1. General Investing Resources
2. Resources on Commodities
3. Resources on Stocks and Mutual Funds

General Investing Resources

164 Bank Converter by OANDA

http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic

This site tells you what one currency is worth compared to another from January 1, 1990 to the present day. It is updated daily by 8:00 am. EST with data from the previous day. There are 164 available currencies with exchange rates.

Alliance for Investor Education

http://www.investoreducation.org

List of 20 investor topics with links to the best Alliance for Investor Education (which maintains the site) member sites for each topic. Links are direct and efficient. They send visitors to the part of the site that addresses the topic at hand. New topics are added from time to time.

CPI Calculator

http://www.aier.org/research/col.php

The American Institute for Economic Research runs this site with its consumer price index calculator for the years 1913 to the present. You can find out what something cost on one date compared to another.

Economic History Resources

http://www.eh.net/ehresources/

Economic History Resources provides answers to questions of comparative value covering purchasing power, interest rates, and other variables between the past (back to 1665) and today.

Fidelity.com

http://www.fidelity.com

Investment guru Peter Lynch's guide to 'Investing Planning' is easy to use and his investment advice is well-written and easy to understand. Thorough explanations of "the big three"-- stocks, bonds, and cash.

Microsoft Money Central

http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp

Covers wide range of topics from banking to taxes. Each offers handy Q&As that teach you the rudiments of investing, links to other specialized sites and informative articles. Can match you with a qualified 'live' financial advisor in your area.

 

Savings Bond Calculator

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/tools/tools_savingsbondcalc.htm

This site computes the values of Series E bonds from May 1941 to June 1980, EE bonds from January 1980 to the present, and S Notes from May 1967 to October 1970.

Yahoo! Finance

http://quote.yahoo.com/

Comprehensive section of the Yahoo! Search Engine that covers the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, S&P 500, 30 Year Bond, mutual funds, etc throughout the trading day and historically. It also covers world markets and has profiles of every company currently on any stock exchange. Foreign exchange rates, IPOs, current news, and stock charts are also available.

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Resources on Commodities

CNN Financial Network: Active Futures

http://cnnfn.com/markets/commodities.html

Part of the CNN Financial Network, this site provides current commodity prices with a 20 minute time delay. It includes the opening price, the high and low for the day, and the closing price.

Kitco

http://www.kitco.com/market/

This site includes current precious metal prices for the London, New York and Asian markets. Historical charts and figures are also available.

MetalPrices.com

http://metalprices.com/index.asp

This site lists 1-day old prices for metals, scrap metals, and related elements. Subscribers can search for historical metal prices by date, get current metals prices, and access related news items.

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Resources on Stocks and Mutual Funds

BigCharts - Historical Quotes

http://www.bigcharts.com/historical/

Past stock prices can be found on this site with open, high, low, and closing data. It also shows a chart of how the stock has done in recent time.

Morningstar

http://www.morningstar.com/

Number one source used in finding information on mutual funds. Can get limited free reports on funds of your choice. More detailed information is available with a personal subscription for $109/year. Reports on investing in stocks is also available.

Motley Fool

http://www.fool.com/

This site is for researching stocks and mutual funds, investing, news of the day, and historical quotes back to January 1991. It contains full profiles of over 10000 companies. This is a fun place to get investment information.

Mutual Funds Information from About.com

http://mutualfunds.about.com/?once=true&

This is the mutual fund section of the search engine About.com. It tells you what mutual funds are, how to invest in them, and which are the best and worst ones. It has several links to different sites that supply even more info.

The Ultimate Guide to Mutual Funds

http://www.money.com/money/fundcenter/

This is the mutual fund research section of money.com. Research a fund by name or symbol and get the value, fund type, yearly return, and performance overview.

Ticker Symbol Lookup

http://quote.yahoo.com/l

If you do not know the ticker symbol for a company, bond, Canadian stock, money market fund, or mutual fund, you can find it here. Current market activity is provided.

Last Modified September 26, 2005