Learn what's new and improved in the Money 99 Planner

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The Lifetime Planner is better than ever, and lets you easily create the most complete, most accurate plan for achieving your financial goals. Some places weÆve improved are:

• Complete financial plan Now you can print a full 20-25 page report including an Action Plan to help you take the first steps.
• Improve Your Plan advice Use our new personalized suggestions for making better use of your financial resources.
• Analyze your future finances Now you can graph, chart, and analyze your financial future in more than a dozen new ways.
• Retirement planning Now itÆs easier to plan for retirement with our support for Roth IRAs and online updates to get the latest changes to pension and retirement laws.
• College planning Now itÆs easier to plan for college expenses with our up-to-date college cost database and our support for Education IRAs.
• Home buying Now itÆs easier to plan to buy a new home or other major assets (rental property, boats, and so forth).
• Employee stock options You can add all the details about these so your plan reflects your true picture.

After the upgrade is complete, itÆs important to go through the Planner from beginning to end. ThatÆs how you can ensure your plan is complete and that youÆve taken advantage of the new and improved features. By taking the time to make your assumptions better, youÆll get a more accurate financial plan.

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