Research Guides: Personal Finance: Advice & Tools

Personal Finance Resources

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy This free program was designed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to help Americans understand their personal finances through every stage of life.
Credit Repair: Articles about saving While it is true that this comes from Creditrepair.com, which is a for-profit business hoping to help you by selling their services. It does come from their education portion of the site. The articles appear to have some good advice, but as with any information evaluate it with a critical eye towards your information need!
Better Money Habits Resources for helping learn about and improve your personal finances.
Dinkytown.net: Financial Calculators This site collects one of the most comprehensive list of financial calculators on the web. Use these free tools to help begin almost any financial analysis.
Economics Study Guide and Resources for Students Another great list of resources from the planning & education section of a financial institution. As always read/use these with a critical eye to your specific information need.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Provides information for both industry professionals and individual investors. Their investor section has a wealth of information about saving, investing, and protecting yourself against fraud.
Jump$tart Jump$mart is a non-profit focusing on Financial Literacy.
Money Essentials This page from CNN/Money collects topics related for personal finance articles and advice.
Money Smart The FDIC's Money Smart financial education program can help people of all ages enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. First released in 2001 and regularly updated since then, Money Smart has a long track record of success.
MyMoney.gov A very in-depth collection of resources from the Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
NYPL Financial Literacy Resources The resource page from the New York Public Library's financial literacy center, includes web resources as well as podcasts.
RAND Financial Literacy Center The mission of the Financial Literacy Center is to develop and test innovative programs to improve financial literacy and promote informed financial decision making.