Web Resources

Colleges, Education & Financial Aid

Financial Planning& Personal Finance

  • Yahoo Finance
    Financial news and commentary on U.S. and world markets, plus investment, loan and insurance centers.
  • Marketguide.com
    The benchmark for quality financial education. Investment information, research and screening tools.

Government Agencies

  • Social Security Administration
    News and how-to information on tax withholding, obtaining a replacement card or Statement of Earnings and Benefits, etc.
  • Medicare Learn about eligibility and benefits, billing, compare health-care options, download Medicare forms, and locate participating providers by geographic area.
  • Internal Revenue Service
    Tax forms, publications and information.

Home Ownership

  • BankRate.com. Assorted general information and rates, including current mortgage rates by specific location, calculators to help you figure out how much house you can afford, and a glossary.

Insurance

  • Insure.com
    The consumer insurance guide. Insurance quotes and educational information.

Market News

  • CNBC
    Market commentary plus the latest business headlines from CNBC / MSNBC / Wall Street Journal.
  • CNNfn
    The Wall Street Journals online magazine of personal business. Information on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, the markets and more.
  • Wall Street Journal
    Interactive edition. All the news of the WSJ plus 24-hour-a-day updates.

Mutual Funds

  • Morningstar Online
    Primary provider of mutual fund research. Market reports and investor information. Your first second opinion.
  • Mutual Fund Investors Center
    Educational center with planning tools and mutual fund tracking features.

Professional Organizations

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) Board of Standards
    Information about CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) licensees and the financial planning profession, including what it takes to become a CFP® and tips on how to select a financial advisor.
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
    Information about NAPFA and FEE-ONLY financial planners, including why choose a FEE-ONLY financial advisor.
  • The Garrett Planning Network, Inc.
    A nationwide network of professional Fee-Only financial advisors, dedicated to serving people from all walks of life on an hourly, as-needed basis, founded by Sheryl Garrett, CFP®, author of "Just Give Me the Answer$" and one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in Financial Planning.
  • Kinder Institute of Life Planning
    Financial planners who have been trained in “interior finance” and “the soft side of money” by George Kinder, CFP®, author of the “Seven Stages of Money Maturity” and one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in Financial Planning.

Research

  • Quicken
    Investment, mortgage, insurance, tax, banking and retirement information, plus online quotes.

 

 

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