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Getting Started in Investing [top] Investing Basics from TheStreet.com Investing Basics from The Motley Fool Mutual Funds [top] Mutual Fund Center - This comprehensive site is a “must see” for any serious mutual fund investor. It includes links to the largest mutual and money market funds as well as the largest fund families. A handy alphabetical index is provided for U.S. mutual funds and US money market funds. Mutual Fund Connection - Resource provided by the Investment Company Institute (ICI) as part of its efforts to improve public understanding of the investment company industry and the policy issues that affect it. Mutual Fund Education Alliance - A large selection of collection of mutual fund companies, website links, fund listings and exclusive planning, tracking and monitoring tools. Retirement [top] Learn the tips, traps, and tactics you need to live the way you want! Information on IRA's, 401(k) and planning your retirement. The Federal Government provides information on retirement here. How to apply for retirement benefits, when are you eligible to receive social security, how to prepare for retirement and many of the forms you need for retirement are located here. Stocks and Bonds [top] Big Charts - Users can generate interactive charts and quotes. Features an historical quote tool that will lookup a security’s exact closing price. Bloomberg Markets Page - Check out this comprehensive Web page with links to both U.S. and world markets. Follow the Bloomberg "World Equities Indices" link to locate a geographic list of all the major international stock indexes. Bonds Online - This Web site includes data and links to resources spanning municipal, corporate, treasury, and savings bonds as well as bond funds. Also featured are links to bond "basics" and bond research. Michigan Electronic Library's Investment Page - Another wonderful collection of links from this award-winning Web site. The links provided are as useful to the novice investor as to those well versed in the markets. Links are divided into subgroups such as A+ Investment Collections, the ABC’s of Investing, Financial and Market News, Mutual Funds, Government Securities, Exchanges, Indices and Risk Analysis, as well as Quotes and Charts. Well worth the stop! Microsoft MoneyCentral - Noted by Barron's in 1998 as "the" best Web site for investors, Microsoft's MoneyCentral is heralded for several of its features. Heading the top of that list is the site's offering of timely news and analysis, with Wall Street Journal updates five times a day and news and insight generated by editorial staff members and outside contributors. Stock Point - Highlights of the site include its “Markets” section which includes quotes for the major indexes, most actives, Dow industrials, the Silicon Valley 30, and much more, as well as the site’s “Investing Tools” section. The latter includes two StockFinder and two FundFinder resources both function as personalized investment search tools. Yahoo! Finance - In addition to an abundance of links, for which Yahoo! is so well known, this site offers market news and a generous set of investor tools, including a stock screener, message boards and stock chat area, a Java portfolio, and a pager that can be triggered by your own specific stock price limits. [top] Compiled by Tim Gleisner |