articles on college savings plans, financial aid, and related
topics.
www.finaid.org - A college
financial aid site with information on scholarships, grants, applications and
calculators.
Financing College by Kristin Davis (Kiplinger Books,
September 1998)
Larry Magid's Favorite Financial Web Sites
www.investor.com
- Links to your various investment companies, combines and analyses data about
your investments.
www.thestreet.com
- Market commentaries and ratings.
www.redband.com/cafe
- Listen online to Larry Magid's radio program, "Palo Alto Cafe."
www.larrysworld.com
- Larry Magid's Web site with his articles and recommendations.
November 11, 2000: Your Money Manager
Broadcast Guests
Erica Whittlinger, president of Whittlinger Capital Management in
Minneapolis.
Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute.
Roger Harrington, home mortgage specialist, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Tim Lenneman, CPA and international tax specialist with Relocation Tax
Services in Denver.
Careers
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2001: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters
and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press ,October 2000)
Home Mortgages
www.rogerharrington.com - Roger's
site with articles and contact information.
Taxes for U.S. Expatriates
www.taxmove.com - Site for Relocation
Tax Services. Phone: 800-998-9116. Their booklet, Taxation of U. S. Expatriates,
can be ordered by phone or online.
Web Sites
www.ustreas.gov - Home page for the U.
S. Treasury
www.treasurydirect.gov - For online
treasury bill and savings bond purchases.
November 18, 2000: Holiday Shopping
Broadcast Guests
Gerri Detweiler - education advisor at Myvesta.org, a non-profit financial counseling organization, and author of Slash Your Debt - Save Money and Secure Your Future (Financial Literacy Center, October 1999)
Roger Harrington - Head of Roger Harrington's Mortgage Advisory in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
John Bogle - Founder and former chair of the Vanguard Group.
Web Sites
www.myvesta.org - A national, non-profit counseling service offering debt education, consolidation, and financial planning information.
www.rogerharrington.com – Roger Harrington's Mortgage Advisory.
www.gomez.com - A site for researching online banks and brokerages.
www.kiplinger.com - Articles and resources on online banks and brokerages.
www.fool.com - The Motley Fool, a personal finance web site that features basic investment strategies on buying and selling equities.
Books
Slash Your Debt - Save Money and Secure Your Future by Gerri Detweiler (Financial Literacy Center, October 1999)
John Bogle on Investing by John Bogle (McGraw Hill, September 2000)
Making the Most of Your Money by Jane Bryant Quinn (Simon and Schuster, November 1997)
November 25, 2000:Personal Finances for Generation Xers
Web Sites
www.coopamerica.org - Site for Co-op America, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, provides strategies, organization and tools for businesses and individuals to address social and environmental problems.
www.socialinvest.org - Site for the Social Investment Forum, which is active in developing the concept and practice of socially responsible investing. Offers a guide listing forum members, including many socially responsible financial planners, and a quarterly newsletter.
www.kobliner.com - Beth Kobliner’s Web site which features personal finance resources and advice.
www.homefair.com A resource that provides information and calculators to aid in decision making about relocation, mortgages, and related topics.
www.nolo.com - A Web site that offers resources for legal issues, including bankruptcy.
www.cccssf.org - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco (CCCSF) is a
non-profit service and a member of the National Foundation for Consumer Credit (NFCC). They provide money management information and assistance and housing counseling services.
Credit Bureaus
The three major credit reporting bureaus are:
Check in the consumer sections for Fraud Victim Assistance.
Experian, 888-397-3742, www.experian.com/product/consumer/fee.html
Equifax, 800-997-2493, www.equifax.com
Transunion, 800-888-4213, www.transunion.com/Consumer/
Books
Get a Financial Life : Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties by Beth Kobliner (Simon & Schuster, revised June 2000)
The Frugal Homeowners Guide : To Buying, Selling, & Improving Your
Home by Julie Good-Garton (Real Estate Education Co., March 1999)
Financing College by Kristin Davis (Kiplinger Books, 2nd edition, September 1998)