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On the Web:
General finance
Finance Site List Maintained by the "Journal of Finance," this site offers many excellent links to
information on other journals, institutional and personal working papers,
the finance
profession, research centers, and financial institutions.
FINWeb Provides links
to finance journals, working papers, free financial databases on the
Web, and links to other finance sites. Managed by James R. Garven, this
is primarily a collection of links.
FRED Federal Reserve Economic Data
provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates,
monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, and regional economic data for the
Midwest. For West Coast regional data, use the
Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Security and Exchange Commission News and
information plus EDGAR database of corporate filings, regulatory
actions, and information for investors.
Financial
planning
American Express Financial
Advisors Offers interactive tools, stock reports and
recommendations, financial case studies, hot topics, and links to other sites. The site
markets American Express financial products but the professional advice and
recommendations are free and high quality.
Financial Planning Association
Primarily for professional planners, but offers some excellent
information for consumers. You can check what CFP™ certification
means, read articles on financial planning, use a Resource Directory to
locate firms that deal with various types of financial planning and
instruments, search for a financial planner, or get information that
will help you choose the correct planner for your needs.
Financial-Planning.com
Interactive online financial planning newsletter. Guests have access to Newswatch, FP
Discussion, Events, New Product announcements, and FP Sourcebook. Subscribers ($59 per
year) get the full newsletter and its archives plus additional informational and
educational features.
NAPFA Consumer Services The
National Association of Personal Financial Planners offers a Consumer
Services area with tips on choosing a financial planner (the
"tough" questions to ask) and working with a financial planner
once you have one. NAPFA will also help the consumer locate a
"fee only" planner free of charge.
Understanding & Controlling Your Finances Designed by Marshall Brain, the site "is designed to help you understand what the word
'finances' means, assist you in figuring out your financial options, and
show you how to manage your
financial resources more effectively." Includes a variety calculators and links to other
financial planning sites.
Yahoo! Finance Market news,
stock research, finance education, mutual fund news, and more. Also
includes a Personal Finance section where you can do online banking, pay
your bills, manage insurance, etc.
In the Library:
- Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly
Weekly
publication for investors from the publisher of the Wall Street
Journal.
- Dictionary of Finance & Investment Terms
Defines
financial and investing terminology.
- The Economist
General economics magazine which
focuses on international and domestic affairs, business, finance,
current affairs, technology, science and the arts.
- Financial Times
London based newspaper with in
depth international business reporting and market news.
Suggested books:
Click on the title to see if the book is available, or to place a hold.
The Library online catalog offers many books on finance and financial planning. Suggested
subject headings include: Finance; Finance—Business Enterprises;
Finance—Directories; Finance—Handbooks, Manuals, etc.; Finance—Personal;
Finance—Small Business; Financial Planners; Financial Security; Financial
Statements; Retirement--Planning; Retirement Income.
Go to the Library catalog
On the Library network:
- Associations Unlimited
Locate associations for financial planners,
investment clubs, etc. Search by acronym,
keyword, location, or subject.
- Business & Company Resource Center
Search for news and articles on finance. An
extensive business, company and industry
database that is searchable by company,
industry, or keyword.
- Infotrac OneFile
A large periodicals database featuring full text
and citations for newspaper and magazine
articles; includes many financial & consumer
publications.
- ProQuest National Newspapers
Look for newspaper articles about the advertising industry, which provides full text to the
Los Angeles Times, the New York Times,
Washington Post and other leading
newspapers from roughly 1985-present.
Go to the Library's databases
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