- FDIC site – Check to see if your bank is FDIC insured or if it is in trouble.
Education
- Finaid – A comprehensive site that covers all aspects of financial aid.
- National Center for Education Statistics – Information on past three years of college/university costs.
- Salliemae – Calculators for estimating college costs, savings needs, and student loan payments as well as a great deal of financial aid and scholarship information.
Income Tax
- IRS Website – The IRS Website, information on forms, publications, and frequently asked questions.
Investments – Discount Brokers
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. – Discount broker.
- TD Ameritrade View account balances, market news, and other services offered by the discount broker.
Investments – Financial News & Quotes
- Bloomberg – Financial market news and stock/mutual fund quotes.
- CNN Financial News – Financial market news and stock/mutual fund quotes.
- InvestorGuide – Comprehensive stock research tool. “Tools” tab provides links to other sites.
- MSN Money – Financial market news and stock/mutual fund quotes.
- Yahoo – Keep track of your overall portfolio and get detailed charts on your individual stocks and bonds.
Investments – Investor Education
- Investorwords – This site is a database of more than 5,000 key investment terms, plus some 15,000 links related to words and concepts.
- Motley Fool – Online calculators and information to help answer basic questions.
- SEC Investor Education site – Online calculators, broker and/or advisor information, investor alerts, plus links to other government sites.
Investments – Mutual Funds
- Fund Alarm – Stay abreast of significant changes influencing the people behind the funds, and receive email alerts whenever a fund you own announces a key development.
- IndexFunds.com – A resource on the use of index funds, or passive investing, versus conventional actively managed mutual funds.
- Morningstar – This company is well-known for its mutual fund star rating system, and this site has many useful research and analysis tools.
- Mutual Fund Education Alliance – A large source of mutual fund news and information, plus daily price info and one-, five- and ten-year annualized returns.
Investments – Publications
- Forbes – Online edition of Forbes magazine.
- Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine – Magazine plus calculators, investor education and more.
- Smart Money – Smart Money
Mortages/Real Estate
- Bankrate.com – Mortgage calculator and basic information
- Eloan – Compare loans, quotes, calculators
- Realtor sites – Customized searches by city, mortgage information and glossary.
Smart Spending
- Consumer Reports Magazine – Informational articles and product recalls are free on this site (subscription required for full online version).
- The Dollar Stretcher Tips – Free online newspaper full of tips, hints, stories and links for living better for less.