Charles Schwab Expands Its Educational Website, SchwabMoneyWise.com, to Help People at Every Stage of Life Master the Basics of Money Management.Website Features Extensive New Content, Tools and Resources SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
"We continue to believe that it's critically important to give young people the knowledge and skills that will enable them to make good financial decisions throughout life," said Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, president of Charles Schwab Foundation. "However, the need for financial literacy cuts across all generations. Many adults themselves have questions about personal finance, and SchwabMoneyWise.com now offers insight and guidance on a broad range of money topics and issues that are very relevant to their lives." With more than 250 new pages, the site includes: * A Money Basics section, which covers fundamentals such as goal-setting; budgeting; calculating personal net worth; managing credit and debt; saving and getting started on investing; as well as understanding health insurance and disability, long-term care and life insurance; retirement and estate planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the ; income taxes; and the different types of financial accounts. * A Life Events section, which provides information on important financial choices and decisions involved in changing jobs, getting married, buying a home, starting a family, getting divorced and losing a spouse. * A News & Views section adds timely perspective with articles and insights on a broad range of topics, including trends in retirement and philanthropy, insights into the health insurance crisis and interesting survey results about people's attitudes, beliefs and behaviors regarding money. * A new Talking to Kids section incorporates the resources previously available for parents on SchwabMoneyWise.com, but also features a new quiz for parents to help them assess how good a job they're doing as money mentors along with suggestions on areas where they could improve. * A Teachers & Volunteers portal also contains news relating to financial education, classroom resources such as workshops and educator tips, and links to other sites that help bring the lessons of personal finance to life for young people. * A Calculators & Tools section includes a mortgage affordability calculator and a rent vs. buy calculator, complementing the suite of other available tools including: an interactive savings calculator and a cost-of-debt (debt payoff) calculator, a spending tracker, budget planner, a retirement needs worksheet, a personal net worth worksheet, and a financial inventory worksheet. Additionally, the popular "Ask Carrie" column, syndicated by Creators' New Service to newspapers across the U.S., is now featured on the home page of SchwabMoneyWise.com, along with a complete archive of previous readers' questions and answers organized by topic, from Kids & Teens to Retirement Planning. "We believe that financial education is a prerequisite to smart decision-making and, ultimately, to lifelong financial well-being," said Schwab-Pomerantz. "There's no better time for people to take their financial pulse and get some help where they need it. It's our hope that SchwabMoneyWise.com will continue to be an important destination for people who want to learn and make good financial choices for themselves and their loved ones." [PHOTO CAPTION: The interactive budget planner on SchwabMoneyWise.com helps people with one of the first steps toward financial well-being.] About Charles Schwab The Charles Schwab Corporation (Nasdaq:SCHW SCHW Silver Chitin Handwraps (Everquest gaming) ) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices and 7.6 million client brokerage accounts, 1.5 million corporate retirement plan participants, 687,000 banking accounts, and $1.3 trillion in client assets. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Named Highest in Investor Satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds. , www.sipc.org) , and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment Fee-Based Investment An investment account in which the advisor's compensation is based on a set percentage of the client's assets instead of on commissions. Contrast this to commission-based investment, in which the advisor makes money based on the amount of trades made or the advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through its Advisor Services division. The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ) provides banking and mortgage services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com. 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