Financial Pages

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Site provides mortgage, personal loan, credit card, and CD rates in all fifty states. In addition, you can receive daily market quotes and rates on banking, auto, home, and consumer finance.
Plug in your numbers to Bank of America's interactive calculators to find answers to: what price home you can afford, how much mortgage payments will be, or whether you should refinance your home; what you have to save to become a millionaire; what car you can afford; should you convert your IRA to a ROTH IRA; is a lower interest rate worth the annual credit card fee; and many other questions.
Hoover's
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Hoover's, Inc., delivers company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. Its database of 12 million companies is at the core of the business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations. Hoover's editorial staff of some 80 editors and researchers brings business information and knowledge to its coverage, updating the site daily to bring visitors and subscribers up-to-date business information.
Goal is to provide individuals with detailed information about various investments, including stocks, bonds, options, retirement plans, and other fundamental aspects of personal finance. Updated regularly.
Excellent, comprehensive source of information loosely divided into: Investing - includes stocks, bonds, mutual funds, brokers, exchanges, and much more; Personal Finance - includes credit, loans, taxes, retirement, etc.; and Learning - everything you ever wanted to know about money. InvestorGuide also has original content, including a weekly column that can help you with Web investing.
Comprehensive personal finance site. Offers real-time stock quotes, lists of top mutual funds, as well as information on topics including retirement planning, saving for college, insurance, and buying or selling a home. Sponsored by Microsoft.
This practical site focuses on women and finance. It offers advice on investment portfolios; how to get out of debt; and strategies for budgeting, payment planning, and saving. Clear suggestions are provided on topics such as mutual funds, money market trends, investment clubs, social security, spending habits, and stock quotes. There's a place for consumers to ask financial questions and those that are answered are listed. Glossary of terms, lists of resources, and links enhance this site.
MortgageLoan.com aims to help borrowers find the best mortgages or loans to suit their individual needs. They do this by providing information about all aspects of the mortgage process, including online interest rates, mortgage quotes, and online applications. Support ranges from mortgage needs, home purchases, and second mortgages to mortgage refinancing and home equity loans. An easily navigated, helpful Web site.
An economics and money management primer that addresses how to earn, budget, save, and invest money. Issues covered include the stock market, credit cards, inflation, income, expenses, interest rates, the relationship between higher education and earning potential. Designed for middle school and high school students, with a section for teachers and parents. Practical and well-organized.