I.
Search our
catalog:
Suggested subject words:
 Bank management
Budget
Business
consultants
Corporations – finance
Finance,
personal - periodicals
Investments
Stocks
When searching our catalog for
New Jersey-related materials, use the New Jersey subject keyword
index.
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II.
Helpful Print Resources:
Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance (9th
Ed.). Munn, Glenn. Rolling Meadows, IL: Bankers Publishing
Co., 1991.
Call #: R332.03 M966.9 Reference-Level 4
International Encyclopedia
of the Stock Market. Sheimo, Michael (Ed.). Chicago, IL:
Fitzroy Dearborn, c.1999.
Call #: R332.64 I61 Reference-Level 4
McFadden American Financial Directory.
Norcross, GA: McFadden Business Publications, 2003.
Call #: R332.1025 M143 Reference-Level 4
Who’s Who in Finance and
Industry. Chicago, IL: Marquis Who’s Who, 2002-2003.
Call #: R923.3 W628 Reference-Level 4
For current information about investments,
refer to Valueline reports located at the Level 4 reference desk.
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IV.
Electronic Databases: subject
listing and title
listing
Suggested keywords: banking and finance, budgeting,
investments, money market funds, personal financing, and stocks.
A. Use to locate
journal articles and essays:
B. Use to locate Annual Reports:
C. Use to locate company information:
D. Use to locate statistical information:
E. For information on Federal Business
Opportunities:
F. Other business databases:
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V.
Web sites
Investment Vehicles
American
Depositary Receipts Annuities Bonds CDs Direct Investments/DRIPS 401(k) 403(b) 457 Government
Bonds & Bills Hard
Assets Hedge Funds Index Funds IPOs Mutual Funds Options & Futures REITS Socially Responsible Investing Stocks
Learning to Invest
- Bankrate.com
- Compare interest rates on CDs, mortgages,
consumer loans, and debt consolidation. Provides information and
tools to help consumers make financial decisions.
- Bonds
Online
- Free and fee-based bond information
including quotes, bond basics, types of bonds and tips on buying
and selling.
- Federal
Trade Commission Consumer Information
- Federal Trade Commission pamphlets
to improve financial literacy for consumers and businesses. Use the
sidebar to find topics of interest.
- Google
Finance Portfolio
- Complete the free registration to
create and maintain your portfolio of stocks and mutual funds.
- Investor's
Clearinghouse
- By the Alliance for Investor Education,
a non-profit corporation formed to help individuals be managers of
their own money. Covers investments at different ages, the major
investment vehicles and how they work.
- Jump$tart
- Financial Smarts for Students
- Jump$tart aims to improve the financial
literacy of young people and promote the teaching of personal finance.
The site has an information clearinghouse for fee and free materials.
Take a look at JumpStart's
Reality Check a page which asks kids to make choices about how
they will live when they are independent - and then shows them how
much they will need to earn to finance their chosen lifestyle.
- MoneyChimp
- Explains topics on investment such
as How To Read An Annual Report and How Finance Works. Also contains
a financial calculator and glossary.
- Moolera
- Targeting those in their 20's and
30's this web site covers money management and investing basics,
student loans, taxes and real estate.
- MyMoney
- A Federal Government site offering
tips on budgeting and taxes, credit, financial planning, home ownership,
paying for education, and saving and investing.
- National
Association of Investors Corporation
- A non-profit organization dedicated
to the education of individual investors and investment clubs.
Information on how to start an investment club, how to teach children
about investing, assistance for treasurers of investment clubs.
- National
Association of Securities Dealers
- The NASD offers a series of brochures
about personal investing including investing safely, dispute resolution,
investment teams and investing and the Internet. All brochures are
available in both English and Spanish.
- Value
Line See Librarian
- The State Library receives the weekly
print edition of Value Line and so also has access to the same information
on the web. The level of interactivity is basic (user can sort the
entries by industry, ticker, timeliness and company). Value Line University teaches
investors how to use Value Line to manage their stock portfolio.
The site covers investment basics, investment strategies, building
a portfolio, and how to study a stock.
- Wall
Street Journal's Markets Data Center
- The Online Markets Data Center provides
current financial information about stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, Bonds,
commodities and currencies.
Debt/Bankruptcy
- Credit
Bureaus
- Addresses and links to the major
credit bureaus along with advice on how to settle disputes, what
to do if you have less than a perfect score, and how to strengthen
your credit.
- Fiscal Fitness:
Choosing a Credit Counselor
- A brief article from the Federal Consumer Information Center on
how to choose a credit counselor, including a list of twenty two
questions to ask your potential counselor. Other brief articles are
available on credit
and money.
- National
Foundation for Credit Counseling
- The NFCC is a national non-profit
umbrella organization for credit counseling agencies. All members
are accredited by the Council of Accreditation of Services for Families
and Children, Inc. (COA). This web site will help you contact member
agencies, provide online counseling and give general advice on debt
and budgeting.
- New
Jersey Law Network - Commercial Law
- A series of law related links;
bankruptcy lawyers in New Jersey, forms, fee schedules and links
to other bankruptcy sites.
- NOLO
- Debt & Bankruptcy
- Provides many answers to general
questions about debt and bankruptcy such
as which debts must be repaid, what happens when you write a bad
check, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, and how to rebuild credit
after have been declared bankrupt.
- United
States Bankruptcy Court for the State of New Jersey
- Official bankruptcy forms in .pdf
format, booklets such as "Bankruptcy Basics," and local bankruptcy
rules relating to New Jersey.
Calculators
- Calculator's Online
Center
- Part of Martindale's
The Reference Desk includes links to over sixteen different
types of financial calculator including compound interest, financial
aid, mortgage loans and refinancing, net worth and retirement.
- Hugh's
Mortgage and Financial Calculators
- Over forty different financial calculators.
- TheStreet.com
- Calculators for stocks, retirement
scenarios, mutual funds, term vs. life insurance, credit cards, autos
along with banking and saving and budgeting.
Simple Living/Frugality
- Frugal
Living
- The guide at About.com has assembled
a wide selection of links and articles on how to live cheaply. This
site has an expanded index. Over thirty categories including tips,
gifts, appliances, making money, beauty.
- Simple
Living Network
- Extensive site with a newsletter
and archives, online discussion boards, chat, a resource database,
study groups and special features dedicated to simple living and
financial independence.
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