Take advantage of free financial tools from across the Internet for planning and evaluation:
What are the best FDIC insured CD rates (from Bankrate.com) here
A nice tool from Schwab to help you decide between a traditional 401k
and a Roth 401k using certain assumptions that you input using slide controls here
Calculate your retirement savings needs with this Retirement Savings Calculator
from Kiplinger.com here
A nifty stock screener from MarketWatch here
The SEC provides a way to check out Brokers and Investment Advisors here
and the FINRA BrokerCheck page here
How do you vet a financial pro? A useful article from Forbes that includes the FINRA information, but also a couple of other resources here
