Financial Calculators & Money Resources

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Money Well Resources

Calculators, comparison tools, government resources and reading we have mentioned on the show or think are genuinely useful. No forty-seven-tab research project required.

College & Education

For comparing schools, estimating aid and getting past the sticker price.

529 calculator

529 College Savings Calculator

Explore college savings assumptions, funding trade-offs and potential 529 outcomes with this calculator built by Javid Jamae as a courtesy to Money Well Studio listeners.

This tool is for general educational and illustrative purposes only. It does not provide financial, tax, legal or investment advice; results are estimates based on user inputs and assumptions, and Money Well Studio and Javid Jamae do not guarantee accuracy, outcomes or suitability for any individual situation.

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College comparison

College Scorecard

U.S. Department of Education data on costs, graduation rates, student debt, earnings and outcomes by field of study.

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College comparison

NCES College Navigator

A federal comparison tool covering tuition, net price, financial aid, admissions, enrollment, retention and graduation rates.

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Federal data

IPEDS

Detailed higher-education data reported by colleges, including costs, enrollment, aid, degrees and graduation rates.

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College search

College Board BigFuture

Build and narrow a college list by major, location, size, admissions profile, cost and other factors.

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Financial aid

Federal Student Aid Estimator

Estimate potential federal student aid before completing the FAFSA. Particularly useful when you are still modeling college options.

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Saving, Investing & Compounding

Because the most interesting part of compound interest is what happens when you give it time.

Calculator

Compound Interest Calculator

Investor.gov's calculator lets you model an initial investment, monthly contributions, time and estimated return.

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Investor.gov Financial Tools

Free tools including savings goals, required minimum distributions, fund fees and investment-professional background checks.

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Credit

AnnualCreditReport.com

The federally authorized site for obtaining your credit reports from the major credit reporting companies.

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Retirement & Social Security

Useful official tools for turning retirement-age guesses into actual numbers.

Social Security

Benefit Calculators

Official Social Security calculators for estimating retirement benefits and comparing claiming scenarios.

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Social Security

Retirement Age Calculator

Find your full retirement age and understand when unreduced Social Security retirement benefits begin.

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Policy, Families & the Money Around Us

Primary-source links for topics where the details matter.

Pay equity

National Women's Law Center

Research, policy work and advocacy on workplace justice, pay equity and women's economic security.

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Demographic data

Census Reporter

A friendlier way to explore and understand U.S. Census data when population, income and household context matter.

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Trump Accounts / 530A

IRS Form 4547 Resources

Official IRS materials related to the new child investment account enrollment process discussed on the show.

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Books & Reading

The books that launch a conversation, change the framing or simply make us think.

Featured on the show

Strangers by Belle Burden

The memoir that helped frame our conversation about marriage, financial dependence, caregiving and what protection really means inside a partnership.

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More coming

Our Money Well Reading List

We will keep adding books and longer-form reads mentioned in future episodes here.

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Money Well Studio is for educational and entertainment purposes. These links are provided as useful starting points, not individualized financial, tax, investment or legal advice.