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- All about Investing: The Easy Way to get Started
- An easy to understand introduction to investing. Covers the pros and cons of stocks, bonds, real estate, etc.
Call # 332.67 Faerber
- Barron's Finance & Investment Handbook
- Excellent for finding facts, figures, names, addresses, and Web sites in the finance and investment world.
Call # 332.7 D
- I Hate Financial Planning: A Guide for People Who Love money but Hate Planning
- Takes an engaging and humorous approach to what can be a daunting and dull activity.
332.024 Olson
- J.K. Lasser’s The New Bankruptcy Law and You
- Guide will no doubt be helpful to those who are considering filing for bankruptcy.
Call # 346.73 M
- J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax
- Annual guide for understanding, completing, and filing federal income tax forms.
Call # R 336.2 L
- Retire on Less than You Think: the New York Times Guide to Planning Your Financial Future
- Examines what needs to be considered for a secure retirement. Covers the steps in the planning process and provides helpful tools.
Call # 332.024 Brock
- TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Stock Mutual Funds
- Provides the necessary information to decide what funds are best for you, given your risk and performance criteria.
Call # R 332 W
- Value Line Investment Survey
- Highly regarded weekly newsletter reports numbers and analyses on 1,700 stocks and 90 industries.
Call # R 332.6 V
- The Wall Street Journal
- Newspaper is the voice of business and finance. Search for content in our General Business File ASAP, then go to either our print stacks or microfilm (near the Reference Desk). Microfilm not available for issues published after May 2007.
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- Business and Company Resource Center
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For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
Comprehensive periodical and reference resource for business, management and investment topics, with Newsletters ASAP and Predicast’s PROMT databases
- Articles from academic and general business, industry and management periodicals, newsletters, newspapers and newswires (4,000+ indexed titles; 2,900+ full-text)
- Investment and broker research reports
- Company and association directory listings from a number of sources
- Additional content from reference sources covering industries, company histories, associations, brands, market share and more
- Twenty-minute delayed stock quotes
- Hoover's Online Business Information
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Hoover's, Inc., delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. Our database of 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises, is at the core of our business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations. Hoover's editorial staff of some 80 editors and researchers brings vital business information and knowledge to its coverage, updating the site daily to bring our visitors and subscribers the most up-to-date business information in the industry.
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- Free Credit Reports
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. This site is structured in a very helpful Q & A format.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/freereports.shtm
- Internal Revenue Service
- Note “Forms and Publications” and “Frequently Asked Questions” to the left.
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/individuals/index.html
- Kiplinger.com
- Plenty of free content from well respected names in personal finance. Check out the fund rankings for numerous categories as well as "Tools and Calculators."
http://www.kiplinger.com/
- Mymoney.gov
- Important information from 20 federal agencies. Looks at everything from buying a home to fraud & scams.
http://www.mymoney.gov/homeownership.shtml
- The Motley Fool
- Writing style is a welcome departure from often dry financial prose. Click on the topics under “Investing” and “Personal Finance” to the left for free content.
http://www.fool.com/
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- Click on "Consumer Debt Advice" for comprehensive information on credit counseling and how NFCC member agencies can make a difference to you.
http://www.nfcc.org/
- South Carolina Department of Revenue
- “Individual Income” on the left contains numerous topics of interest, such as appeals procedures and FAQs.
http://www.sctax.org/default.htm
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