Financial market information, news, articles, portfolio tracking tools, chicken money, college funds and other resources to help you manage investments and personal finances.
Financial News and Information
Market information, news, articles, portfolio tracking tools, manage investments and personal finances.
Useful Financial Market Tools
Research and Charts
SmartMoney.com (Map of the Market)
Clearstation.com (charts)
Investools.com (newsletter samples)
StockDetective.com (guide to ripoffs, scams)
Investment Advice
Find a Certified Financial Planner
napfa.org (fee-only planners)
Charles Schwab (AdvisorSource referral service)
Money Central (see AdvisorFinder)
Websites that use sophisticated computer modeling to give individualized financial advice on asset allocation and strategies for reaching investment goals.
Morning Star (ClearFuture)
Speciality Financial Information
Gomez.com (rating service for online brokers, banks, travel, etc.)
Better-Investing.org (start & run an investment club)
CardWeb.com (credit card rates, deals)
Edmunds (car prices and information)
"Chicken Money" Information
"Chicken Money", which is commonly an emergency fund; is a term credited to Terry Savage of the Chicago Sun-Times. Chicken money is money you cannot afford to expose to the risk of the stock market (or any other kind of similar fluctuation).
Chicken money is commonly in either money market (or similar high yield) accounts or certificates of deposit. Caution: An issue with using CD's is the need to be able to access it quickly. While you certainly can get money out of a CD, you pay a penalty if you do it when the certificate hasn't matured.
publicdebt.treas.gov (buying Treasury bills, Savings Bonds)
BankRate.com (best rates)
University and College Financial Assistance and Fund Management
collegeboard.com (SAT info, College search)
finaid.com (financial aid, FAFSA form advice)
ed.gov (FAFSA information, federal student loans)
review.com (search, admissions, application info)
fastweb.com (scholarship/grant search)
collegequest.com (scholarship/financial aid search)
salliemae.com (student loans)
usagroup.com (student loans)
collegeparents.org (advice, deals for parents/students)
VisaBuxx.com (reloadable student debit card, tracked online)