• Historical Stock Prices bigcharts.com
  
• WSJ.com - U.S. Home
• AAII: The American Association of Individual Investors  Investment Education for the Individual InvestorReuters.com
• Marketplace from American Public Media
• Financial Sense Online
• InvestmentHelp.Org
  
• ICLUBcentral :: Software and Tools for Investment Clubs and Investors
• Hollywood Stock Exchange
• Wikinvest.com a Wikipedia for investments constantly updated resource that reflects more than just a single expert's opinion of a certain company
• Vanguard - Forms & literature-Learn about investing
• Understanding your brokerage account statements
• Securities Industry Association brochure
  
• Another brochure, from the Indiana Securities Division
  

• Dow Jones Indexes
• Russell Indexes - It's the Market (Russell.com)
• S&P Indices
• Wilshire Indexes

• Portfolio Solutions  Global balanced core strategies using low-cost open-end mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs); fee: 0.25% per year on assets up to $5 million; The minimum quarterly fee is $500.
• AssetBuilder, Inc. Four elements of investing; simple indexing, simple diversification, smart indexing and smart asset allocation. Fee structure ranges from a maximum of 50 basis points (0.5 percent) a year down to 25 basis points, depending on the size of the account. $50,000 minimum.
• RamseyInvesting.com  Asset Allocations based on Risk Tolerance; Diversified portfolios; Three Investment Styles Available:Active; Socially Responsible; Passive." Fee structure ranges from a maximum of 1 percent (100 basis points) a year down to 40 basis points, depending on the size of the account.$50,000 minimum

• Asset Allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory
• Smart Money Interactive  Asset Allocation System designed to help you see how different asset mixes may be appropriate for investors in different circumstances
• AthenaInvest, Inc. SBI - Strategy Based Investing  an alternative approach to allocating across Morningstar style boxes; this new approach uses ten primary strategies by performance and attribution to construct portfolios

• Efficient Frontier 
  
• Large-Cap and Small-Cap Funds Explained - Mutual Funds Center - Yahoo! Finance  
  
• The Big Picture: Small Cap Value vs Large Cap Growth 
  
• Small- and Mid-Cap Stocks: Bigger Isn't Always Better

• Four Foreign Real Estate Funds
• DFITX
  
• DRW
• RWX:SPDR DJ Wilshire Intl Real Estate
• NGREX Northern Global Real Estate Index Report

• How to buy Euros  Explains how to do it and links to other good articles discussing risk
• Link to company selling Euros

• CGW Quote | Claymore S&P Global Water Report invested equally between two separate types of water-related businesses: water utilities & infrastructure, and water equipment & materials
• PIO Quote | PowerShares Global Water Report
• PHO Quote | PowerShares Water Resources Report

• Source for buying gold bullion
• Newsletter: Inernational Speculator
  
• Morningstar's pick: American Century Global Gold Inv BGEIX
  
• Buying gold through an exchange traded fund:
• StreetTRACKS Gold Shares GLD
• iShares COMEX Gold Trust IAU

• Morningstar: one of the best sources of data for mutual funds
• Beginners' Guide to Mutual Funds: Online Publications at the SEC
• Mutual funds Investment Center
• Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive
• Mutual funds cost calculator
• The Honor Roll - Forbes.com
• AAII: Mutual Funds: Investing in Mutual Funds, Comparing Mutual Funds and More
• Zacks.com

• Schwab Funds - Fundamentals Index Site  &  Rob Arnott's Fundamental Index Webcast & Video Transcript, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
• In Investing, Passive Beats Active - New York Times, 5/12/07 [must register with NYTimes}
  
• They're lazy and they're boring, but they're winning portfolios - MarketWatch, 6/18/06, Lazy Portfolios:  well-diversified mixes of 11 or less no-load, low-cost index funds
• Barrons 400 Index - Top Stocks - Top Performing Stocks - Barron's Online
  

• Amex
• Etfconnect

• Finding Funds with Low Tax Bills - WSJ.com
• Unsensible Tax Law? Investing Sensibly Lowers the Frustration - WSJ.com

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• Invest FAQ:Insurance:Annuities
• Investor Tips: Variable Annuities from the US Securities and Exchange Commission
• American Annuity Advocates : Advising Seniors Across America  Our objective is to provide clear information about all aspects of fixed and fixed-indexed annuities
• Key Questions to Ask your Annuity Carrier
• Immediate Annuities - Instant Annuity Quote Calculator  Enter your state, age and dollar amount below and get an immediate income annuity quote.
• FIAToday.com™ Dedicated to Presenting an Objective View of Fixed Indexed Annuity
• Low Load Annuities
  
• Low Cost Variable Annuity - Jefferson National's Monument Advisor  only a $20 flat insurance fee on more than 97% of the underlying funds
• Advisor Resources Annuities with no Surrender Schedule; M&E expense for the base contract is 0.55%. Available only through advisors.
• Ameritas
• Low Load Life Insurance

• Investinginbonds.com  
• Bonds [Investing Basics]  from the Motley Fools at Fools.com 
• Inflation-Protected Investments from the Motley Fools,  June 26, 2000
• Treasury Direct 
• Bureau of the Public Debt : Savings Bond Wizard (R)  Calculate the value and interest rates of savings bonds you hold 
• U.S. Prime Interest Rate Forecast

• Fool.com: Bonds vs. Bond Funds [Retiree Portfolios] September 5, 2000
• Bond vs. Bond Funds (One Bond Strategy) | SmartMoney.com
• Bond Funds vs. Bonds a comparison from Fidelity
  

• Kiplinger
• Bankrate
• BanxCorp

• Social Investment Forum: Excellent source to find out about funds and issues 
• Socially Responsible Mutual Fund Charts: Screening & Advocacy
• Know what you own, Calvert's screening service for mutual funds 
• GreenMoney Journal 
• SocialFunds.com
  
• Co-op America: Economic Action for a Just Planet
• SRI in the Rockies: The premier industry conference for socially responsible investing in the United States
  
• KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. -- Socially Responsible Investing and Research
• Social Science Research Network-The Price of Ethics: Evidence from Socially Responsible Mutual Funds by Luc Renneboog, Jenke ter Horst, Chend

• Kiva.org - Loans that change lives  loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world through micro-finance
• Community Investing (from Financial Planning Magazine) Special loan funds for underserved communities are popping up like condos. Jump into the lending pool (excellent list of resources)
  

• Ideal Bite - Bite-sized ideas for light green living - Green living/consumer tips made fun and easy
• Alternative Energy (from Financial Planning Magazine) Dwindling reserves of expensive, polluting fossil fuels have sent investors in pursuit of alternatives to traditional energy sources
• Sustainable Business, Green Business, Renewable Energy, Organic & Green Investing, Green Capital
• Clean Edge - The Clean-Tech Market Authority
• Green Real Estate (from Financial Planning Magazine) Interest in green real estate investment products is building. Here's how to get in on the ground level ...
• Funds
• New Alternatives Fund - A Mutual Fund Investing in Alternative Energy
• WilderShares Homepage (ECO)   ETF with the goal to define and track the Clean Energy sector: specifically, businesses that stand to benefit substantially from a societal transition toward use of cleaner energy and conservation
• Winslow Green Growth Fund, Environmentally Responsible Investing
• Progressive Real Estate Fund from Forward Funds

• How to do Shareholder Activism
• Corporate Accountability International - Challenging Abuse, Protecting People

• Investors Against Genocide
• Sudan Divestment Task Force
  
• For mutual funds, check out the Sudan Screening Tool

• FidelityOutofSudan - Fidelity Out of Sudan! 400,000 Voices for 400,000 Lives
• dotherightthing.com  Fidelity Investments is helping to support Genocide in Darfur

• Reverse Mortgages - Top Ten Things to Know - HUD
• Reverse Mortgages, AARP, a Wise Consumer, Driver Safety, Managing Money, Home Modification

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• Job outlook for college graduates -- is college a good investment?
  
• Comparing costs of top private colleges
• Which College Savings to Tap First - Kiplinger.com
• Octameron Associates: The College-Knowledge Company: 
• Check out  financial aid tips,
  
• Read the latest college news,
  
• Request a free college planning calendar,
  
• Shop the college store
  

• Scholarship Search: Peterson's
• Scholarship Search: Fast Web
• Finaid.org: Scholarships & loan information
• Collegenet.com: Financial aid, scholarship & more info

• Estimate family contribution based on Federal forms
• College Aid Calculator
• Estimate Family Contribution: Consensus Approach

• Nellie Mae
• The Education Resource Institute

• College Funding Vehicle Comparison -- pdf summary
• A Crash Course in College Savings Plans (Morningstar)
• Comparing college savings plans (Fidelity)
• Savingforcollege.com -- best overall site on 529 plans
  
• How to Pick a 529 Plan (Morningstar)
• The Best and Worst 529 College Savings Plans (Morningstar)
  
• Everything You Need to Know About 529s - Kiplinger.com check out Kiplinger's favorite plans
• Ultimate College Guide 2005: Best 529s(CNN Money)
• College-Savings Educator, Morningstar Advisor Edition  good links to articles about planning for college
  
• Fidelity Massachusetts U Fund
• Some of my favorite plans
• College Savings Plan of Nebraska
  
• Utah State Board of Regents — Utah Educational Savings Plan
  

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