| There's lots of online information about personal | | | | investing. Covers many areas and has quite a bit of |
| finance. If you're looking for advice on budgeting or | | | | unique content from Fortune and Money magazines. |
| investing, you'll find plenty. If you want quotes for | | | | (This is a Time-Warner site so there is common |
| loans or insurance, they're available. If you need help | | | | ownership.) |
| getting out of debt, you can find it online. | | | | Mostly about investing, but also has good articles on |
| Predictably, some of the personal finance resources | | | | credit management, real estate, insurance, retirement. |
| online are better than others. Some are frankly | | | | Do be aware that much of their focus is on selling |
| self-serving, trying to sell you some product or | | | | subscriptions to their various newsletters, like the |
| service. Others give information freely. Some of the | | | | Kiplinger Report. |
| information is good and some is not so good. You | | | | Zen Personal Finance |
| have to evaluate and discriminate when looking for | | | | This is something completely different, a blog with a |
| authority and accuracy in personal finance information. | | | | unique perspective on personal finance. Has sections |
| After all, it's your money that you'll be risking if you | | | | on retirement, housing, credit, and investing (a |
| follow bad advice. So be careful out there. | | | | mammoth 30-part series of posts on "How To Think |
| We can't hope to list all the good online sites for | | | | Like Warren Buffet"). Not the place to go for |
| personal finance. There are just too many. But here's | | | | everyday reference, but recommended for browsing. |
| a short list to get you started in the right direction. | | | | The Motley Fool |
| We've included a few of the standard mega-sites | | | | Specializes in help with investing, particularly in stocks |
| plus some really good ones that are not so well | | | | and mutual funds. Information is of high quality, but |
| known. | | | | registration is required to access most of it, and |
| Necessary Virtues Personal Finance | | | | payment is required for parts of the site and for |
| Specializes in information about how to manage your | | | | some newsletters. |
| money efficiently and live a prosperous life. Offers | | | | Yahoo Finance |
| several full-length books as free downloads, including | | | | There's a lot here, but most of it is conglomerated |
| these titles: "Solving the Money Puzzle: Personal | | | | by Yahoo from various third-party sources. You'll |
| Finance Made Simple," "The Science of Getting Rich," | | | | have to be discriminating. |
| "Money for Life," and the classic, "Think and Grow | | | | Carnival of Personal Finance |
| Rich." Also offers free newsletter, "Your Money Plan." | | | | A blog carnival that offers weekly collections of |
| MSN Money | | | | recent blog posts on topics like budgeting, saving |
| Specializes in information for investors, including free | | | | money, earning money, managing debt, and living |
| stock quotes and analysis tools. Also has sections on | | | | below your means. The quality is uneven so be |
| planning, banking, and taxes. Good investment advice | | | | prepared to dig deep. |
| columns and features. Some analysis tools require | | | | So there you have it, a quick introduction to some of |
| Internet Explorer for best results. (The site is owned | | | | the best of the web when it comes to personal |
| by Microsoft.) | | | | finance. Some of the big sites made our list as well as |
| CNN Money | | | | some smaller hidden gems. Here's hoping you find it |
| More breadth than MSN Money but less depth on | | | | useful. |