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  1. 200 Letters for Job Hunters
  2. Actuarial Present Value Calculator - This website explains how present values of pensions are calculated, contrasts the primary actuarial methods for doing so, calculates effects of inflation and COLA's on pension benefits, and explains how pensions can be divided in divorce. Both free and fee-based caluation methods are offered.
  3. AirHelp - AirHelp assists air passengers around the world secure compensation for delayed, canceled, or overbooked flights. They fight for millions of travelers who are unsure of their rights, lack the time, or lack the expertise to embark on the claims process independently. Their goal is to make claiming compensation as easy and seamless as possible. They believe that this can be achieved by data and cutting edge technology presented with a user-friendly website and intuitive mobile apps.
  4. American Stock Exchange, The
  5. America's Job Bank
  6. BadCredit.org - "BadCredit.org is the authority on bad credit, featuring daily articles, studies, guides, reviews and other resources for people with poor credit ratings."
  7. Bankrate.com - Advice from financial-planning experts and daily updates on comparative rates for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards.
  8. BanksNearYou - "Banksnearyou.com is dedicated to providing users with prompt and accurate banks information and to ensure user convenience through straightforward browsing. There are over 4,000 banks and 80,000 branches listed in Banksnearyou. Here, you can find bank informations, including bank hours, locations, customer services, contact info, phone number, swift code, routing number and any other information that you may want.
  9. BanxQuote - Search for Deposit and Loan rates, quoted by leading banks in each market
  10. BanxQuote Banking Center - Washington Postcurrent interest rates and pricing information for all types of deposits and loans in all 50 states and Washington, D.C
  11. Barron's Online
  12. Bermuda Stock Exchange - offshore electronic securities market.
  13. Betting on the Market - "A report on America's obsession with Wall Street."
  14. Business Week
  15. CamelCamelCamel - "camelcamelcamel: Amazon price tracker, Amazon price history charts, price watches, and price drop alerts."
  16. Calculators by Bankrate.com - "Looking for the right calculator? Bankrate.com provides personal finance calculators for financial needs."
  17. CardRates.com - "CardRates.com is known as 'The Ultimate Guide to Credit Cards,' featuring 2015's best credit card rates, advice, news and reviews from top finance experts."
  18. CardRatings.com - site features 8,255 credit card reviews written by consumers.
  19. CardsMix.com - "Compare credit cards to find a perfect mix for your healthy financial future."
  20. CareerBuilder.com - Over 400,000 jobs listed.
  21. Creditcards.com - "Find the best credit card deals by comparing a variety of offers for balance transfers, rewards, low interest, and more. Apply online at CreditCards.com."
  22. Cost of Living Index - "Make accurate and reliable cost of living comparisons between your area and any other participating cities across the United States."
  23. Chicago Board Options Exchange
  24. CME Group (formerly Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicaco Board of Trade, and Kansas City Board of Trade)
  25. CNN/Money
  26. Consumer Information Center
  27. ConsumerWorld
  28. The Conservation Fund: Google Trekker - We are using technology to give virtual access to a few of the special places we have worked hard to protect for their natural, historical and human values.
  29. CPAdirectory.com - "A nationwide database of 450,000 Certified Public Accountants and CPA firms searchable by criteria including name, location and industry focus. Taxpayer, small business and investing information is available for the public and the professional as well as jobposting and career information within the accounting profession and firms."


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  1. Daily Fuel Gauge Report - AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report is updated each day and is the most comprehensive retail gasoline survey available. Everyday up to 85,000 self-serve stations are surveyed.
  2. Daily Stocks - Assemblage of over 200 financial links catagorized as: market commentary, stock screens, insider reports, financial news headlines, earnings, daily market indicators, upgrades/downgrades, filters, and/or technical stock reports.
  3. Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economics Network
  4. Dough Roller - The Dough Roller is a blog about money. How to make it, give it, save it, and spend it in a way that moves us closer to financial freedom.
  5. Electronic Credit Repair Kit
  6. Equifax Credit Reporting
  7. E-TRADE
  8. Experian Credit Reporting
  9. Estate Sales - "EstateSales.NET provides detailed descriptions, pictures, and directions to local estate sales, tag sales, and auctions in your area."
  10. Fantasy Stock Market - Free, fun and educational investment game. Trade stocks and mutual funds with $100,000 in fantasy money. Portfolios are tracked and ranked for monthly prizes. Perfect for the beginning investor or professionals.
  11. FinanceFluent.com - "It's time to become fluent in finance. FinanceFluent is the place to easily understand finance through down-to-earth writing and case studies."
  12. FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) - Download, graph, and track 528000 economic time series from 87 sources. The Research Division furnishes its working papers to provide insight into current Bank interests and developing theories and to stimulate discussion. This site offers a wealth of economic data and information to promote economic education and enhance economic research.
  13. Financial Calculators - A variety of helpful financial calculators, including ones for Auto Loans, Mortgages and Home Equity, Savings, Retirement, Debt, Budget, and Insurance. These are offered by Arizona Central Credit Union, a non-profit organization.
  14. Financial Pipeline - info on stocks, bonds, investments strategies
  15. Financial Times
  16. Find SWIFT Codes - "Look up SWIFT codes, indexed by country."
  17. FINDEX
  18. Fortunate Investor, The - "Investing and Personal Finance For Wealth Builders."
  19. Fortune Magazine


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  1. Glossary of Tax Terms - "Jackson Hewitt provides this alphabetica index of taxonomy for taxes."
  2. Google Finance - "Google Finance offers a broad range of information about stocks, mutual funds, public and private companies. In addition, Google Finance offers interactive charts, news and fundamental data."
  3. Goethe Investment
  4. Grantham.edu - 5 Financial Planning Concepts to Help the 56% of U.S. Adults with No Budget.
  5. Gold Price - The No. 1 current gold price site for fast loading live gold price charts in ounces, grams and kilos in 23 major currencies plus advice on how to buy gold.
  6. Hunt4Freebies - "Hunt4Freebies is the most updated freebie site on the web, updated 24/7. You can find free samples, free gift cards, free beauty products, free tickets and points, free magazines, and more."
  7. Help Main Street - Help your local business by buying gift cards to provide critical cash support during the COVID-19 crisis. America's small businesses are the backbone of our economy.
  8. How Recessions Work - Most of us hear about the U.S. economic recession in the news every day. Find out exactly what a recession is, how it happens and what can turn it around.
  9. HowWeTrade.com - "Welcome to HowWeTrade.com your #1 binary options trading guide. We have the best broker reviews, tips and news, in addition we have exclusive bonuses for all visitors – so what are you waiting for? Start trading binary options today."
  10. Investment FAQ
  11. Investor Home
  12. Insure Kids Now! - Your children may be eligible for free or low-cost health insurance! Kids that do not currently have health insurance are likely to be eligible, even if you are working. The states have different eligibility rules, but in most states, uninsured children 18 years old and younger, whose families earn up to $34,100 a year (for a family of four) are eligible.
  13. Investing.com - Provide news, analysis, streaming quotes and charts, technical data and financial tools about the global financial markets.
  14. Investor Junkie - We aim to make finance easy. Investor Junkie is your shortcut to financial freedom. We analyze and compare tools to help you make the best decisions for your personal financial situation.
  15. Investopedia - Includes investing dictionary as well as articles and tutorials on nearly any aspect of the market.
  16. InvestorWords (archived) - "With over 5,000 investing terms and 15,000 links between related words, InvestorWords is the most comprehensive financial glossary you'll find anywhere, online or off."


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  1. Kubera - With Kubera you can keep track of your net worth, store important documents and ensure safe transfer to the beneficiary.
  2. Money 101 - Created by the editors at Money magazine and its Web site, Money 101 consists of electronic lessons that help you invest, save, borrow and spend more wisely.
  3. Money Daily - enhanced HTML version of Money Daily.
  4. Money Journal - "Money Journal shows you how to leverage online marketing strategies to generate more leads and sales for your business."
  5. MoneyTransferComparision.com - "MoneyTransferComparison.com's expert staff has reviewed, and rated, over 30 international Foreign Exchange companies, up to date. We focus on: Cheap currency Exchange Rates, and upfront fees; Credibility, and client feedback; Promptness, and quality of support."
  6. Moody's Investors Service - credit ratings, research and financial information for the capital markets.
  7. Mortgage Calculator - Enter the requested information and click "calculate" to see the results. Also available is a amortization feature, which allows you to create a customized amortization table for your loan.
  8. The Motley Fool
  9. Mutual Fund Investment Center, The - educational information, facts, results, profiles and more to help you understand mutual funds.
  10. Mutual Funds Magazine Online
  11. MyAccountingCourse.com - "My Accounting Course is a free online accounting course that provides financial accounting examples, problems, and notes, so you can learn accounting."
  12. Mymoney.gov - MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better.
  13. Money Under 30 - Money Under 30 is an independent personal finance site providing free advice for young adults wanting to make informed decisions about where their money goes.


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  1. NASDAQ
  2. NasdaqTrader - features comprehensive trading volume reports.
  3. NAIC
  4. National Financial Service Network
  5. National Fraud Information Center
  6. National Retail Federation: Valentine's day Consumer Behavior - National Retail Federation has been conducting its annual Valentine's Day consumer spending survey since 2004 to gauge how Americans plan to celebrate this special day with their loved ones.
  7. NerdWallet - "Find the best online broker based on your investing needs. Compare the latest ratings, promotions, trading fees, account minimums and more for trading stocks, options, and ETFs."
  8. Penny Hoarder, The - "One of the nation’s largest personal finance websites. Its purpose is to help people take control of their personal finances and make smart money decisions by sharing actionable articles and resources on how to earn, save and manage money. For three consecutive years, the Inc 500/5000 has ranked The Penny Hoarder one of the fastest-growing private media companies in America."
  9. PriceGrabber.com - "Get the lowest prices on computers, electronics, furniture, cameras, clothes and more. Online shopping, compare prices and find the best deal with PriceGrabber."
  10. PickStocks.com - Free Online Stock Backtester - "Backtest your stock market strategies for free online using our historical stock quotes database. No programming knowledge needed."
  11. Pigly: nonprofit personal finance guide - "We offer a rich collection of helpful utilities to help people figure out their finances, manage their budget, and plan for retirement. Our free calculators can be used for figuring out loan payments, estimating investment returns, or just about any other important financial decision."
  12. Post-Retirement Calculator: Will My Money Survive Early Retirement? Visualizing Longevity Risk - This interactive post-retirement calculation and visualization looks at the question of whether your retirement savings can last long enough to support your retirement spending and combines it with average US life expectancy values to get a fuller picture of the likelihood of running out of money before you die.


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  1. Quicken Financial Network
  2. Quote.com
  3. S&P Dow Jones Indices - Current and historical information about the Dow Jones Indexes (Industrial Average, Transportation Average, Utility Average, and 20 Bond Average). It includes detailed composition of the indexes, interesting articles, chronological charts, and daily historical data as early as 1896.
  4. Spendee - Spendee helps you to get your finances into the shape so that you don't need to stress about every dollar that you spend.
  5. Salary Calculator
  6. Sallie Mae - comprehensive site including calculators to estimate the cost of college, savings goals, expected family contribution, monthly budgets, and loan payments.
  7. Securities & Exchange Commission
  8. Small Business Administration
  9. Start Your Own Small Business - Site provides everything you need to start, manage, and grow a successful small business.
  10. StockHouse Online Journal
  11. Stock Smart - access to stock quotes, earnings estimates and other financial data


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  1. Top Forex Brokers - "A team of experienced and professional traders who analysis all brokers in the market and list the best forex brokers for vistors."
  2. The New York Times: Are You Rich? This Income- Rank Quiz Might Change How You See Yourself - "Answer these five questions to get a better sense of where your expectations meet reality."
  3. TradeWiser.com - "Tradewiser.com is a free guide to trading stocks online with an emphasis on daytrading. We provide stock research, education for beginners, recommended stock brokers, stock tips and more, all free."
  4. Trans Union Credit Reporting
  5. U.S. Inflation Calculator - The US Inflation Calculator measures the buying power of the dollar over time. Just enter any two dates between 1913 and 2015, an amount, and click 'Calculate'.
  6. USA Today: Money
  7. Understanding Your Telephone Bill - Consumers are often confused by the various charges and items on their monthly telephone bills. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Truth-in-Billing rules require telephone companies to provide clear, non-misleading, plain language in describing services for which you are being billed.
  8. Vox: These are the charities where your money will do the most good - It can be intimidating to know how to pick the best charity, especially when there are thousands of worthy causes to choose from this holiday season. Vox gives a few simple tips that can help.


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  1. World Economic Forum: These are all the world's major religions in one map - At a glance, the map shows both the size and distribution of world religions. See how religions mix at both national and regional level.
  2. Wells Fargo Bank - On-Line Banking
  3. World Paper Money - pictures of over 2,000 bank notes, front and back, from all over the world with an extensive list of links to other legal tender sites.
  4. Wall Street Journal Home Page
  5. Worth Online - Financial Intelligence
  6. Wealthometer: USA - What is your position in the US distribution of wealth? How would a change in wealth taxes affect you? How would it affect others? Enter your data and find out your position in the distribution of wealth. Simulate how a change in wealth taxes would affect you and others.
  7. Your Access to Free Credit Reports - Free reports are accessible to all Americans, regardless of where they live. An amendment to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The FCRA promotes the accuracy and privacy of information in the files of the nation's consumer reporting companies. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the FCRA with respect to consumer reporting companies.
  8. Yahoo! Tax Center - helpful hints for personal and business taxpayers, info on tax law changes, hints for homeowners. Provided in partnership TurboTax.





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