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Friday, December 16, 2005

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Rating Retirement Software

Planning for retirement?

There are many retirement calculators out there -- some free, some expensive, some simple, some sophisticated. Which programs will help you retire and what programs should be retired? Bill Poorman reports.

Entrepreneurs are self-motivated by nature. Not surprisingly, they often chose to go it alone when it comes to planning for retirement. As Bill Poorman reports, there's a growing variety of computer software tools that can help out these financial do-it-yourselfers. (Photo: (c) Getty Images)

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