Some of the best sites401k Retirement InvestingSmart 401k Investing is a site run by the National Association of Securities Dealers. (NASD). It provides an excellent overview of 401k investing, a critical component of your retirement. ChartingBigCharts offers several different charting technologies as well as news items. Owned by MarketWatch it provides an easy way to create quality charts for trading and investing. IQ Chart is a feature rich, web based charting site available by subscription. A good one for active traders of stocks, options and e-mini futures contracts. If you are looking for a quality subscription service this is an excellent choice and they have a 30 day free trail. Prophet.net is comprehensive charting service that offers a basic charting for free and 3 subscription levels. Provides extensive features and excellent charts. Very useful for both traders and investors. StockCharts.com is another quality charting site with a comprehensive set of features. One unique item is their Public Charts List, a place where members can present their charting ideas for the market and stocks. There are some excellent ideas there. EconomicsBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the home to a wealth of information on economics and finance. EducationAAII: The American Association of Individual Investors specializes in providing investment education and they have a stock screener. Investors Alliance is a non-profit membership association serving individual investors with programs of investment education, research, and information. Investopedia.com - your complete, unbiased, and easy to understand educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes the most comprehensive investing dictionary on the web as well as tutorials and articles covering just about every area of the market. Shrewd Investing: Stock market research and investment education for stock market investing with links to free stock research tools, investment basics, investor news and online resources. Financial AnalysisFinPortfolio has excellent institutional quality financial planning and portfolio analysis tools. Financial Analysis and Business Analysis Tools. Investment advisor - stock market forecast, analysis and commentary Financial InformationThe stock exchanges such as the NYSE, NASDAQ. ArcaEx and AMEX each offer valuable information on investing and trading stocks, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and options. ArcaEx merged with the NYSE. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trades futures and options with ore than 3,600 members trading 50 different futures and options products through open auction and/or electronically. Volume at the Exchange in 2005 surpassed 674 million contracts. Crestmont Research - Crestmont Research develops provocative insights on the financial markets. The primary focus of the research has concentrated on the characteristics of secular stock market cycles, the impact of historical interest rates on the stock market and bond ladder investing. FinancialSense.com - Uncommon News and Views for the Wise Investor. Daily market commentary, resource pages, current news, editorials from around the world, and a 3-hour weekly Internet broadcast. Google Finance is an excellent source for financial and stock information with some unique twists. InvertorGuide.com provides investors with a high quality and extensive library of investor information that helps investors manage their finances.MarketWatch is a good source of news and stock insight as well as research information, much of it free. MoneyChimp: learn Stock Investing, Index Funds, Valuation Models, and more is an excellent source for all kinds of financial information. MSN Money is another good source of news and stock information as well as stock screening. Securities and Exchange Commission Investor site offers an extensive set of information for today's investors. SmartMoney.com is a good source of news and research with a lot of free information. Comprehensive Directory of the Top Financial Sites on the Internet, FinancialLinksOnline.com Yahoo.finance is an excellent source for financial and stock information. I use it every day. GlossariesOASIS Management provides an excellent glossary on financial, business and technical terms. Stock Screeners
AOL stock screener TaxesBankrate.com provides some valuable comments on taxes including capital gains rates. Intuit's TurboTax also offers information on many tax topics. Smart-Money highlights tax topics as well. Of course, you can always go to the Internal Revenue Service. Magazines
Barron's
The Wall Street Journal [1-year subscription]
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Book ListInvestors
Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range-Bound Markets
(Wiley Finance)
Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business
and Market Cycles
Analysing and Interpreting the Yield Curve (Wiley Finance)
Automatic Wealth for Grads... And Anyone Else Just Starting Out
The Exchange-Traded Funds Manual
Economic Growth
Financial Institutions, Markets, and Money
Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation
How To Make Money In Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or
Bad, 3rd Edition
Irrational Exuberance: Second Edition
Stocks for the Long Run : The Definitive Guide to Financial
Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies
The Little Book That Beats the Market
The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing (Revised
Edition)
Just One Thing: Twelve of the World's Best Investors Reveal the
One Strategy You Can't Overlook
Rocking Wall Street: Four Powerful Strategies That will Shake Up
the Way You Invest, Build Your Wealth And Give You Your Life
Back
Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
Sector Investing, 1996
Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing 1995
Unexpected Returns: Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles
The End of Medicine : How Silicon Valley (and Naked Mice) Will
Reboot Your Doctor
The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Text on Value Investing Stock Options
Options As a Strategic Investment (4th Edition Study Guide) Options Made Easy: Your Guide to Profitable Trading (2nd Edition) by Guy Cohen is an easier read to help investors understand options. Traders
Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns (Wiley Trading)
The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes
Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets The Stock Market
The Stock Market Course
If You're Clueless About the Stock Market and Want to Know More
Stock Investing for Dummies
Stock Market Logic: A Sophisticated Approach to Profits on Wall
Street (Dearborn Financial Publishing) Home Buying
The New Complete Book of Home Buying Doing Good With Your Wealth
Three Cups of Tea : One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and
Build Nations . . . One School at a Time Career Development
Don't Blow the Interview : How to Prepare, What to Expect, and
How to React
Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role |