Links to Professional Resources

Web sites for Financial Planning
Standard & Poors personal finance site www.personalwealth.com
FinanCenter www.financenter.com
Motley Fool www.fool.com
CNN Financial News www.cnnfn.com/index.html
Quicken www.qfn.com
U.S. Federal Reserve System www.federalreserve.gov
Consumer Price Index & inflation data www.bls.gov
www.stls.frb.org/fred/data/cupdate.html
Calculators for the time-value of money www.centura.com/personal/calculators/index.cfm
www.moneyadvisor.com/calc
Money Magazine www.money.com
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine www.kiplinger.com
Business Week Magazine www.businessweek.com
Worth Magazine www.worth.com
Smart Money Magazine www.smartmoney.com
The Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com

Web sites for Career Planning
Career planning tips www.jobtrak.com
www.dbm.com/jobguide
www.careermag.com
www.mapping-your-future.org
www.careers.wsj.com
Listings of available jobs www.careermosaic.com
www.careermosaic.com
www.careerpath.com
www.hotjobs.com
www.careerbuilders.com
www.monster.com
Resume preparation advice www.occ.com
www.jobweb.com
U.S. Dept. of Labor & state agencies www.ajb.dni.us

Web sites for Money Management and Budgeting
Standard & Poors personal finance site www.personalwealth.com
FinanCenter www.financenter.com
Consumer Expenditure Survey www.bls.gov/csxhome.htm
Goal-setting tips www.quicken.com
Budgeting information www.lifeadvice.com
www.americanexpress.com/student
National Center for Financial Education www.ncfe.org

Web sites for Tax Planning
Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
Tax forms & tips www.1040.com
www.taxweb.com
File your taxes online www.taxsoft.com
Ernst & Young www.ey.com/home.asp
H&R Block www.hrblock.com
TurboTax www.intuit.com/turbotax
State income tax information www.taxadmin.org

Web sites for Banking Services
Current rates for savings instruments www.bankrate.com
www.banx.com
www.usatoday.com/money/savebox.htm
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation www.fdic.gov
U.S. Savings Bonds www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/sav.htm
Federal Reserve System www.federalreserve.gov
Credit Union information www.cuna.org
Purchasing government notes & bonds www.frbsf.org
Current value of U.S. savings bonds www.ny.frb.org
American Bankers Association www.aba.com
Financial calculators for savings www.centura.com/personal/calculators/index.cfm
Making payments on the Internet www.checkfree.com
Online banking information www.orcc.com
www.bankonline.com

Web sites for Using Consumer Wisely and Comparing Credit Costs
RAM Research Group www.ramresearch.com
Comparison of costs & features www.cardtrak.com
Current loan & credit card rates www.bankrate.com
www.banx.com
National Center for Financial Education www.ncfe.org
Credit reports information www.equifax.com
www.experian.com
www.tuc.com
Consumer Credit law information www.ftc.gov
www.federalreserve.gov
www.pirg.org
FinanCenter www.financenter.com
National Foundation for Consumer Credit www.nfcc.org
Debt Counselors of America www.dca.org
Credit cost calculators www.centura.com/personal/calculators/index.cfm

Web sites for Consumer Buying, Transportation
Consumer Reports www.consumerreports.org
Consumer topics www.consumerworld.org
Brand, price, and feature comparisons www.compare.net
Government information sources www.consumer.gov
National Fraud Information Center www.fraud.org
Better Business Bureau www.bbb.org
Legal information for consumers www.nolo.com
Motor vehicle purchasing tips www.consumerlaw.org
Prices of new and used cars www.edmunds.com
Leasing information www.leaseguide.com
www.leasit.com
Driving safety information www.hwysafety.com
Crash test and insurance-related data www.carsafety.org

Web sites for Housing
Renting vs. buying www.financenter.com
Home buying assistance www.homefair.com/home
www.iowa.com
www.realestate.com
Mortgage information www.bankrate.com
www.hsh.com
FNMA (Fannie Mae) www.homepath.com
www.eloan.com
www.lendingtree.com
Dept. of Housing & Urban Development www.hud.gov
Reverse mortgages www.hud.gov/rvrsmort.html
Mortgage cost calculator www.centura.com/personal/calculators/index.cfm

Web sites for Insurance
Insurance Research Council www.ircweb.org
Basic insurance information www.insure.com
Rate information www.insuremarket.com
Links to health-related sites www.healthseek.com
Life & Health Info Foundation for Education www.life-line.org
Long-term care issues  
Medicare (Social Security Administration) www.ssa.gov
Medicare supplement information www.naic.org
Comparing coverages and costs www.quotesmith.com
www.accuquote.com
Life insurance information www.insure.com
Planning assistance & rate information www.insuremarket.com
www.lifenet.com
State insurance regulatory agencies www.naic.org

Web sites for Investment Information
Standard & Poors personal finance site www.personalwealth.com
FinanCenter www.financenter.com
Motley Fool www.fool.com
CNN Financial News www.cnnfn.com/index.html
Quicken www.qfn.com
Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com
Money Line www.moneyline.com
Daily Rocket www.dailyrocket.com
Basic investment information www.investorama.com
www.invest-faq.com
National Association of Securities Dealers www.investor.nasd.com
American Association of Individual Investors www.aaii.org
Investment club information www.better-investing.org
Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.gov
Stock quotes and related data www.wsrn.com
New York Stock Exchange www.nyse.com
American Stock Exchange www.amex.com
NASDAQ www.nasdaq.com
Annual report information www.zpub.com
Company information www.hoovers.com
High-tech stock investing www.techstocks.com
www.newshub.com
Bonds Online www.bonds-online.com
Savings bonds, treasury notes, and t-bonds www.frbsf.org
Morningstar www.morningstar.net
Basic Mutual Fund Information www.quicken.com/investments
www.mfmag.com
www.bloomberg.com
Money-market fund information www.moneyline.com
Chicago Board of Trade www.cbot.com
Chicago Mercantile Exchange www.cme.com

Web sites for Retirement and Estate Planning
Retirement planning, assistance and articles www.lifenet.com
American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Roth IRA information www.rothira.com
www.pensionplanners.com
Pension plans www.401K.com
American Express www.americanexpress.com/401k
John Hancock Co. www.jhancock.com
Fidelity Investments www.fidelity.com
T. Rowe Price www.troweprice.com
Estate planning information www.webtrust.com
Wills and estate planning information www.nolo.com
www.mtpalermo.com
Federal estate tax information www.irs.ustreas.gov
Estate taxes www.lifenet.com/estate





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