a new website for people and groups who are looking for powerful, collaborative, and free software to mange their finances

MySpendingPlan.com, a new website for people and groups who are looking for powerful, collaborative, and free software to mange their finances, announced its official launch. MySpendingPlan.com is free secure online personal finance budgeting software that's easy to use for a variety of budgeting purposes from personal home finance, to vacation planning, home remodeling, and organization budgeting.

Mark and La'Tonya Crawford are the founders of MySpendingPlan.com, a husband and wife team, with years of experience in providing financial counseling, real estate, and mortgage services. Mr. Crawford is a real estate broker and is a senior mortgage loan officer. Mrs. Crawford is a financial advisor and they are both personal real estate consultants.

According to Mr. Crawford, "From our years of experience providing financial counseling services to our clients, we saw a need for easy to use personal finance software. Therefore, we created MySpendingPlan.com as a great tool for helping people get control of their spending so that they can achieve their financial goals."

MySpendingPlan.com uses a modernized version of the envelope system that fits today's lifestyle and home budgets. The envelope system, popular years ago, involved setting up envelopes, allocating monthly income to expenses, then putting the required cash into each envelope. Using MySpendingPlan.com, users can create virtual envelopes and monitor their balances in real time. As a result, it helps users to effectively manage all of their various accounts and make informed financial decisions before spending their money.




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Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/01/2006 | On Personal Finance | Get finances, records ready for '06 changes

Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/01/2006 | On Personal Finance | Get finances, records ready for '06 changes

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On Personal Finance | Get finances, records ready for '06 changesBy Jeff BrownInquirer ColumnistHere comes another finger-wagging column on things to do, financially speaking, in the new year.
It's an annual ritual - but don't assume you know the list by heart. Some financial matters are changing substantially, so they're worth special attention this time around.
Millions of Americans, for example, will be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for the first time for the 2005 tax year.
Rules on filing for flexible-spending-account refunds have changed, as have the savings limits for some IRA investors.
Also, interest rates have been climbing and federal rules on minimum credit-card payments have tightened. So the same card debt can cost you a lot more this year - making the top "to-do" item more important than ever: Pay off those high-interest card debts run up over the holidays. If the card charges 15 percent, every dollar of debt paid off effectively earns you 15 percent. Beat that!
Next, in no particular order:
Watch the mail. Annual statements and tax forms will start arriving soon from your various financial-service providers and your employer. They should be checked for accuracy right away, as little things such as an erroneous Social Security number can cause headaches when you do your taxes.


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You've Retired ... Now What?

With the First Wave of Baby Boomers Approaching 60 What are the Next Steps to Managing Their Savings



As more and more baby boomers approach retirement, there is plenty of advice available on how to save for it but not much about what to do once you get there. This lack of information has left many future retirees confused. After years of saving, they are now faced with the challenges of planning, monitoring and managing their financial situation. In addition, they are also looking for ways to maximize savings for their grandchildren.

From determining future income sources and planning expenses, to calculating withdrawal rates and considering withdrawal strategies, certified financial planner Doug Lockwood provides simple tips on living life during retirement. Mr. Lockwood counsels investors on how to invest to reach financial goals and on other financial planning, investment and tax issues, He has presented numerous seminars on college savings, financial, tax and legal topics. In addition, he has appeared on a variety of television and radio stations throughout the country.


You've Retired ... Now What?

As more and more baby boomers approach retirement, there is plenty of advice available on how to save for it but not much about what to do once you get there. This lack of information has left many future retirees confused. After years of saving, they are now faced with the challenges of planning, monitoring and managing their financial situation. In addition, they are also looking for ways to maximize savings for their grandchildren.



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Stress and Anxiety of Complex Retirement Planning Choices Alleviated by New Website from NewRetirement

Stress and Anxiety of Complex Retirement Planning Choices Alleviated by New Website from NewRetirement

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NewRetirement today announced the launch of its new consumer education and advocacy site for baby-boomers and retirees. The retirement planning website offers an interactive retirement calculator with personalized output, comprehensive information, and unbiased personal finance product and service evaluations

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) December 1, 2005. NewRetirement LLC today announced its new website, www.NewRetirement.com, is open for business. The company’s founders created the web site to replicate for millions of Americans a retirement planning approach that successfully led their families to a more secure and comfortable retirement. Fortunately for the web site’s visitors, the leg-work of gathering information and evaluating services is already taken care of by NewRetirement. In addition, NewRetirement’s proprietary data analysis engine interactively responds to visitors’ input with a customized explanation of financial planning options matched to the users' situation. An example is describing how a reverse mortgage can increase income for qualified Seniors. The results are organized in a format easily understood and accessible to the market of “over-fifty” Internet users.

Visitors, both baby-boomers and retirees, use the site to evaluate their readiness for a lengthy retirement. After they complete a brief personal finance and retirement plan evaluation, the website presents them with alternatives to help improve long-term retirement income and security. NewRetirement.com is positioned as an electronic advocate helping individuals sort through the maze of risks, alternatives, and challenges of the uncertain future facing retirees in the new millennium.

NewRetirement.com’s comprehensive information is presented in three mutually reinforcing sections: Retirement 101, the Retirement Calculator and Retirement Services. Retirement 101 highlights risks faced by today’s retirees and offers tips for planning to manage these risks effectively. This section allows visitors to review the latest retirement news, voice their own opinions, and describe their own experiences with retirement issues. NewRetirement.com’s Retirement Planning Calculator provides an assessment describing actions that may improve asset protection, increase current income, and reduce expenses -- quite different from the typical retirement calculator which merely provides a dollar amount needed to save or an estimate of income needed in retirement. The Retirement Services section describes products and services available in the marketplace used to achieve the objectives of secure assets, steady income, and reduced expenses.

The most popular area of the site is the Retirement Services section, which provides unbiased evaluations of retirement services, such as Reverse Mortgages and Financial Planning. The services are organized by financial objectives: asset protection, current income, and reduced expenses. To protect retirees and help boomers decide what’s best for them, the advantages and disadvantages of each service are explained.

For example, a product growing in popularity with Seniors, reverse mortgages, is found under the heading Increase Income. A reverse mortgage loan has the advantage of allowing a retiree to age in place as a homeowner – never owing more that the value of their home. The homeowner can consolidate debt with the resulting income, or choose instead to cover expenses like fixing up their home or pay for unplanned long term care. The disadvantages described include the reduced size of an estate left to heirs and the expense of the loan. The benefits and pitfalls of other services are also covered. The list of services include: mortgage refinancing, debt consolidation, annuities, relocation, financial advisors, supplemental health care insurance and long term care insurance.

For visitors that ask to take the next step, such as contacting an area expert or purchasing a product or service, NewRetirement.com will route inquiries to a pre-screened provider of the product or service.

About NewRetirement LLC. NewRetirement LLC was founded in 2004. NewRetirement’s management team is made up of people that have experience and education from several nationally-known organizations. Among these companies are: Charles Schwab, JP Morgan, Embark.com, Wells Fargo, E-Trade, The Princeton Review, BusinessWire, AllAdvantage.com, Insurance.com, Viant Consulting, Williams Sonoma, Seer Technologies (IBM/First Boston), and US Web among many others. Among the educational institutions are: Stanford' s Graduate School of Business Administration, the University of Michigan' s Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston University, Haverford College, Carnegie Mellon and several others.

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AXA Advisors Awards Top National Honor to Florida Businesswoman

AXA Advisors Awards Top National Honor to Florida Businesswoman


Peggy Hollander Receives Highest Honor For AXA Advisors' Financial
Professionals

Becomes First Woman To Receive This Honor

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Peggy Hollander, founder and Managing
Director of The Succession Group, Inc., Miami, Fla., and a financial
professional for AXA Advisors, LLC, has earned AXA Advisors' 2005 National
Honor Associate Award, it was announced today by Christopher M. "Kip" Condron,
President and CEO of AXA Financial, Inc., one of the premier U.S.
organizations in financial protection and wealth management.
The award, established nearly seven decades ago, is the highest honor
bestowed upon an AXA Advisors Financial Professional, and Ms. Hollander has
become the first woman to receive the award since it was first presented in
1939.
Mr. Condron said, "This is a milestone event in the history of this
company. Thousands of men and women have been considered annually for this
award over the past 66 years, and I am especially pleased to have the honor of
recognizing Peggy Hollander as the first woman ever to receive this award for
her outstanding professional and personal achievements."
AXA Advisors' National Honor Associate award is granted to one financial
professional each year who represents the "total financial professional" --
the person who most exemplifies esteemed qualities and attributes of community
service, loyalty, leadership and respect. Ms. Hollander was chosen for this
prestigious honor by a committee of peers from among thousands of candidates.
As Managing Director of The Succession Group, Ms. Hollander guides a team
of professionals in creating innovative, customized, insurance-related wealth-
transfer and multi-generational business succession plans, delivered with the
highest caliber of service. She serves clients in Florida, the New York/New
Jersey/Connecticut region, Illinois, California* and other states.

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She has more than 20 years experience in wealth transfer, succession
planning and related financial services, and more than 10 years of experience
as a leading producer for AXA Advisors, LLC, in its Paramount Planning Group,
the company's top producers in the nation since inception in 1999.
Bob Jones, Executive Vice President & Head of Retail Distribution for AXA
Advisors, said "Peggy Hollander is a model for professionalism in our
business, and she is a recognized leader in civic and community endeavors."
Ms. Hollander regularly speaks at AXA Advisors conferences and meetings,
where she addresses fellow AXA Advisors producers, often exploring business
development and charitable giving topics. In addition, she is often a featured
speaker before bar associations, business groups and CPA organizations.
Ms. Hollander is a member of the International Women's Forum, a worldwide
organization of women who hold preeminent positions in their respective
fields. For five years, she chaired the Founders Society of the University of
Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, South Florida's leading center
for cancer treatment and research. She presently serves on UM/Sylvester's
Board of Governors and chairs the Principal Gifts and Planned Giving
Initiative.
She is a member of the United Way of America's Planned Giving Committee
and the United Way of Miami-Dade Alexis de Tocqueville Society. In addition,
Ms. Hollander is an officer and member of the Executive Committee of the
University of Miami Citizens Board and serves on the Board of Directors and
the Finance and Investment Committees of the Florida Grand Opera and the Miami
Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged.

About The Succession Group, Inc.
The Succession Group, Inc. is a "boutique" South Florida-headquartered
succession planning firm that provides wealth-transfer and business succession
planning strategies for an exclusive roster of high net-worth individuals,
families, and affluent business owners. Financial professionals from the
Succession Group, Inc. offer securities through AXA Advisors, LLC. The
Succession Group, Inc. is not owned or operated by AXA Advisors, LLC.

About AXA Advisors, LLC
AXA Advisors, LLC is a leading provider of financial services for
consumers and businesses, working with clients to help them define and meet
their financial goals. AXA Advisors, LLC is a subsidiary of AXA Financial,
Inc., one of the premier U.S. organizations in financial protection and wealth
management through its strong brands: AXA/Equitable Life Insurance Company,
AXA Advisors, LLC, Alliance Capital Management, L.P., Sanford C. Bernstein &
Co., LLC, AXA Distributors, LLC, and the MONY family of companies, including
MONY Life Insurance Company and U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company. AXA
Financial had approximately $575 billion in assets under management as of June
30, 2005. AXA Financial is a member of the global AXA Group, which was listed
as the 13th largest company on Fortune's Global 500 list in 2004.
GE-34155(11/05). * CA Lic#: 0762969



SOURCE AXA Advisors, LLC
Web Site: http://www.axaonline.com

Simple Steps to Save Energy and Money This Coming Winter

Simple Steps to Save Energy and Money This Coming Winter

The holidays are right around the corner, and we all have more expenses. But there are ways to save on electricity bills, says Bill Clayton of Reliant Energy.


SCRIPT: The holidays are right around the corner, and we all have more expenses. But there are ways to save on electricity bills, says Bill Clayton of Reliant Energy.

CUT: (Clayton) Just like we bundle ourselves up when it is cold, we need to bundle up our homes as well. Reliant recommends R-30 or at least 15 inches of insulation in your attic. Insulation is one of the most cost effective home improvements you can make – winter or summer.

SCRIPT: Clayton says insulation is just the beginning.

CUT: (Clayton) It is very important to seal doors and windows with caulking and weather-stripping. Also Reliant Energy recommends investing in a programmable thermostat that adjusts the temperature while you sleep or when no one’s at home. And the most important thing is a full furnace check up. A check up by a certified technician can be critical for safety as well as energy efficiency.

SCRIPT: More money-saving tips are available at reliant.com/saveenergy.

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