 Institute of Consumer Financial Education »
Offers financial education for all age groups with a special section devoted to teaching children about money.
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 MarketWatch.com: Personal Finance »
Tips and stories for managing your personal finances.
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 Mymoney.gov - Financial Literacy Education Commission »
Financial Literacy Education Commission
- Starting point for information intended by the US government to help improve the financial literacy and education of persons in the United States.
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 Kiplinger Online »
Investing, personal finance, calculators and financial advice.
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 The New York Times - Your Money »
Your Money
- Articles and features on investing, pensions and retirement plans, mortgage rates, mutual funds, the stock market, bonds and notes. Also has company research, earnings reports and market insight.
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 ConsumerReports.org: Money »
Information about adjustable rate mortgage, investment tools, and personal finance tips.
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 International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) »
A not-for-profit educational foundation dedicated to empowering working Americans with the motivation and capability to save and plan for a successful retirement.
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 FinPlan - Tool Menu »
Tool Menu
- Links to various kinds of useful financial calculators.
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 CNN/Money: Personal Finance »
News and advice on money issues.
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 Inflation Calculator »
Adjusts a given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index.
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 Forbes.com - Personal Finance »
Personal Finance
- Financial information previously published in the print version of Forbes.
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 Marketplace »
Public radio business and economic news and commentary.
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 About.com: Financial Planning »
Information on personal financial planning, including budgeting, savings, investing, retirement, insurance, and taxes.
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 AARP - Money and Work »
Money and Work
- Discussion of money matters in considerable depth, especially those related to people who have retired or are planning to in the near future.
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 The Motley Fool »
Investing information and an enjoyably useful site. Updated hourly.
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 Yahoo! Finance »
Personal finance, investing tips and news.
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 Money Instructor »
Tools and information to help teach money and money management, business, the economy, and investing.
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 Smartmoney.com: Personal Finance »
Links to articles covering a range of topics where monetary planning is or should be involved.
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 The Financial Pipeline »
Information for the individual investor, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement planning, real estate, investment strategy, and general financial knowledge.
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 Fundamentals of Financial Planning »
Provided by FSU to educate consumers in the fundamentals of financial planning.
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 MarketWatch: Personal Finance »
Tips and stories for managing your personal finances.
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 Your Money Page »
Online calculators for financial planning and personal finance.
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 Federal Reserve Board: Consumer Information »
Centralized home for articles giving advice and warnings about financial topics, products, and scams.
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 CCH Financial Planning Toolkit »
Information to manage one's personal finances, including investments, insurance, risk and asset management strategies, and tax, retirement and estate planning.
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 Bankrate.com »
An online publication that provides consumers with financial data, research and editorial information on non-investment financial products.
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 BusinessWeek Online: Personal Investing »
Stories, statistics and tutorials about topics of financial interest.
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 MsFinancialSavvy.com »
Offers personal financial topics geared towards women.
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 The Salary Calculator »
Compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities.
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 MyPrimeTime Money »
Offers stock market tips, investment guidance, retirement planning resources, tools and calculators.
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 The JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy »
Purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young adults; develop, disseminate, and encourage the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promote the teaching of personal finance.
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 MsMoney.com »
Resource for women to learn about financial planning, personal finance and investing.
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 The Actuarial Foundation - Seven Life-Defining Financial Decisions »
Seven Life-Defining Financial Decisions
- 64-page PDF-format booklet. Covers "big decisions" that are made, consciously or unconsciously, that can affect one's income and life's goals.
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 Is Your Financial Security at Risk? »
Provides information and a guide to developing a plan for managing financial risks.
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 Women, Men and Money »
Ruth Hayden teaches money management principles to women and couples.
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 CNBC »
Headline news, articles, reports, stocks and quotes, message boards, and a stock ticker.
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 H&R Block - Planning and Learning »
Planning and Learning
- Sections include Tax 101, life events and stages, budgets and saving, college, retirement, and calculators and tools.
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 American Savings Education Council »
A coalition of government and industry institutions to educate people on all aspects of personal finance and wealth development, including credit management, college savings, home purchase, and retirement planning.
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 Epinions: Finance »
Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
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 CNN/Money »
Combines practical personal finance advice, calculators and investing tips with business news, stock quotes, and financial market coverage from the editors of CNN and Money Magazine.
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