Financial planners, stock market research, check credit report and more

It's your money - keep more of it with the help of our money directory! How can you keep more of your money with the cost of living mounting by the day? Answer: By educating yourself and taking advantage of the host of information and finance tools available on the web. Whether its learning the tricks of the stock market game, investing, managing finance, keeping updated with market changes and predictions, or learning ways to teach kids about money, being knowledgeable about finance will set you on the path to more financial freedom. And who doesn't want to go there? (more)

Connect with others interested in investing ClearStation.etrade.com/ (56 votes)

Local, regional and national educational investments events as well as stock-analysis tools, portfolio management tools, investing software, publications and a range of online resources at better-investing.org (56 votes)

Any information you need to know about stocks: prices, prices on a certain date, splits and more at bigcharts.com (134 votes) (This link changes often: if it doesn't work, type bigcharts.com directly into your browser's address bar.)

The ambition of this blogger is to achieve a one million dollar net worth by the age of 36. Read about his no-nonsense and sometimes very creative ways to get there at PFBlog.com (38 votes)

Collection of links to major business and investment publications, market updates and all kinds of other financial news at investorhome.com (50 votes)

Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com (43 votes)

Teach budgeting to middle-school kids: moneyopolis.org (48 votes)

Materials for teachers and students fffl.ncee.net (36 votes)

Lessons and principles from the Jumpstart Coalition  jumpstart.org/principles.cfm (71 votes)

Play the Stock Market Game vcee.org/smg.htm (50 votes)

Make your kids money-savvy, check out Janet Bodnar's column:
kiplinger.com/columns (59 votes)

For a lesson on money and how it works wdfi.org/ymm/kids/ (52 votes)

For stock games and allowance calculators check out
Liberty Financial's Young Investor at  younginvestor.com (51 votes)

Investing for Kids (designed by kids) thinkquest.org/library (123 votes)

Get info on companies you're planning to invest in
sec.gov/edgar.shtml (54 votes)

For stock games and allowance calculators check out
Liberty Financial's Young Investor at  YoungInvestor.com (51 votes)

Play the Stock Market Game vcee.org (50 votes)

Practice trading stocks before you trade for real at StockTrak.com (44 votes)

For information on buying any kind of insurance (health, business, annuities, life, home etc.) , or for tips on calculating insurance needs, visit iii.org (33 votes)

For a list of fee only financial planners, visit napfa.org (36 votes) or garrettplanningnetwork.com (67 votes)

Check out brokers, financial advisers, file arbitration and mediation claims at helpforinvestors.org (57 votes)

Find a CFP professional at fpanet.org (33 votes) or cfp.net (25 votes)

Find out more about your planners background at adviserinfo.sec.gov (48 votes)

More background info at finra.org (55 votes)

Equifax: 800-685-1111 or equifax.com (33 votes)
Fraud line: 888-766-0008

Experian (all issues): 800-311-4769 or experian.com (42 votes)

Trans Union: 800-916-8800 or transunion.com (46 votes)
Fraud line: 800-680-7289

Remember, you're entitled to one free credit report a year from each of the three credit bureaus:

Apply for all three at AnnualCreditReport.com (60 votes)

If you need to fix your credit-report, check the Federal Trade Commission's site for  tips:

ftc.gov (33 votes)

To learn more about credit-ratings and how they work, go to:

fairisaac.com (44 votes)

For info on ID theft, visit our Consumer Sites directory.

myvesta.org (40 votes) or 1-800-698-3782

nfcc.org (34 votes) 0r 1-800-388-2227

aiccca.org (39 votes) or1-800-450-1794

Please be aware, that fees at these agencies vary greatly and that some may be subsidized by credit card companies.

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Breaking Down Finance On the Web

Money and finance is a complex issue, especially when you throw financial education, investing, kids, and the stock market into the mix. Neverthless, we're not afraid and we're not afraid to tell you where to go to access some of the best of the web in money and finance:

- Research and learning about investing
- Kids and money and finance
- Stock market games
- Buying insurance
- Stock brokers and financial planners
- Credit reports and ratings
- Credit counseling agencies

As you can see, these ready resources can help manage each and every aspect of managing personal finance; learn how to invest and make more money, educate your kids for a better financial future, access your credit report, and find professionals to help you get out of debt and make money through investing. It's a full plate of money and finance.

Trust Is Paramount In Money Matters

When it comes to your money and your financial health, trust is of the utmost importance; that's why we choose websites for this directory based on our web research and visitor recommendations, not based on commissions or fees. Chosen sites are evaluated, linked, and voted on by our visitors to arrive at the top of the class in money matters websites (and we hope you'll add your vote to help us keep only the best sites in this directory!).

Please note: We do our best to only add reputable companies to our directories, but please understand that we cannot take responsibility for any problems that may arise with a product or service you purchase from these companies.

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