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Retirement Planning Website NewRetirement. com Named 'Website of the Month' by The CPA Journal

Retirement Planning Website NewRetirement. com Named 'Website of the Month' by The CPA Journal

The CPA Journal has declared NewRetirement. com their Website of the Month in their annual Financial Planning issue. NewRetirement was selected for the excellence of the articles and website structure on topics such as Reverse Mortgages and Mortgage Refinancing. Particular praise was given to the layout and ease of use of NewRetirement. com. Special mention was also made of the discussion boards and news digest provided, which answer seniors' specific questions about financial options they face in retirement.

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) December 24, 2008

The CPA Journal named NewRetirement. com (https://www. newretirement. com? nr_product=&nr_placement=PRWEB&nr_medium=PR&nr_creative=CPAJRNL08&nr_adgroup=Home) as their "Website of the Month" in the annual issue dedicated to financial and retirement planning. The CPA Journal is a periodical dedicated to topics of interest to Certified Public Accountants in both private and public practice. The Journal praised NewRetirement as a tool not just for retirees but also for financial planners working in the retirement industry, stating that "The site contains substantial practical advice that may introduce topics for discussion with clients".

NewRetirement. com is a retirement information and advocacy company, dedicated to providing detailed and balanced information on the financial tools and options available to seniors in or nearing retirement. The website covers topics such as reverse mortgages (http://www. newretirement. com/Services/Reverse_Mortgage. aspx? nr_product=&nr_placement=PRWEB&nr_medium=PR&nr_creative=CPAJRNL08&nr_adgroup=RMContent), mortgage refinancing, life settlements, home equity conversions, debt consolidation, annuities, relocation assistance, professional financial advisors, supplemental health care insurance, and long term care insurance.

Designed for both seniors and professional retirement planners or service providers, NewRetirement also offers a retirement calculator (https://www. newretirement. com/Plan/Retirement_Planner. aspx? nr_product=&nr_placement=PRWEB&nr_medium=PR&nr_creative=CPAJRNL08&nr_adgroup=PlannerCalc), that interactively responds to visitors' input with a customized explanation of how well prepared they are for retirement, as well as a presentation of financial planning options matched to their specific case.

In particular, The CPA Journal praised the unbiased nature of NewRetirement's articles and information, which explain not just the benefits of the various options available, particularly of reverse mortgages, but the potential drawbacks and risks as well. The Journal also cited NewRetirement's discussion boards and Question & Answers sections, where seniors can ask specific questions about the various financial options they may potentially undertake. The Journal found that the drop down interface and methodical cross-referencing of articles within the website "makes searching within and between items extremely easy".

About NewRetirement LLC: NewRetirement LLC was founded in 2004. NewRetirement's management team has 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. The team includes graduates from: Stanford's Graduate School of Business Administration, the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston University, American University, Haverford College, Pomona College, Carnegie Mellon, and several others.

NewRetirement. com's corporate headquarters is located at 100 Pine St, Suite 590, San Francisco, California 94111. Paul Lowrey, Director of Marketing, can be reached at 866-441-0246. Email inquires should be sent via the site's Contact Us page. The website URL is www. newretirement. com.

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