You may not know what went into the creation of this dollar bill. Amazingly much more went into its creation than any other bill in history. U.S. Currency isn’t even paper! It doesn’t buy much any more – perhaps a cup of coffee or a half gallon of gasoline. It bought much more years ago – but the true meaning of the dollar bill is something everyone should know.
Click here to read the dollar bill’s history and spread the word.
www.cfp-board.org
Learn about financial planning and research the history of your financial advisor. The Certfied Financial Planning board is in the news, has volunteers and boards working for the public and advising the government about financial affairs. High school programs as well as college level education is available to help people sort through the maze of options.
www.finra.com
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - the leading source for private regulatory services for the investment industry. There is a plethora of information here about the financial markets, schemes to avoid, practices to avoid, pitfalls of various strategies and other methods of educating yourself and checking out financial advisors nasd license history.
www.life-line.org
Education for insurance - who needs it, how much and why. This is a great place to learn about the various types of insurance and read stories of insurance in action. Insurance is something you need to have when you don't need it - if you need it you cannot get it. Think ahead here and good luck.
www.ctpartnership.org
Connecticut Partnership For Long Term Care - the State of Connecticut plan that allows people to build additional protection for their estates and their heirs if they participate in the program. Medicaid asset protection levels can be raised without limit by participating in this program. If you're going to research LTC this is a must know about - if you can qualify health wise it's a no brainer.
www.sipc.org
Securities Investor Protection Corporation - what is really protecting your investment accounts? Learn all about it here.
www.fdic.gov
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - who gives you this insurance? Why? Learn all about it. Who benefits from this insurance? The answer may surprise you.
www.sec.gov
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The investors advocate and a place to go to learn how markets have been regulated, are regulated and maintain integrity. The sec hosts the Edgar database of information that all public companies need to file - in a uniform format. Any information you may need on a public company such as annual reports, 10Q, 10K, etc. will be here.
www.ssa.gov
The social security website - everyone in America knows someone who receives a social security check. The system does so much and protects so many it is essential reading in the world. There is a lot of talk about potential change with the social security system - go and see what the facts are.
www.ustreas.gov
United States Treasury - if you've read the story of the dollar bill on our site, you'll certainly want to go here and see what else the government has cooking on the financial front. You won't find bacon and eggs here, but there is a true wealth of information on finance.
www.ustreas.gov
U.S. Department of labors area of inflation. When it comes to risk most people overlook what we call the stealth tax, also known as inflation. This is the true enemy of most people's financial success. Read all about it and explore the vast depths of this website.
www.ustreas.gov
If you own government savings bonds and would like to check the interest rates, values or other details go to this portion of the Treasury Departments site to plug in your serial numbers and get all the information you need. What interest rates are your bonds paying? What is the true duration of the 30 year treasury? It's not 30 years!
www.collegeboard.com
Connecting to College success - if the SAT's are in your future or the future of someone you love, go to this site to learn the process today - certainly different than when we were there. Easy to navigate search system for colleges and universities.
www.fafsa.ed.gov
FAFSA (Free Application For Federal Student Aid)
If you've got kids you will get to know this website at some point. This is the U.S. Departments of Educations place to get information on and fill out the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Berkshire Hathaway
www.berkshirehathaway.com
Warren Buffet is the greatest investor of our times. His annual reports for the past ten years are excellent reading for anyone interested in the capital markets. Listen to the oracle of Omaha as he tells his tales of business.
Exchanges: - Auction markets to trade - remember for securities that trade on multiple markets, they're often at different prices simultaneously - that's what gives life to arbitrage:
New York Stock Exchange
www.nyse.comNew York Mercantile Exchange
www.nymex.comNASDAQ
www.nasdaq.comAmerican Stock Exchange
www.amex.comBoston Stock Exchange
www.bostonstock.comPhiladelphia Stock Exchange
www.phlx.comChicago Stock Exchange
www.chx.comChicago Board Options Exchange
www.cboe.comChicago Mercantile Exchange
www.cme.comPacific Stock Exchange
www.pacificex.comLondon Stock Exchange
www.londonstockexchange.comAustralian Stock Exchange
www.asx.comToronto Stock Exchange
www.tse.com
www.irs.gov
The Internal Revenue Services site - answers to any tax question you can possibly have. Over 55,000 pages of information so I hope you've got some time to read. What do you get when you put The & IRS together? Theirs !
www.wife.org
Womens Institute for Financial Education. Women live longer than men, often spend years out of the workforce raising children and still earn less than their male counterparts - I can't believe this still happens in the 21st century America - but it does. This is a great site for women to get a basic financial education.
State of Connecticut
www.ct.gov
The portal to the state of Connecticut. Wether you are starting a business, looking for a vacation spot or wondering how things are done in these parts, this is the place to go for the answers.
Automotive Related:
EdmundsEducational Institutions:
www.edmunds.com
The place to go to research cars, get prices and read reviews of those who already own the type of car you are considering. Do your research here before you plunk down tens of thousands on a potential lemon. I drove Betsy crazy for years prior to buying our cars.Kelley Blue Book
www.kbb.com
See what the price of that car really is. Wether you're buying new, selling yourself or buying from a used car dealer, get the facts on the prices first.NADA
www.nada.com
Same as Kelley Blue Book - use them both and average the numbers -they're never the same.Carfax
www.carfax.com
A service worth paying for - check to see if the car you are thinking of buying has ever had an accident, been painted, was flooded, etc. Is the title clean or is it a rebuilt title? This is a must do prior to buying a used car - from anywhere.
The Wharton School of Business
www.wharton.upenn.eduUniversity of Michigan - The Research School
www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyResearch
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