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401k
also see.. IRA, Retirement

DIRECTORIES-401k
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com (search)

401k.com (from Fidelity Investments), About
• Basics
• Contributing
• Loans from your account
• FAQs about Changing Jobs, Options when you change jobs
• Minimum Required Distributions (MRDs) required withdrawals, Options when you retire
• Taxes
• Tools, Worksheets, and Calculators
• Withdrawals

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDR)
• Investor Education
    º Smart Investing: 401k

U.S. Dept of Labor, Workers: A Look At 401(k) Plan Fees for Employees

WikipediaUse It!
• 401(k)
• 401(k) IRA matrix comparisons: 401(k), Roth 401(k), Traditional IRA's & Roth IRA's


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ADVICE, CONSUMER ADVICE
also see.. TELEVISION & VIDEO

JasonZweig.com

JohnCBogle.com @WordPress.com
Robert Hiltonsmith @ Demos.org

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
    º Bodie, Zvi scholarly papers

Wikipedia
• Bogle, John C. (1929)
    º Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor
    º The Vanguard Group
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act
• Fiduciary most investment managers have a non-fiduciary relationship with the customer
• Ghilarducci, Teresa
• Graham, Benjamin (1894-1976)
    º The Intelligent Investor
• Index fund
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• Pension
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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ZviBodie.com

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ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) & COMPLEX SYSTEMS
also see.. §AI§ §CHAOS§

Santa Fe Institute's Artificial Stock Market, open source software from SourceForge.net
• using the Swarm Toolkit from Swarm.org
• Swarm download page

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QUOTES, RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, TRENDS & FORECASTING
also see.. Charts, Fundamental Analysis, Indices, Stocks,

DIRECTORIES-Research & Amalysis
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

123Jump.com
• Analysis Archive
• IPO Center
• Quotes & News

Australian Financial Review (AFR.com)
• Asia, World
• MarketTools
• MarketWrap
    º Commodities, Equities, IPO's, Money
• SmartMoney

Bank of Montreal (BMO) Economics, Economic Research and Analysis

Bloomberg.com (Ads!)
• Charts & Analysis

BollingerBands.com, About, FAQ
Charles Schwab

Damodaran OnlineUse It! Professor Aswath Damodaran, New York U
• Class List
• Corporate Finance
• The Data Page how to collect data from a variety of sources
    º Getting Data from Bloomberg (pdf)
• Investment Management
• Papers & Research
• Spreadsheet Programs
• Valuation
• Web Casts

DecisionPoint.com ($)
• Chart Spotlite quick, "lite" analysis of security, market index & market indicator charts
• Glossary Technical Analysis Terms with examples
• Technical Analysis Short Course
• Top Advisor's Corner articles

EconoMagic.comUse It! (recheck site) Links

Financial Forecast CenterUse It! (Market Research International, neatideas.com) forecasts & historical trends
• Gold
• Money Rates: Fed ( Discount, Funds ), Prime Rate
• Dow Jones: Composite, Industrials, Transports, Utilities
• NASDAQ, NYSE Comp, Russel 2000, S&P 500, Wilshire 5000
• Nikkei

GaryAScott.com, Cycles, Markets, Trends...Wars, 100 Year DJI Chart
Hoover's Online ($)
InveStars.com analysis, events, I-bank ratings, Insider TradePlotter Charts, News, quotes, tools

Investment forecasts for stocks and mutual funds by Howard Phillips, PhD, Lee College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte
• Stock and Mutual Fund Forecasts
• Stock Symbols and Mutual Fund Symbols

Investors Business Daily ($) subscription only

Irrational ExuberanceUse It! Second Edition by Robert J. Shiller
• Definition of Irrational Exuberance
• Publications at the Yale Economics Dept

Mad Money with Jim Cramer

MarketScreen.comUse It!
• Advance/Decline Line
• Bollinger Bands
• Bull/Bear Ratio
• Moving Averages introduction ( Full Deatails )
• Periodicity

Moore Research Center, Inc. (MRCI.com)
• some of the best seasonal analysis studies

Morningstar.com
• Stocks
• Tools
    ºAmerican Century Real Estate Inv REACX
    º Fidelity Contrafund FCNTX, II FCONX

PBS television - Wall $treet Week with FORTUNE
• Resources
• Riskmetrics Web Resources - Mutual Funds

Robert's Historical Stock Volatilities!Use It! calculator

Stock100.com (Ads!)

TechnicalIndicators.com, About, Links, Warning
• British Pound, Euro, Yen
• Gold, Silver
• Stock Market
• Worth Watching

TheStreet.com, About, Search, SiteMap
• Cramer Radio ArchivesUse It!
• News
• Research
    º Funds
• Stock Quotes, Java Charter
• US Indices

WallStreetCity.com with Wall Street Ticker pop-up
• Charts (1 mo to 15 yr to max) with Technical Options & Symbol Lookup

Wilshire Associates Incorporated, The Wilshire Indexes
• Wilshire 5000 Total Market
• Wilshire4500 small and mid-cap stock


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ARTICLES by...
Christopher Byron Google Search ("by Christopher Byron" -book site: observer.com)

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ASSOCIATIONS
American Association of Individual Investors
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Institute for Financial Markets

National Association of Financial and Estate Planning
National Association of Investors Corporation ($ (NAIC)) About, Search, SiteMap
• Publications

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDR)
• Complaint Center
• Investor Alerts
    º 10 Tips to Keep Track of Your Investments
    º Mutual Fund Breakpoints: A Break Worth Taking
    º Understanding Mutual Fund Classes & fee and expense glossary
• Investor Education, SiteMap
    º Mutual Fund & ETF Expense Analyzer, Glossary
    º Smart Investing: 401k

National Futures Association (NFA), Links
• safeguarding the derivatives markets with regulatory programs
• Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) check on your broker/firm
    º Discipined Firms
• Manual & Rules

North American Securities Administrators Association (NSAA), SiteMap
• Enforcement: Investment-Related Complaint
• Investor Education & Press Release Archive
    º Investor Tips & Alerts
• Library, News


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BEAR MARKETS
Ameritrade.com, Understanding Bull & Bear Markets
Equitable.com, Surviving Bear Markets (pdf)

GlobalFindata.com, Articles
• Bull and Bear Markets, Past and Present (Word Doc ~July, 2000)

Gold-Eagle.com, Bear Markets of the Past 100 Years

The Motley Fool
• Bear Markets: Why Do You Invest?, 2
(February 8, 2000 • When Bear Markets End (July 25, 2002)

TheStreet.com, A Brief History of Bear Markets

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BLOGS

SenseOnCents.com by Larry Doyle


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BOND FUNDS
Calvert.com: Bond Fund Basics
CNN Money: Guidelines for choosing bond funds
Fidelity.com: Understanding Bond Funds
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Bond Funds and Income Funds
Wikipedia: Bond fund

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BONDS
DIRECTORIES-Bonds
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com


Bonds-Online.comUse It! Search
• Bond Professor: FAQs
    º Corporate, General Fixed Income, Municipal, Savings Bond, Treasury
• Fixed Income Research Center
• Quotes & Data (registration required)

Financial Pipeline
• Bond Page
    º Credit Ratings and Analysis
    º Fiscal Policy
    º Interest Rates: Components, Forecasting, Why Interest Rates Change
    º Bonds: Characteristics, Management Strategies, Spreads, Trading, Types, Valuing

Investinginbonds.com Links
• All Markets, Corporates, MBS/ABS/Agencies, Municipals, Treasurys
• Glossary
• Rising Interest Rates what you should know

U.S. Government:
• U.S. Savings Bonds Online, Bureau of the Public Debt
• SavingsBonds.gov US Treasury
• TreasuryDirect.gov

Yahoo Finance
• 10 Y TSY YLD NDX (^TNX), Chart


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BOOKS
BookTV.org
• In Bed with Wall Street: The Conspiracy Crippling Our Global Economy by Larry Doyle

DeleteYourBroker.com "beat the pros on Wall Street" by Christopher Byron

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BROKERAGES
DIRECTORIES-Brokerages
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AltaVest.com brokerage firm, commodity futures & futures options, About, Bookstore, FAQs, Links
• Education: Basics, Futures & Options, Glossary, Instant Lessons, Trading Scenario
• Introduction to Japanese Candlestick Charting

Charles Schwab
Fidelity Investments

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BUBBLES, CRASH, MANIAS
also see.. Historical

CNN Money
• 'Irrational exuberance' stock bubble? Robert Shiller says we're just as mad for real estate (January 25, 2005)

Cross-Currents.net (disables all copy functions!) by Alan Newman, Links
• Charts: Pictures of a Stock Market Mania (Monthly)
• Archives

Finance and Investment Psychology Website @geocities.com
• Investment Manias and Speculative Bubbles history & schemes by Jonathan Myers

Forbes.com
• Your Castle's P/E Ratio home real estate

Irrational ExuberanceUse It! second edition book by Robert J. Shiller
• Definition of Irrational Exuberance
• Publications

Wikipedia
• Behavioral economics
• Black Monday (1987)
• Case-Shiller index nominal value of the residential real estate market in the United States
• Irrational Exuberance
• Robert Shiller

Yale U, Economics Dept: Robert J. Shiller
• Onilne Data (1871-2007) from his book Irrational Exuberance
    º Charts with Price, Price/Earnings Ratio, & Stock Data tabs


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CALCULATORS

Arachnoid.com
• Finance Calculator Time value of money with math tutorial & equations
• Unit Conversions

CNN Money ( SiteMap ) Tools & Calculators:
• Asset Allocator
• Fund Screener
• Mortgage Refinance takes all the costs into account
• Portfolio ( Real Time )
• Rate of Return
• Retirement Planner series of forms
• Savings
• Stock Optionsr for Employees

FinanceGlobe.com credit card & loan databases, Glossary, Links
• Financial Calculators

InvestoPedia.com (Ads!), Calculators
• Annuities (investments with fixed cash payments received over a fixed period):
    º Annual Rate.. Due
    º Future Value, Due
    º Periods, Due
    º Present Value.. Due
    º Number of Payments
• Bonds (and Fixed Income):
    º Accrued Interest
    º Actual Day Count
    º Bond: Pricing, Price on Anniversary
    º Duration: Macaulay, Modified, on Coupon Date
    º T Bill: Price, Rate of Return
    º Value: Future, Present, Net Present
    º Yield: Adjusted Current, Current, to Maturity
• Currency and Forex Converter
• Retirement & Personal Finance
    º Annual Rate: Compounded, Effective
    º Periods to Grow Sum of Money
    º Saving for Education.. & more
• Stocks: Compound Annual Growth Rate & Dividend Yield

OANDA, foreign exchange (FX), currency information services & trading
• Traveler's FX Currency Converter, Cheat Sheet

Numa.com Financial Derivatives, FAQ, Forum ( Intro ), Links ( Futures & Options Exchanges ), SiteMap
• Derivatives: Calculators
    º Convertible Bonds, Options, Multi-option, Warrants

Robert's Historical Stock Volatilities!Use It! calculator


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CHARTS (STOCK MARKET), TICKER TAPE
also see.. Fundamental Analysis, Indices, Stocks, Technical Analysis

AltaVest.com brokerage firm, commodity futures & futures options, About, Bookstore
• Introduction to Japanese Candlestick Charting

BarChart.com Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Custom Charts
• AIM Energy A example monthly Chart

CNBCUse It!

FinancialSense.com, About
Use It! Market Monitor & Intermarket U.S & Global Analysis Charts


Google FinanceUse It!

PCQuote.com ($) About, SiteMap

Wikipedia
• Bollinger bands
• Business cycle
• Category:Technical analysis
• Chart pattern
• Elliott wave principle
• Stock selection criteria
• Technical analysis
• Ticker tape
• Trend lines (technical analysis)
• Volatility (finance)

Yahoo.comUse It! Finance

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COMMENTARY
Christopher Byron the voice of MSNBC business - article archive

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COMMODITIES & FUTURES

DIRECTORIES-Commodities & Futures
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CommodityTrader.net, Links, Forex Forum, News
• Charts

Lind-Waldock.com, News
• Education: FAQ/Glossary
• Quotes & Charts ( free version )


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DAYTRADING
DIRECTORIES-Day Trading
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com

DayTradingStocks.com, Forums, Links
EliteTrader.com
MaoXian Means "Take A Risk"
• Archive, Library
• Trading for Dummies, Day Trading Lessons, Unusual Suspects
Statistical Methods Of Stock Trading ($) STTA Consulting

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DERIVATIVES

Numa.com Financial Derivatives, FAQ, Forum ( Intro ), Links ( Futures & Options Exchanges ), SiteMap
• Acronyms Dictionary
• Derivatives: Calculators
    º Convertible Bonds, Options, Multi-option, Warrants
• Guides: Futures And Options Orders, Options Strategy
• Volatility

QuantNotes.com, Forum, Links ( Education & Finance )
• Fundamental Concepts


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EDUCATION
also see.. §EDUCATION§

National Endowment for Financial Education provides the following sites
• CashCourse.org
• SmartAboutMoney.org

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Investor Information
• Online Publications for Investors
    º Brokers and Brokerages: Online Brokerage Accounts


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ENERGY
also see.. §ENERGY§

Alliance to Save Energy business, government, environmental & consumer coallition, About
• Refinancing & Remodeling
• Financing Energy Efficiency, Links
    º North America: US Small Business Administration Loan Programs For Energy Related Businesses

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) Glossary, Links, Search
• Federal Incentives
    º Solar and Geothermal Business Energy Tax Credit
• Library reports
• New Mexico

EERE, Energy Savers: Information ResourcesUse It!
• Financing
    º Homeowners finance energy efficiency or renewable energy projects
    º Industry fianance a product or process to save energy, reduce emissions, or for clean manufacturing
    º State/Local Programs
• Fact Sheets
    º Financing an Energy-Efficient Home
GreenTie.org Database of Suppliers reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Links
• Directory
• Finance
• Technologies

Energy Will Shine Again March, 07 John Segner (AIM Energy Fund) interview
• Smartmoney.com/barrons


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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's)

About.com, Exchange Traded Funds - ETFs

Ameritrade.com
• Could Exchange Traded Funds be Right for You?
• Essentials of ETF's

Morningstar.com, Exchange-Traded Funds

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ETRADE, ONLINE INVESTING & TRADING

Charles Schwab Investment Services
ETrade.com E*Trade ( United States )
Fidelity.com

InvestingOnline.org
• Getting Started
• Online Broker Ratings Investing Simulator Center

Lind-Waldock.com Futures
• Trading Tools

Mad Money with Jim Cramer from CNBC Television

ScotTrade.com, SiteMap
• Mutual Fund Center
• Retirement Center

StockSmart.com ($) About, FAQ, SiteMap, ( Index )
TDAmeritrade

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EXTRACTS
Index of /ptest/auto/extracts: NYU

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FIND
also see.. Focus

DIRECTORIES-Finance
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Wikipedia | Yahoo.com


CommodityTrader.net, LinksUse It! Forex Forum, News
• Charts

Dailystocks.com, Links

Finance on the Web
Finance Resources on the WWW, Dakota State U

Financial Pipeline, LinksUse It!

Giddy.orgUse It! professor Ian Giddy, Stern School of Business, NYU
• Course Materials: Highlights
    º Bonds and Yields
    º Capital Asset Pricing Model
    º Forecasting and Efficient Markets
    º Futures and Options
    º Markets & Instruments
    º Portfolio Optimization
    º Risk and Return
    º Time Value of Money
• Calculators and Spreadsheets for Finance
    º duration.xls
    º Credit Spreads Correlations Portfolio spreadsheet
    º Beta spreadsheet
    º Corning Valuation example
    º Merger valuation example: Schirnding
    º International portfolio investment
    º Option pricing

Google Finance
Hoovers Online the Business Network

InvestmentUse It! Links from St Charles City County Library, Business & Public Management Services

InvestmentSeek.com
InvestorLinks.com Financial Portal, About, News, SiteMap
Mitchell A. Hoselton's Bookmarks (see Finance and Investing)

OSU Virtual Finance Library more Links
• from Ohio State U, Fisher College of Business, Dept of Finance
• Financial Data Finder

StockMaster.com Search Tool
Qualisteam.com Banking & Finance Portal, Forum
U Florida, Warrington College of Business: Links for General Business InformationUse It!
Virtual Finance Library - Links:   Fisher Dept Finance, Ohio State U & Link from ( WWW Virtual Library)

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FOCUS on these sites!
also see.. Find

Morningstar, Inc.

MSN Money Central Microsoft
• Investing
• Glossaries: Investor, Tax

Wikipedia
    º Category:Basic financial concepts
    º Category:Bonds
    º Category:Commodities market
    º Category:Currency
    º Category:Derivatives (finance)
    º Category:Economics terminology
    º Category:Finance theories
    º Category:Financial accounting
    º Category:Financial economics
    º Category:Financial markets
    º Category:Financial regulation
    º Category:Financial risk
    º Category:Financial services
    º Category:Financial services companies
    º Category:Financial terminology
    º Category:Foreign exchange market
    º Category:Hedge funds
    º Category:Institutional investors
    º Category:Investment
    º Category:Mathematical finance
    º Category:Mutual funds of the United States
    º Category:Portfolio theories
    º Category:Risk management
    º Category:Securities
    º Category:Stock exchanges
    º Category:Stock market
    º Category:Wealth
    º List of banking crises
    º List of economic crises
    º List of stock exchanges
    º Outline of financeUse It!
• Annuity (finance theory)
• Arbitrage
    º Risk arbitrage
• Assets
    º Intangible asset
    º Statistical arbitrage
• Balance sheet
• Bond (finance)
    º Bond fund
    º Bond market
    º Bond valuation
    º Corporate bond
    º Government bond
    º High-yield debt
    º Municipal bond
• Capital (economics)
    º Capital structure
    º Human Capital
    º Intellectual capital
    º Working capital
• Closed-end fund
• Commodity
    º Commodities exchange
    º Commodity market
• Currency
    º Exchange rate
    º Exchange rate regime
    º Foreign exchange market
• Decision theory
• Derivative (finance)
• Discount rate
• Electronic trading
• Energy market
• Exchange rate
• Fair value or Fair price
• Financial accounting
• Financial crisisUse It!
    º Bailout
    º Bank run
    º Late-2000s financial crisis
    º List of banking crises
    º List of economic crises
• Financial economics
• Financial instrument
• Financial market (also see Market)
• Financial modeling
• Financial risk
    º Risk measure
    º Risk modeling
    º Risk pool
• Financial statement
• Foreign exchange market
• Fundamental analysis
• Futures contract
• Futures exchange
• Hedge fund
• Homo economicus humans as rational & self-interested economic actors
• Homo reciprocans humans as cooperative actors motivated to improve their environment
• Index fund
• Interest rate
• Interest rate risk
• Leverage (finance)
• Market
    º Efficient market hypothesis
    º Financial markets
• Macroeconomics
• Market liquidity
• Mathematical finance
• Microeconomics
• Modern portfolio theory
    º Post-modern portfolio theory
• Money market
• Money measurement concept
• Money supply
• Mutual fund
• Net worth
• Open-end fund
• Perpetuity
• P/B ratio price-to-book ratio
• P/E ratio price-to-earnings ratio
• Position (finance)
    º Long (finance)
    º Short (finance)
• Post-modern portfolio theory
• Price discovery
• Public finance
• Quantity theory of money
• Rate of return
• Rational expectations
• Risk (see Financial risk)
• Security (finance)
• Socially responsible investing
• Speculation
• Stock
    º Common stock
    º Preferred stock
    º Registered share
    º Shareholder
    º Stock exchange
    º Stock market
    º Voting share
    º Stock valuation
• Time value of money
    º Future value
    º Net present value
    º Present value
• Trading room
• Two-moment decision models & Mean-variance analysis
• Valuation (finance)
• Value investing
• Wealth
• Weighted average cost of capital

Yahoo! Finance

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FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
also see.. Charts, Indices, Stocks, Technical Analysis

ReportGallery.com (AnnualReports.com), About, FAQs

FreeEdgar.com (Ads!)
• Dun & Bradstreet Business/Credit Reports ( alt )business & credit reports
• Free Annual Reports

Public Register's Annual Report Service (PRARS.com), About
• Search limited database for free reports by Symbol or Company Name

US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC): SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR), About
• Descriptions of SEC Forms
• FTP Users
• Information for EDGAR Filers
• Quick EDGAR Tutorial
• Search for Company FilingsUse It!
• SIC Codes

Wikipedia
• Category:Technical analysis
• Stock market
• Stock selection criteria
• Technical analysis
• Volatility (finance)


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GENERAL
Barron's Online ($)
BlackEnterprise.com
Bloomberg.com (Ads!)
CNN/Money
CNNfn.com markets, News, personal finance, small and world business
Commercial Finance Online
The Economist
Entrepreneur Magazine
FinanCenter.com
Forbes.com
Fortune.com Fortune 500, 100 fastes growing, News
Global-Investor.com
Investors Free Forum
Internal Revenue Service U.S. Dept. of Treasury
Kiplinger Online
MoneyNet.com

The Motley Fool (Fool.com), Forums
• Personal Finance
• Quotes and Data

MSN Money Central Microsoft
Nasdaq Newsroom
Learning Center from PortfolioBuilder Investment Program
Red Herring - Online

TheStreet.com, About, Search, SiteMap
• Cramer Radio ArchivesUse It!
• News
• Research
    º Funds
• Stock Quotes, Java Charter
• US Indices

Small Stock News Network
SmartMoney.com
Upside.com
Worth.com

Yahoo! FinanceUse It!


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FRAUD, INVESTOR PROTECTION & EDUCATION
also see.. §CONSUMER§, Tutorials

Federal Consumer Information Center
Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC)
• partnership of the FBI and National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

Investor Protection Trust

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDR)
• Complaint Center
• Investor Alerts
    º 10 Tips to Keep Track of Your Investments
    º Mutual Fund Breakpoints: A Break Worth Taking
    º Understanding Mutual Fund Classes & fee and expense glossary
• Investor Education, SiteMap
    º Mutual Fund & ETF Expense Analyzer, Glossary
    º Smart Investing: 401k

National Fraud Information Center

National Futures Association (NFA), Links
• safeguarding the derivatives markets with regulatory programs
• Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) check on your broker/firm
    º Discipined Firms
• Manual & Rules

National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

North American Securities Administrators Association (NSAA), SiteMap
• Enforcement: Investment-Related Complaint
• Investor Education & Press Release Archive
    º Investor Tips & Alerts
• Library, News

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDR)
• Complaint Center
• Investor Alerts
    º 10 Tips to Keep Track of Your Investments
    º Mutual Fund Breakpoints: A Break Worth Taking
    º Understanding Mutual Fund Classes & fee and expense glossary
• Investor Education, SiteMap
    º Mutual Fund & ETF Expense Analyzer, Glossary
    º Smart Investing: 401k

Secuties Fraud Prevention Organization, About, Blog, FAQ, Links
• (SFPO, Securitiesfraud.org)
• Arrests, Fraud Cases: Cururent, Results
• Report an Accountant, Broker, Brokerage, Lawyer
• Report Securities Fraud
• Watch Lists: Accountants, Brokers, Brokerages, Lawyers
• Retractions, Defamation, Freedom of Speech & the Internet, legal disclosures & example cases

U.S. Postal Inspection Service crimes, FAQ, laws, local inspectors, mail theft, News, wanted & rewards

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Investor Information
• Alerts
    º Analyzing Analyst RecommendationsUse It!
    º Investor Alert: Stock Market Fraud "Survivor" Checklist
• Complaints and Enforcement
• The Internet and Online Trading invest wisely & avoid fraud


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FORUMS & CHATS
also see.. NewsGroups

DIRECTORIES-Chats & Forums
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com


BusinessWeek.com
• Forums & Chats: ( Investing, Technology )


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GLOBAL MARKETS
also see.. Stock Exchanges

InvestorLinks.com Financial Portal, About, SiteMap
• Global Markets

OSU Virtual Finance Library Portal
• from Ohio State U, Fisher Dept of Finance
• World Markets


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GOLD (& SILVER)
also see.. Mutual Funds

Asset Strategies International, Inc., About
• Information Line online Newsletter & Archive
• Resources

ClifDroke.com, Links

EagleWing.com Gold Funds Page, Links
• Gold Funds List with basic information
• Gold Equities held by most funds
• NewsLetter, Archive
• Weekly Update
• Why Invest in Gold

Financial Forecast Center (Market Research International, neatideas.com) forecasts & historical trends
• Gold

Gold-Eagle.com, Forum
• Gold Digest
• Gold Funds Section mutual funds
    º SA Gold Mutual Funds (highest % in South African stocks), Charts

GoldMiningOutlook.com

GoldSheetLinks.com Mining Web Directory of LinksUse It!

Google Search:
• "gold" "100 year trend"

KitCo.com

Moore Research Center, Inc. (MRCI.com)
• some of the best seasonal analysis studies
• Delayed Quotes - Gold/Silver Stocks/Futures with BarChart.com company links
• Inter-Market Gold/Silver Correlations & Explanation

MSN Money Central, Top-Performing Funds
• Large Funds (most widely held), Top Performance Funds, Top Rated Funds
• Specialty-Precious Metals

Quicken.com
• Mutual Fund Finder
• Top 25 Funds selection by category & period
    º Specialty-Precious Metals

TechnicalIndicators.com, About, Links, Warning
• Gold, Silver

Ttheory.com, T Theory Monthly Comments for Year 2002
SimplifyGoldStocks.com, Links, SiteMap, (free subscription required)

World Gold CouncilUse It! FAQ, Links, SiteMap & Search
• About Gold
• Charts (price)
• Investors
• Country-specific Information where to buy bullion, coins & investment products
    º How to Invest
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    º Portfolio Diversification, Preserving Wealth
    º Research & Statistics
• Science of Gold applications, properties

Yahoo! Finance
• AXP Precious Metals A (INPMX) ExpRatio: 1.66%, Chart
• Evergreen Precious Metals I (EKWYX) ExpRatio: 1.15%, Chart
• Evergreen Precious Metals A (EKWAX) ExpRatio: 1.44%, Chart
• Franklin Gold and Precious Metals A (FKRCX) ExpRatio: 1.09%, Chart
• INVESCO Gold & Precious Metals Inv (FGLDX) ExpRatio: 1.88%, Chart
• Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals A (OPGSX) ExpRatio: 1.40%, Chart
• Scudder Gold & Precious Metals A (SGDAX) ExpRatio: 1.85%, Chart
• Tocqueville Gold (TGLDX) ExpRatio: 1.68%, Chart
• USAA Precious Metals and Minerals (USAGX) ExpRatio: 1.47%, Chart
• U.S. Global Investors Gold Shares (USERX) ExpRatio: 2.64%, Chart
• U.S. Global Investors WrldPrecMineral (UNWPX) ExpRatio: 1.92%, Chart
• Vanguard Precious Metals (VGPMX) ExpRatio:0.55%, Chart


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• Complaints and Enforcement
• The Internet and Online Trading invest wisely & avoid fraud

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Wikipedia
• Hedge fund


^ INVEST
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also see.. Bubbles

Crestmont Research
• Stock Market Analyses (1900-2006) from the book Unexpected Returns, Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles, by Ed Easterling

Google Finance
• Dow Jones Industrial Average Index 1970-present
• Nasdaq Composite Index 1971-present
• S&P 500 Index 1970-present

Investopedia.com: Is the P/E Ratio a Good Market-Timing Indicator? with 1920-2003 Price Earnings Ratio Chart

Yahoo Finance
• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
    º Chart
• Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
    º Chart from 1970-present
• S&P 500 INDEX, RTH (GSPC) components
    º Chart 1950-present

Yale U, Economics Dept: Robert J. Shiller
• Data (1871-2007) from his book Irrational Exuberance
    º Charts with Price, Price/Earnings Ratio, & Stock Data tabs
• Stock Market Confidence Indices, Yale School of Management
    º Explanation


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also see.. Stocks

123Jump.com
• Quotes & News with Major North American Indexes

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• Comparing NIPA Profits With S&P 500 Profits

CNNmoney (money.cnn.com)
• Dow Jones Industrial Average chart
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• alt: Djindexes.com

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• Market Live: Nikkei Index

Standard and Poors, About
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    º S&P500 with sector breakdown
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    º Category:American stock market indices
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• American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
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    º AMEX Composite chart (^XAX)
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    º Russell 2000 IND chart (^RUT) WCB, other Ruseel 2000's
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Invesco.com: Institutional
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• Rate Watch bonds, LIBOR, mortgage, prime, key economic statistics

Mortgage-X.com
• Mortgage Indexes, indices commonly used to determine adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
• eg, Treasury Bill, CMT, MTA..
    º Mortgage-Indexes: Historical Data (from 1990 to present)

Wikipedia
• Time value of money

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Yale U, International Center for Finance
• Investor Behavior Project Stock Market Confidence Indexes

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CNBC.com
• Investing

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Pbs.org: Frontline
• The Retirement Gamble how portfolio managers reduce your income


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ETrade.com - United States
Ibbotson Associates

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• Blogs
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My Trading Tools
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Strong Financial Corporation - Search

WeissRatings.com
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DIRECTORIES-IRA's
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
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Fairmark Press, Guide to the Roth IRA
• Essentials
    º Roth IRA 101, Rules of Thumb
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    º Saving for a Home
• Decision Factors

Fidelity.com
• Retirement Accounts
• Rollover Intro, Rollover IRA

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• The Roth IRA: An Excellent Choice for Most Investors
• Tools, Tables and Forms

WikipediaUse It!
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• Individual Retirement Account
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• Directory of Risk Resources documents
• What is VaR? (Value at Risk)

Modern Portfolio Theory Applet with source code download, from Don Hatch
MoneyChimp.com: Modern Portfolio Theory with claculators

Portfolio Management Forum balanced scorecard methodolgy from Prosight, Inc., About, SiteMap
• Asset Management, Financial Management
• Portfolio Management, Risk Management
• Scorecarding

Riskglossary.com

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also see.. §Credit Cards§ §Debt§ §Mortgage§

DIRECTORIES-Personal Finance
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

About.com, Money

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Consumer InformationUse It! ( see "Personal Finance" )
• Personal Financial Education
• Project Money $mart, from the.. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Dolans.com money made simple

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Building Wealth: Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future, Links
• Introduction: Building Wealth
• 1. Wealth Creation: Learn the Language
• 2. Budget to Save
• 3. Save and Invest
• 4. Take Control of Debt
• Review
• Glossary

FDIC, Tips You Can Bank On: An FDIC Guide to Being a Smarter, Safer Financial Consumer
Finance applet page: Boston U Physics

HelaineOlen.com financial and political columnist; author of Use It!Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry
• Sampler of Recently Published WorkUse It!

The Motley Fool (Fool.com), Forums
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• Quotes and Data

Hugh's Mortgage and Financial Calculators

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• competency, events, FAQ, history, law, history, Links, pubs, personal finance

SmartMoney.com, Wall Street Journal Online Magazine of Personal Business

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Citizen Information Center, Money
• 66 Ways to Save Money
• There's a Lot to Learn about Money "take charge of your financial future"

What is a dollar worth? any year based upon Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Wikipedia
• Category:Finance
• Chartered Market Technician
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MONEY MANAGERS, INVESTMENT SERVICES

DIRECTORIES-Money Managers
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com


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MUTUAL FUNDS
also see.. Gold

DIRECTORIES-Mutual Funds
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com


About.com, Mutual Funds
• Avoid Common 401(k) Investing Mistakes

Alliancebernstein.com
• AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio

American Century Services Corporation

Brill's Mutual Funds InteractiveUse It! (by Marla Brill, Boston Globe), Forums, Links to Companies, Search
• Funds 101 Tutorials
    º Avoid Being Scammed!
    º Fund Shareholders Still Know Too Little About The Basics
    º Investors Continue To Throw Money Away
    º The Ten Commandments of Mutual Fund Investing
• Glossary
• News
    º Bite the bullet, read the fund prospectus -- it will pay off
• Tool Shed
    º Edgar Online, Edgar People corporate officers

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
• Mutual Funds
    º No-load No-Transaction Fee Funds
• Research Mutual Funds

Fidelity.com
• Mutual Funds at Fidelity: No Transaction Fee Funds

FundLibrary.com Canada, Forums ( About how-to, rules, etiquette.. , Search )

GlobeFund.com
• Charts
• Fund FilterUse It!
• Resource Center increase knowledge & understanding

Google FinanceUse It!
• AIM Energy A (IENAX)
• American Century Emerging Markets Inv (TWMIX)
• Fidelity Advisor Energy T (FAGNX)
• SSgA S&P 500 Index (SVSPX)
• Thornburg International Value A (TGVAX)

HomesteadFunds.com, calculators:   National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

InvescoNationalTrust.com
• Invesco Stable Value Trust Fund Fact Sheet

Investment Company InstituteUse It! (ICI) Mutual Fund Connection, Search ( keyword ), SiteMap ( Index )
• (pdf) 2003 Mutual Fund Fact Book, May 2003
• 401(k) FAQ
• FAQ, Fundamentals
• Glossary of Mutual Fund Terms
• Guide to Understanding Mutual Funds
• Investment Company Institute Education Foundation, about
• Investor Awareness & Educational Resources
• Investing for Success Program (see Educational Materials)
• Statistics & Research

InvestorGuide.com: Mutual Fund Research Tool
• Oppenheimer Intl Bond;A

Janus.com

Lipper ( USA ) a Reuters Company, Fund Evaluation, About, SiteMap
• Find a Fund

MFEA.comUse It! (Mutual Fund Education Alliance)
• Fund Quicklist
• Getting Started: Investor Library
• Tools & Calculators Links

Morningstar, Inc., Mutual Funds ( QuickRank ), SiteMap
• see "Fund Family Data Pages" selector
    º PIMCO
• Investing Classroom
    º Funds
• American Century Real Estate
• JennisonDryden
    º Dryden Stock Index Z (PSIFX)
    º Dryden Total Return Bond B (PRDBX)
• Learning Center: Mutual Funds, 401k Guide
• Van Kampen
    º Van Kampen Emerging Growth A (ACEGX)
• Vantagepoint
    º Vantagepoint 500 Stock Index II (VPSKX)

MSN Money Central
• Top-Performing Funds
    º Large Funds (most widely held), Top Performance Funds, Top Rated Funds

Mutual Funds Interactive, ProspectusesUse It! on select funds, plus other information

MutualInvestor.com
• Basics
    º Loads and Costs, Prospectus

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDR)
• Complaint Center
• Investor Alerts
    º 10 Tips to Keep Track of Your Investments
    º Mutual Fund Breakpoints: A Break Worth Taking
    º Understanding Mutual Fund Classes & fee and expense glossary
• Investor Education, SiteMap
    º Mutual Fund & ETF Expense Analyzer, Glossary
    º Smart Investing: 401k

New York Times, Mutual Funds Report
OppenheimerFunds.com
• Enterprise Fund, Performance
• Limited Term Government Fund, Performance
• Growth Fund (OPPSX), Performance

Phoenix Wealth Management & Search

Pimco-Funds.com
• PIMCO Total Return Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.90%

Prudential.com
• Dryden Government Securities Trust/Money Market Series (A: PBGXX, Z: PGZXX)
• Dryden Total Return Bond Fund, Inc. (PDBAX), Fact Sheet
• Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. (PGOAX), Fact Sheet

Quicken.com
• Mutual Fund Finder
• Top 25 Funds selection by category & period

State Farm: Mutual Funds
• Fund Prices

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
• SSgA S&P 500 Index Fund (SVSPX)

TDAmeritrade, Online Trading Commisions charged
• Mutual Fund Trading

TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund)
• Calculators and Planning Tools

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., SiteMap
• Individual
• Mutual Funds: Retirement Funds
    º Retirement Income Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.59%
    º Retirement 2010 Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.64%
    º Retirement 2015 Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.68%
    º Retirement 2020 Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.71%
    º Retirement 2025 Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.74%
    º Retirement 2055 Fund Exp. Ratio: 0.77%

U.S. News & World Report, L.P. Mutual Mess The fund scandal grows and grows
• the industry is siphoning savings; discussion inclues Alliance Capital Management, Bank of America,
• Janus, Strong Mutual Funds, Prudential Securities, Putnam Investments..

US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
• FAQ
• Mutual Fund Cost Calculator: A Tool for Comparing Mutual Funds, Run Calculator (JavaScript)
• Mutual Fund Investing: Look at More Than a Mutual Fund's Past Performance

Vanguard.comUse It! (The Vanguard Group) "world's largest pure no-load mutual fund company"
• 401(k) Rollovers
• Personal Investors
• Vanguard Mutual Funds

Van Kampen Funds Inc., Search ( Public Access )
• College Savings Calculator
• Emerging Growth Fund (pdf's) Fact Card, Annual Report

Yahoo Finance (Historical index comparisons)
• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
    º Chart
• Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
    º Chart from 1970-present
• S&P 500 INDEX, RTH (GSPC) components
    º Chart 1950-present

Yahoo! Finance
• Mutual Fund Top PerformersUse It!

Yahoo! Finance, Mutual Fund Center
• Education:
    º Accounts, Basics, Caveats, Expenses,
    º Funds: Closed- vs Open-End, Growth & Value, Large & Small-Cap, Load vs. No-Load
    º Index FundsUse It! 85% of all mutual funds trying to beat the S&P 500 cannot!
• Funds by Family, Fund Index, Fund ScreenerUse It! find your Fund
• Glossary, Help
• Prospectus Finder for any U.S. fund
• Quotes & Info
    º Alger Capital Appreciation Instl I (ALARX) ExpRatio: 1.21%, Chart
    º Alger Mid Cap Institutional Fund Class 1 (ALMRX) ExpRatio: 1.21%, Chart
    º AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth A (QUASX) ExpRatio: 1.60%, Chart
    º Allianz NFJ Small-Cap Value A (PCVAX) ExpRatio: 1.20%, Chart
    º Allianz NFJ Dividend Value Instl (NFJEX) ExpRatio: 1.20%, Chart
    º American Century Emerg. Markets Inv (TWMIX) ExpRatio: 1.80%, Chart
    º American Century Heritage Fund Class AUse It! (ATHAX) ExpRatio: 1.26%, Chart
    º American Century Infl-Adj Bond Inv (ACITX), Chart
    º American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv (APOIX), Chart
    º American Century Real Estate (REACX), Chart
    º American Century Strategic Allocation: Conservative Fund Class A (ACCAX), Chart
    º American Century Strategic Allocation: Moderate Fund Class A (ACOAX), Chart
    º American Century Strategic Allocation: Aggressive Fund Class A (ACVAX), Chart
    º Columbia Mid Cap Value Opportunity Fund Class R3 (RMCRX) ExpRatio: 1.27%, Chart
    º Davis New York Venture Fund Class A (NYVTX) ExpRatio: 0.89%, Chart
    º DFA US Small Cap I (DFSTX) ExpRatio: 0.37%, Chart*
    º Dryden Stock Index Z (PSIFX) RatgMrnSt-avg, Chart
    º Dryden Total Return Bond A (PDBAX) ExpRatio: 1.13%, Chart
    º Dreyfus Premier New Leaders (DNLDX) ExpRatio: 1.33%, Chart
    º Dreyfus Premier Structured Midcap A (DPSAX) ExpRatio: 1.50%, Chart
    º Fidelity Advisor Energy T (FAGNX) ExpRatio: 1.40%, Chart
    º Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2010 (FACFX) ExpRatio: 0.33%, Chart
    º Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2015 (FFVAX) ExpRatio: 0.33%, Chart
    º Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2020 (FATWX) ExpRatio: 0.33%, Chart
    º Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2030 (FAFEX) ExpRatio: 0.33%, Chart
    º Fidelity Advisor Small Cap T (FSCTX) ExpRatio: 1.65%, Chart
    º Fidelity Balanced K (FBAKX) ExpRatio: o.47%, Chart*
    º Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) ExpRatio: 0.98%, Chart
    º Fidelity Contrafund K (FCNKX) ExpRatio: 0.79%, Chart*
    º Fidelity Growth Company K (FGCKX) ExpRatio: 0.72%, Chart*
    º Fidelity Intermediate Bond (FTHRX) ExpRatio: 0.45%, Chart*
    º Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value (GCMAX) ExpRatio: 1.26%, Chart
    º INVESCO Energy (IENAX), Chart
    º INVESCO Financial Services Inv (FSFSX) ExpRatio: 1.40%, Chart
    º INVESCO Ltd. (IVZ), Chart
    º Janus Forty Fund (JARTX) ExpRatio: 1.17%, Chart
    º Janus Balanced Fund S (JABRX) ExpRatio: 1.10%, Chart
    º Janus Overseas S (JIGRX) ExpRatio: 1.21%, Chart
    º Janus Overseas T (JAOSX) ExpRatio: 0.95%, Chart
    º Jennison Small Company A (PGOAX), Chart
    º Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend A (LSBAX) ExpRatio: 1.55%, Chart
    º MFS Research A (MFRFX), Chart
    º MFS Value Fund Class R2 (MVRRX) ExpRatio: 1.28%, Chart
    º Neuberger Berman Guardian Inv (NGUAX) ExpRatio: 0.95%, Chart*
    º Oppenheimer Enterprise A (OENAX), Chart
    º Oppenheimer Growth Fund (OPPSX), Chart
    º Oppenheimer International Bond Fund A (OIBAX), Chart
    º Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government A (OPGVX), Chart
    º Pfizer (PFE), Chart
    º PIMCO High Yield A (PHDAX) ExpRatio: 0.90%, Chart
    º PIMCO Total Return A (PTTAX) ExpRatio: 0.90%, Chart
    º S&P 500 Index RTH (GSPC) ChartUse It! 1949-Present
    º SSgA S&P 500 Index (SVSPX) ExpRatio: 0.18%, Chart
    º State Farm Bond Fund R1 (SRBOX) ExpRatio: 1.01%, Chart
    º State Farm Equity & Bond Fund R1 (REBOX) ExpRatio: 0.57%, Chart
    º State Farm Equity Fund R1 (SREOX) ExpRatio: 1.52%, Chart
    º State Farm International Equity Fund R1 (RIEOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm International Index Fund R1 (RIIOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm LifePath Income Fund R1 (RLROX) ExpRatio: 1.53%, Chart
    º State Farm LifePath 2010 Fund R1 (RATOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm LifePath 2020 Fund R1 (RAWOX) ExpRatio: 1.45%, Chart
    º State Farm LifePath 2030 Fund R1 (RAYOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm LifePath 2040 Fund R1 (RAUOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm S&P 500 Index Fund R1 (RSPOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm Small Cap Index Fund R1 (RSIOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º State Farm Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund R1 (RSEOX) ExpRatio: %, Chart
    º Templeton Foreign Adv (TFFAX) ExpRatio: 0.94%, Chart*
    º Thornburg International Value A (TGVAX) ExpRatio: 1.49%, Chart
    º T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund (TRRIX) ExpRatio: 0.59%, Chart
    º T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 (TRRAX) ExpRatio: 0.64%, Chart
    º T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 (TRRBX) ExpRatio: 0.71%, Chart
    º T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 (TRRHX) ExpRatio: 0.74%, Chart
    º T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 (TRRNX) ExpRatio: 0.77%, Chart
    º Vanguard 500 Index (VFINX) ExpRatio: 0.18%, Chart
    º Vanguard European Stock Index (VEURX) ExpRatio: 0.22% , Chart
    º Vanguard International Explorer (VINEX) ExpRatio: 1.60%, Chart
    º Vanguard International Growth (VWIGX) ExpRatio: 0.51% , Chart
    º Vanguard Pacific Stock Index (VPACX) Japan Stock, Chart
    º Vanguard Precious Metals (VGPMX), Chart
    º Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 (VTXVX), ExpRatio: 0.00% Chart
    º Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx (VTSMX), ExpRatio: 0.15% Chart
    º Vanguard Wellington (VWELX), ExpRatio: 0.27% Chart
    º Vanguard Windsor (VWNDX), ExpRatio: 0.30% Chart
    º Van Kampen Emerging Growth A (ACEGX), Chart
    º Vantagepoint 500 Stock Index II (VPSKX) ExpRatio: 0.26%, Chart
    º Vantagepoint Core Bond Index II (VPCDX) ExpRatio: 0.28%, Chart
    º Vantagepoint Equity Income Fund (VPEIX) ExpRatio: 0.92%, Chart
    º Vantagepoint Inflation Protected Securities Fund (MT) (VPTSX) ExpRatio: 1.11%, Chart
    º Vantagepoint International (VPINX) ExpRatio: 1.11%, Chart
    º Vantagepoint Long Term Growth (VPLGX) ExpRatio: 0.14%, Chart
    º Vantagepoint Overseas Equity Index Fund Class II (WC) (VPOEX) ExpRatio: 0.53%, Chart
    º VantageTrust International Fund (VPINX) ExpRatio: 1.11%, Chart
    º VT Fidelity Contrafund (see Fidelity Contrafund)
    º VT Fidelity Diversified Int'l (FDIVX) ExpRatio: 1.01%, Chart
    º VT Rainier Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund (L7) (RIMSX) ExpRatio: 1.18%, Chart
    º VT Templeton Growth A (TEPLX) ExpRatio: 1.05%, Chart


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NEWSGROUPS
also see.. Forums, §NEWS§

alt.invest.penny-stocks
misc.entrepreneurs, misc.entrepreneurs.moderated
misc.invest ( FAQ )
misc.invest.canada
misc.invest.commodities
misc.invest.emerging
misc.invest.mutual-funds, misc.invest.funds ( FAQ )
misc.invest.futures
misc.invest.misc
misc.invest.options
misc.invest.real-estate
misc.invest.stocks

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PRICE EARNINGS RATIO
Investopedia.com: Is the P/E Ratio a Good Market-Timing Indicator? with 1920-2003 Price Earnings Ratio Chart
Wikipediai: Price Earnings Ratio

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PUBLISHING, BOOK SELLERS
Quotes & Charts from.. Yahoo Finance
Quote Chart Investor Relations
AMZN Ch Amazon Com Inc
BKS Ch Barnes & Noble Inc
MSO Ch Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc
MHP Ch McGraw-Hill Inc

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RETIREMENT & PENSIONS
also see.. 401(k), IRA, §SENIORS§

DIRECTORIES-Retirement
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Wikipedia | Yahoo.com

American United Life Insurance Company (One America)
• Retirement Services account access

AnnuitiesInstitute.com annuities as safe retirement investment strategies; company links, definitions

The Bogle eBlog

FirstGov for Seniors, Retirement Planner
• Financial Planning
    º Investment and Savings Strategies

ICMA Retirement Corporation (ICMARC.org) manages, administers public-sector employee retirement plans

NBCLearn.com: Archives
• Pensions: The Broken Promise Sept, 1972 News Transcript

Pbs.org: Frontline
• The Retirement Gamble how portfolio managers reduce your income

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC) About
    º Introduction to Multiemployer Plans

Retirement-Planning-News.org, Links

U.S. Dept of Labor, Workers
• A Look At 401(k) Plan Fees for Employees
• Protect Your Pension - A Quick Reference Guide
• What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan

Wikipedia
• Bogle, John C. (1929) founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Group
    º Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor index funds are better, beating the market is a loser's game
    º Little Book of Common Sense Investing
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act
• Financial independence
• Life annuity
• Longevity risk
• Pension
• Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
• Pension fund
• Pension Protection Fund UK
• Retirement planning
• Retirement spend down


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SOFTWARE, SPREADSHEETS

DIRECTORIES-Technical Analysis Software
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AnalyzerXL ($) Software Suite for Microsoft Excel

Campbell R. Harvey, Fuqua School of Business, Duke U
• Graham-Harvey Performance Metrics
• Java Finance Tools
    º Bond Valuation
    º Mean-Standard Deviation Analysis

Damodaran OnlineUse It! Professor Aswath Damodaran, New York U
• Class List
• Corporate Finance
• The Data Page how to collect data from a variety of sources
    º Getting Data from Bloomberg (pdf)
• Investment Management
• Papers & Research
• Spreadsheet Programs (Excel)
• Valuation
• Web Casts

Giddy.orgUse It! professor Ian Giddy, Stern School of Business, NYU
• Course Materials: Highlights
    º Bonds and Yields
    º Capital Asset Pricing Model
    º Forecasting and Efficient Markets
    º Futures and Options
    º Markets & Instruments
    º Portfolio Optimization
    º Risk and Return
    º Time Value of Money
• Calculators and Spreadsheets for Finance
    º duration.xls
    º Credit Spreads Correlations Portfolio spreadsheet
    º Beta spreadsheet
    º Corning Valuation example
    º Merger valuation example: Schirnding
    º International portfolio investment
    º Option pricing

Google Search:
• "technical analysis" site: sourceforge.net
• "stock market" site: sourceforge.net

Lumina.com Analytica: ($) Decision/Risk Analysis

The Market Analysis System (MAS) About, FAQ, Forum
• (Windows, Linux) free Open Source Technical Analysis/Stock Charting

McGraw-Hill Higher Education: Bodie, Kane, and Marcus Investments Site
• Essentials of Investment 4th Ed. Book
    º Two-Stage Growth Stock Valuation Excel Spreadsheet

SourceForge.net/ Open Source Siftware
• Artificial Stock Market
• Evo

ta-lib.org, Documentation, FAQ
• free Open Source tecnical analysis libraries: .NET, C/C++, Perl & Excel
• API how-to'sUse It!
• Function Index C/C++ API
• SourceForge.net Download
• ta-lib forum at Yahoo Groups

XMLworks.com free Open Source GNU software


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STOCK MARKET
also see.. Analysis, Charts, Stock Exchanges Fundamentals, Indices

American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
• Quote & Fundamentals for Listed Companies with Search by Sector or Location3345,

BusinessWeek.com, Forums & Chats ( Investing, Technology )
• Charts & Cooporate Snapshots ( enter Symbol in URL at.. “ca 〈Symbol=” )
• Investing
    º Columns
    º Economy & Bonds, Funds, Markets, Sectors, Stocks
    º Glossary

CBS.MarketWatch.com News
• Fed Fund Rate

CNNmoney (money.cnn.com)
• Dow Jones Industrial Average
• NASDAQ 100 Index
• Nasdaq Composite Index
• S&P 500 Index chart

Dailystocks.com, Links
• Charts
• Quotes/Data

Electronic Resources Center

ESignal.com - Education Center
    º Free Resources

Financials.com
• Annual Reports Service ($) with free alphabetical stock symbol lists
• Mutual Funds
• News
• IPO's
• Portfolo online: create, monitor, simulate
• Quotes / Company Data by Ticker or by Company Name
• Research Assistant
• Trade basics, brokerages, investor information & news

Holt Stock Report
• Archive

InternetNews.com, Stocks

InvestorGuide.com, Links
• Quotes and Charts (from quotes.barchart.com)
• University educational articles on investing & personal finance
Manufacturing.net News, About
• Control Engineering
• Key Economic Indicators: U.S., International
• The Manufacturing 50 stocks
• Design News
• Industrial Distribution
• Logistics Management
• Modern Materials Handling
• Plant Engineering
• Purchasing
• Supply Chain Management Review

Morningstar, Inc.Use It! SiteMap

MultexInvestor.com

NASDAQUse It! free window into the Nasdaq stock market
• Charts with trading volume & moving averages; enter up to 10 symbols
• Company Financials 4 yr, quarterly option
• ETFs/QQQ (Exchange Traded Funds)
• Investor Tools software links
• Market Activity, News

New York Stock ExchangeUse It! (NYSE) real time quotes, market information, regulations, news..

PCQuote.com, About, SiteMap
• Briefs: Bond, Interest Rate
• Options
• Stocks
    º Top Ten Lists (AMEX, NASDAQ, NYSE) volume, price gainers, losers
• Futures

Quicken.com: ( Glossary ) Stock Market Investments Trading, Tracking, and Analysis
• Markets
• Portfolio Create real or imaginary portfolios
• Quotes & Research
• Stock Symbols

Quote.com (finance.lycos.com)

SiliconInvestor.com
• Quote, Chart, Market Monitor, Messages

Stockclub.com
StockPickr.com portfolios

TheStreet.com, About, Search, SiteMap
• Cramer Radio ArchivesUse It!
• News
• Research
    º Funds
• Stock Quotes, Java Charter
• US Indices

Trade2Win.com uniting & supporting active traders, Forum

WallStreetCity.com with Wall Street Ticker pop-up
• Charts (1 mo to 15 yr to max) with Technical Options & Symbol Lookup

WSRN.com Wall Street Research Network

Yahoo! FinanceUse It!

Zacks.com

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COMPUTERS

Quotes & Charts from.. Yahoo Finance
Quote Chart Investor Relations
CSCO Ch Cisco Sys Inc
DELL Ch Dell
GTW Ch Gateway Inc
HPQ Ch Hewlett-Packard Co
INTC Ch Intel Corp
MSFT Ch Microsoft
ORCL Ch Oracle Corp
SUNW Ch Sun Microsystems Inc

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CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES, DOLLAR, FOREIGN EXCHANGE (FX) TRADING

OANDA, foreign exchange, currency information services & trading
• FXTrade
• Traveler's: FX Currency Converter, Cheat Sheet

U British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
• Pacific Exchange Rate Service
    º Trends

xe.com, Universal Currency Converter

^ INVEST
STOCK EXCHANGES
including.. International Exchanges
also see.. Global, Stock Market

American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
• Quote & Fundamentals for Listed Companies with Search by Sector or Location

Chicago Board of Trade commodities & financial derivatives, About
• Market Price Data and Commentary
• Markets: Agriculture, DOW, Interest Rate, Market Data, Metals
• News
• Tutorials

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
• Index Microsite
• Learning Center
• Market Data

Chicago Mercantile Exchange: Futures Exchange; Futures & Options on Futures
• Education: Basics, Brochures, Strategy Papers
• GLOBEX eTrading
• Market Data

NASDAQUse It! free window into the Nasdaq stock market
• Charts with trading volume & moving averages; enter up to 10 symbols
• Company Financials 4 yr, quarterly option
• ETFs/QQQ (Exchange Traded Funds)
• Investor Tools software links
• Market Activity, News

New York Stock ExchangeUse It! (NYSE) real time quotes, market information, regulations, news..
Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) stocks, (equity & index) options, currency (options & futures)
• 10 Most Active


^ Stock Exchanges

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES

Australian Stock Exchange

JSE Securities Exchange (Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange (LIFFE), SiteMap
• Quotes & Prices, Daily information sheets

Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid) English

Numa.com Financial Derivatives, FAQ, Forum ( Intro ), Links, SiteMap
• Directory of Futures & Options ExchangesUse It! Global Portal by Country

South African Futures Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange

^ INVEST
STOCK SYMBOLS

Financials.com
• Annual Reports Service ($) with free alphabetical stock symbol lists

Quicken.com: ( Glossary ) Stock Market Investments Trading, Tracking, and Analysis
• Stock SymbolsUse It! with Quote & Chart options

Stock Symbols and Mutual Fund Symbols

^ INVEST
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
also see.. §ENERGY§, §AGRICULTURE§, §ARCHITECTURE§,

BankWatch.org prevent environmentally & social consequences of international development finance, About
• be an Active Bankwatcher
• Citizen's Guide & MDB Database
• Monitroed Institutions
• Publications

LowCarbonEconomy.com
SustainableBusiness.com

^ INVEST
THEORIES

Google Books
    º Category:Finance
    º Category:Money
• Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager
• The New Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager
• Trend Following by Michael W. Covel

Wikipedia
• Buy and hold
• Efficient-market hypothesis
• Index fund (Indexing strategy: invest in index funds)
• Investment strategy
• Market timing
• Trend following


^ INVEST
TUTORIALS & ALERTS
also see.. §ECONOMICS§, Fraud, Portfolio Management

DIRECTORIES-Investment Education & Training
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

DIRECTORIES-Investment Guides
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com


Alliance for Investor Education

American Association of Individual Investors
• Broker Issues
• Financial Planning
• Investing Basics
• Mutual Funds
• Portfolio Management
• Stocks

American Savings Education Council

Ameritrade's Guide to Online InvestingUse It! & Encyclopedia:
• Debt Securities
• Investment Strategies
• Mutual Funds http://www.ameritrade.com/education/html/encyclopedia/tutorial6/
• Retirement Planning
• Security Analysis and Research
• Stocks

Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive (by Marla Brill, Boston Globe), Forums, Links to Companies, Search
• Funds 101 Tutorials

Campbell R. Harvey's, Hypertextual Finance GlossaryUse It! ( A )

Concepts of Investing from ThinkQuest.org
Cool Fire Technology, BrainBank, Finance

CyberHaven.com Resources for Financial Success
• Asset Protection & Becoming Judgment Proof by Adam Starchild
• Fortress Switzerland: The Global Gateway, major money management center of the world
• Investor's Library
• Offshore Entrepreneur from the book on international living & investment
• Offshore Library articles on offshore investing, tax havens & asset protection
• Tax Library

Damodaran OnlineUse It! Professor Aswath Damodaran, New York U
• Class List
• Corporate Finance
• The Data Page how to collect data from a variety of sources
    º Getting Data from Bloomberg (pdf)
• Investment Management
• Papers & Research
• Spreadsheet Programs
• Valuation
• Web Casts

Financial PipelineUse It! Lnks
• Bond Page
    º Credit Ratings and Analysis
    º Fiscal Policy
    º Interest Rates: Components, Forecasting, Why Interest Rates Change
    º Bonds: Characteristics, Management Strategies, Spreads, Trading, Types, Valuing

Invest-Faq.com (Ads!), Articles, Technical Analysis
• Basics
• Bollinger Bands
• Elliott Wave Theory
• Regulation - Federal Reserve and Interest Rates

InvestingOnline.org
• Getting Started
• Online Broker Ratings Investing Simulator Center

Investment Company InstituteUse It! Investor Education, Site Map
•A Guide to Bond Mutual Funds: ( pdf ), ( html ) these are slightly different reports
• A Guide to Understanding Mutual Funds
    º Closed-End Funds
    º Open-End Funds
    º Unit Investment Trusts
• Online International Resources for Investors
• Statistics & Research

Investors.com (subscription req'd)
• Ask Bill O'Neil Archives
• Learning Center
Morningstar, Inc., Mutual Funds ( QuickRank ), SiteMap
• Investing Classroom

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDR)
• Complaint Center
• Investor Alerts
    º 10 Tips to Keep Track of Your Investments
    º Mutual Fund Breakpoints: A Break Worth Taking
    º Understanding Mutual Fund Classes & fee and expense glossary
• Investor Education, SiteMap
    º Mutual Fund & ETF Expense Analyzer, Glossary
    º Smart Investing: 401k

North American Securities Administrators Association (NSAA), SiteMap
• Enforcement: Investment-Related Complaint
• Investor Education & Press Release Archive
    º Investor Tips & Alerts
• Library, News

Oaktree-Research.com/, About
• Corporate Finance, Finance Theories
• Investments

Phillip Greenspun: Money, Money, Money (and Investing) short, fun lessons in investment

QuantNotes.com
• Fundamental Concepts

Studyfinance.com for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona
• Time Value of MoneyUse It!

TeachMeFinance.com
• Bond Valuation
• Annuities, Perpetuities
• Time Value of Money present & future values

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Investor Information
• Alerts
    º Analyzing Analyst RecommendationsUse It!
    º Investor Alert: Stock Market Fraud "Survivor" Checklist
• Complaints and Enforcement
• The Internet and Online Trading invest wisely & avoid fraud


^ INVEST
VENTURE CAPITAL
DIRECTORIES-Venture Capital
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

ARCH Ventures - About, Venture Capital Journal
CW Ventures - About, Limited Partners, Portfolio Companies

Polaris Ventures - About, History, SiteMap
• FAQ, Success Stories

Red Herring magazine; innovation, technology, financing & entrepreneurial activity, About

Venrock Associates - About, SiteMap
• Portfolio
• Submit a Business Plan

VentureOne.com ($) venture capital and private equity research & information

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