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Investment and Financial Sites
Last checked 11/11/2000

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  • Quicken.com5 stars is well organized and has a wealth of material.
  • USA Today Money4 outta 5 - as only the USA Today folks can do it.
  • Internet Investor5 stars from the Ziff Davis guys. Historical performance data, graphs, news, company info, etc.
  • The Street4 outta 5 is information on issues related to mutual funds and stocks. Also, they will sell you a newsletter that tells you how your money is being managed.
  • CNN's Investor Research Center4 outta 5general news plus analyst reports on specific companies - bunch of other information
  • MoneyMinded4 outta 5 is investment information with a feminine slant. Stock info includes short description of company and graphic indicating recommendations to buy or sell
  • Mutual Funds Investor Advisor
  • Bloomberg4 outta 5 - investment and financial information.
  • DealBook - NY Times financial news. Very impressive coverage.
  • SmartMoney has a variety of information on the usual topics but also has market information on mutual funds and stocks. The site has gotten good press lately.
  • StockServer shows stock prices. Highlights big gainers and losers.
  • 50 Suggestions on how to make the most of your money - from Money Magazine.
  • Money Chimp - a nice explanation of several investment issues like how to read financial statements, index funds, etc.
  • Roth IRA
  • Roth IRA's 101 - all about 'em.
  • CNN's Financial Page is very easy to read. Mostly news stories with some informative articles. Also in this vein, check out CBS's MarketWatch.
  • Thomson Investors Network 50 real-time quotes per month for free.
  • Internet World News has information and news about Internet companies including stock price data.
  • Zack's Investment Research supplies info, quotes, opinion, etc.
  • Money Talks "Updated frequently, its articles concentrate on "mutual funds, personal finance, the equities marketplace, the retail industry,interactive technology and the economy." One of the highlights of the site is Money-Go-Round (under features), a new weekly round table discussion (in RealAudio format) of Money Talks columnists."
  • Kiplinger's
  • Morningstar
  • Quote.com is good for options information.
  • Briefing.com is good for bond market information.
  • Investorama has some tutorials related to funds and stocks.
  • Investor Website
  • Annual Reports includes good info on how to read annual reports.
  • Money.com has company SEC filing info. It also has extensive information and advice on mortgages, leasing a car versus buying, retirement planning, etc.
  • FreeEDGAR is sponosored by the SEC and contains all of the filings that have been made by companies to the SEC. Be warned, these data are pretty thick.
  • Dun & Bradstreet's Companies Online Database has info on over 60,000 companies.
  • Corp Tech is a database of information on 50,000 companies.
  • Motley Fool is a forum for individual investors.
  • Wall Street Research Net has heavy duty research data for investors. Includes price histories for stocks and mutual funds.
  • Barron's information on trading activities.
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Moody's Investors Service - credit ratings, research and financial information for the capital markets.
  • Standard & Poor's Investor Services
  • Bank Rate Monitor includes home mortgage rates, ATM rates, credit card rates, home equity, loans, tips, info on credit cards, etc. Very extensive.
  • Fund Spot has information on mutual funds and other money vehicles such as Roth IRAs.
  • Investor Guide has a Q&A section, personal finance, tutorials, links, etc...
  • Invest Smart is a market simulation that lets you play with phony money.
  • CyberInvest has a large series of investing guides.
  • FinanCenter information on financing, mortgage rates, retirement calculators, advice, etc.
  • Hoover's has a pile of information on companies. Also has pretty good stock research, with a special section on IPO's. You can also search the Dow Jones Publications Library through this site for free.
  • Arm Chair Millionaire has advice on getting rich slow with risk-adverse methods.
  • Investor World
  • CNcurrency has some calculators, advice, and a test that show's how your childhood affects your attitude toward money.
  • Bonds, from the Bond Market Association, has basic info on bonds and the bond market. Pretty good reading for the beginner.
  • News.Com: Investor
  • Earnings Whispers gives a "whisper number" based on rumors and estimates.
  • Cyber Fraud has SEC info about avoiding investment scams.
  • Questions to Ask About Your Investment - again, from the SEC.
  • National American Securities Administrators Association has tips on how to spot cons and avoid fraud.
  • How to Find Information on Companies
  • Telemarketing Fraud Tips
  • Save Wealth has info on saving your money in categories like taxes, estate planning, retirement planning, etc.
  • Retirement Living TV is a companion site to the TV show. Lots of info on retirement, best places to live, financing, etc.
  • Rate.net has rates on mortgages and loans from 11,000 banking institutions.
  • Datek has stock quotes and financial news. Also can trade stock.
  • MarketWatch has stock quotes and financial news. Their charts are very good and are customizable.
  • RagingBull has news that may affect stocks. Also has a lot of message boards including message boards for each stock - in case you want to talk about your money.
  • SmartMoney lets you calculate how much your 401K is worth in salary (nice to know if you were to change jobs).
  • Vanguard has investment and financial planning advice on strategies for savings, retirement, allocating investments, and estate planning.
  • Brill's Mutual Fund Interactive has plenty of information on funds including info on managers.
  • Manhattan Analytics has plenty of information on funds like performance histories, management profiles, etc.
  • Money.York is a page full of sources of information on a user specified company.
  • Big Charts lets you create customized charts of stock activity.
  • Fortune magazine has a lot of useful and interesting material.
  • Get Rich Slowly
  • Annual Credit Report - free. No kidding. You get one free annually.
  • Mutual Fund Locator - sponsored by Money, you enter information that describes the kind of fund that you want and it finds it for you.
  • Stockpickr has data that helps you pick a stock. It collects advice from a number of sources.
Stocks

  • SmartMoney5 stars has free stock quotes and information but requires registration for a lot of their material. They have a stock screener, stock comparer, and a bunch of other tools.
  • NASDAQ Quotes
  • Investors.com has free stock quotes and information but requires registration for a lot of their material.
  • Yahoo Quotes5 stars has free, real time stock quotes.
  • Yahoo! Finance5 stars has good stock info plus other financial news and data.
  • StockCharts specializes in graphical presentation of data. Can get pretty complicated.
  • Quotes stock quotes.
  • E*Trade - stock info, company info - free quotes. However, trades cost $15 per trade. Very professional site. ($)
  • Datek is an online e-trader. ($)
  • Ameritrade is an online e-trader. ($)
  • DLJDirect is an online e-trader. ($)
  • TD Waterhouse is an online e-trader. Trades cost about $12.($)
  • Stock Search Engine, by MoneyCentral, will help you find a stock based on your selected characteristics.
  • Top 20 Stock Sites
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