Get free advice to jump-start your retirement plans
Posted
Jan 07 2009, 04:25 PM
by
Karen Datko
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On two days this month, you can get free answers to your retirement questions from people who normally charge $150 to $300 an hour.
This wonderful opportunity -- called Jump-Start Your Retirement Plan Days -- is sponsored by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors -- an organization of fee-only advisers.
If you're nearing the end of your career or just starting out, you're probably worried about your dwindling retirement accounts, so this advice couldn't come at a better time. Here are the details:
If you want professional financial advice from someone who is interested in your welfare and isn't trying to sell you anything, a fee-only adviser is the way to go. These people really know their stuff.
Last year during Jump-Start Days, about 4,100 people took advantage of this free service.
"These are frightening times for investors," Kiplinger's Personal Finance editor Janet Bodnar said in a press release. "But it's important to take a long-term view and to make decisions based on facts, not just emotions. These Jump-Start Days are a great way for consumers to evaluate whether their retirement goals are on track."
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