Watercooler: Help with planning for retirement

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Planning for your retirement can involve a number of important steps, not to mention savings and investment options.

To help plan and sort them out, several websites offer insights. Here is a sampling:

AARP • Discusses a variety of retirement financial planning topics, at http://www.aarp.org/work/retirement-planning/

InvestorGuide.com • Spotlights 10 tips for retirement planning and saving, at http://bit.ly/11otNkT

North American Securities Administrators Association • Features questions to consider and planning tips, at http://www.nasaa.org/2232/retirement-planning-tips/

U.S. Department of Labor • Lists 10 ways to save and prepare for retirement, with additional useful topic links, at http://1.usa.gov/ZQwpGD