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General Information And Dictionaries

Bloomberg.com
A portal for all types of financial information and news.
Electronic Data Gathering Analysis & Retrieval System (EDGAR)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires most offerings of debt and equity securities to be registered at this site. This website is searchable. Enforcement Center has lists of Investor Alerts and descriptions of SEC civil suits in federal courts.
OnGuard Online: Investing Wisely Online
Advice about online investing to help you detect companies that may not be on the up-and-up and precautions to take before releasing any personal information.
Investment FAQ
Investment FAQ (frequently asked questions) copyrighted by Christopher Lott has a substantial amount of general information for all investors.
Investopedia.com
An online encyclopedia of financial information. Includes articles on all aspects of investing, a financial term dictionary, calculators, and information on licensing tests for financial professionals.
Markets Data Center
Provides comprehensive data on global stocks and indexes, bonds, futures, commodities, corporate earnings, currencies and more.
Quote.com
Quote.com is a private corporation that provides this site and requires registration--has a number of free services with information about insurance, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and options. Premium users select bundled packages of subscriptions personalized to their needs.
What Every Investor Should Know
What Every Investor Should Know is a handbook from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Contains a great glossary.



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Banking

Bank Rate.com
Bank Rate Monitor periodical reports changes in Federal Reserve rates and allows you to search for changes in interest rates and banking fees. Has a calculator to predict monthly loan payments based on interest rate and term and an added feature that compares financial health of Banks called "Safe and Sound" and "en Espanol" for part of the site.
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Your guide to laws, regulations, banking news, consumer news with an online bank directory.



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Bonds

Bonds Online
A comprehensive site for the fixed-income investor.
Treasury Securities and Programs (Including Savings Bonds)
U.S. Savings Bonds redemption value calculator provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.



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Commodities, Futures, and Options

Chicago Board Option Exchange
The Chicago Board Option Exchange offers current and historical options market data as well as educational material.
Commodity Futures & Financial Market Charts
TFC provides free commodity and financial charts, an online glossary and an online short course.
Office for Futures and Options Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office for Futures and Options Reasearch promotes and enhances scholarly research and learning of futures and options markets.
Options Clearing Corporation
The Options Clearing Corporation is a registered options clearing agency. The site has a glossary under "Understanding Stock Options."
Options Industry Council
Options Industry Council links to all the Exchanges and to the Options Clearing Corp.
Options Resources and Interactive Options Calculator
This joint project of AgriBiz and Office for Futures and Options, UIUC requires specific software to download. The options calculator should be a timesaver.



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Currency

Currency Converter
Olanda,Inc.,the web arm of Olsen & Associates, converts today's currency values from 164 nations easily.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Membership in this cooperative organization is open to all countries(182) that conduct their own foreign policies. Its purpose is to facilitate the unrestricted conversion of one country's currency to that of another by providing a framework for orderly exchange. Sets exchange rates.



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Insurance

E-Insure Research Center
A gateway to insurance related information, the research center includes a directory of insurance companies as well as their D&B and S&Pratings. The website is provided by an online insurance broker and uses frames.
Fitch Ratings of Insurance Companies
A service offering up-to-date ratings of insurance companies.
Insure.com
Insurance News Network site for information about annuities, and other forms of insurance. Provides, through Standard and Poor's, ratings for all types of insurance companies--auto, home, life.
Yahoo! - Insurance
Has informative articles about insurance issues and advice for buying all types of insurance.



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Mutual Funds

Brill's Mutual Fund Interactive
Mutual Funds Interactive, a service of Brill Editorial Services, contains a glossary, profiles of mutual fund managers, and Funds 101 (for the new investor).
IBC/Donoghue Inc.
Provides current money fund tables.
Invest Wisely: An Introduction to Mutual Funds
A primer on investing in Mutual Funds from the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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Personal Finance

Blue Collar Dollar
A free online newsletter that advocates a "common sense" approach to money, a healthy debt free lifestyle, and a stable retirement.
Kiplinger
The Kiplinger organization prides itself on providing forecasting guidance and giving down-to-earth advice on managing money and acheiving financial security.
CNNMoney (Money Magazine)
Money magazine features include the "Best places to Live", "Cost-of Living comparator", "America's Safest Cities", Car buyer's guide, Stock/fund quotes, customized stock or fund graph, plus timely news articles.
Smart Money
Smart Money magazine is a joint project of Dow Jones & Co.and Hearst Corp. Latest news and trends for personal finance.



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Stocks

BigCharts Inc.
A free service providing access to professional level investing tools--quotes, news, interactive charts, industry analysis and intrading sstock screeners. Historical quotes back to 1985.
Business and Company Resource Center
Accessible to current ANSER Library cardholders. Information on over 400,000 US and international companies: histories; chronologies; rankings; investment reports; more.
CBS MarketWatch
One of the many networks giving trade data and annual report information in a well-organized way.
CNN Money
Cable News Network, the Financial Network--Type in company name to get ticker symbol. Or use the ticker symbols of stocks, mutual funds, or money market funds to get a quote. Stock charts and company profiles are available.
Google Finance
Includes real time quotes for NASDAQ stocks, company financial information, news, and a stock screener that helps you indentify stocks based on P/E Ratios, dividend yields and fourteen other criteria.
Hoovers
Hoover's Company capsules of 12,000 public and private enterprises in the US.
Stocksheet.Com
Data provided by Media GeneralFinancial Services. Highlights the biggest gainers and losers of the day on NYSE, AMEX, and NASD. A full review of one stock's performance by entering ticker symbol, includes 5 year charts.



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