INVESTMENT GUIDE

Stocks

American Stock Exchange - One of the world's leading stock markets.
Chicago Stock Exchange
NASDAQ - The stock market for the next one hundred years.
New York Stock Exchange - Educational tool for investors, teachers and students. It provides links to a rich diversity of information. As the world's leading securities marketplace, it is more than a place to buy and sell stocks and bonds.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
The Stock Market, Canadian Stock Exchange

Barron's Online
Bloomberg
Fortune Business Report
Reuter's Money Network
Smart Money's Map of the Market - Real-time market news in a very unique format. It may take awhile to download but it is well worth the wait.
Wall Street Journal

Online Brokers Ratings, Online Stock Trader Ratings - Guidance for choosing an online brokerage firm.
The On-Line Investor - Tutorial for first time investors wanting to trade on the Web. includes forums about brokers where you can post comments or ask questions. broker IP addresses for those more experienced on the web.

Ameritrade - Provides discount brokerage services.
Charles Schwab
E-Trade - Buy and sell securities online for NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ
Scottrade - Buy and sell securities online for NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ.
Yahoo List - Complete list of online trading brokerage companies on Yahoo's search engine.

Briefing.com - Delivers the latest information for the U.S. Stock and Mutual fund investor. Besides intra-daily commentary, stock, quotes, and charting, Briefing.com also allows you to build a portfolio and receive the latest economic releases.
InvestorWords - One of the most comprehensive investing glossary you'll find anywhere, online or off. With over 4,000 investing terms and 15,000 links between related words.
Microsoft Investor - Microsoft Investor is an entirely free, web-based service, providing personal investors with portfolio tracking, business news, stock quotes, historical data, online trading, and other financial tools and services.
Motley Fool - Financial forum for the individual investor.
TeenAnalyst - Investing...it's not just for adults anymore!
TheStreet.com - Markets, company and funds reporting from Wall Street, with columns from James Cramer and a staff of financial journalists.

Big Charts - Charting service providing free access to charts, reports, indicators and quotes for stocks, mutual funds and major market indices.
StockMaster - Delayed quotes and historical charts for stocks and mutual funds. Charts feature S&P tracking for comparison.
Timely.com - Charts and quotes on all North American securities, including intraday charting and technical indicators. Also includes industry groups, stock screening, news, commentary, and more.

FundFocus - Search for funds that meet your investment criteria. This site cuts the universe of over 9000 funds to a few dozen in a hurry. The screening capabilities will give you a short list pretty quickly. It's a good start.

Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive - A comprehensive site devoted that does a great job with users at any level. It features regular columnists, portfolio tracking, interviews with money managers and even games.
FundAlarm - This site is designed to tell you when your funds have fallen and don't appear capable of getting up. It will help determine in simple, straightforward terms whether it's time to move on.
Index Funds Online - This a thorough site that's especially helpful for new investors curious about index funds.
Micropal - Standard & Poor's brings mutual fund information to life with this stylish and smart site that is an essential tool for anyone interested in mutual funds.
Mutual Fund Investor's Center - Mutual fund education is the mission of this site, and it delivers with a wide range of informative options.
Mutual Funds Scoreboard - BusinessWeek's interactive Mutual Fund Scoreboard, a tool that's updated each month to show how funds are performing. Scan the listings, or enter a fund name or ticker symbol to pull up a specific fund.

Lipper Analytical Service - One of the leading providers of data and analysis on investment company business.
Morningstar - One of investing's big names guides investors from start to finish, first learning about mutual funds, planning for your needs, and researching the best funds for you.

Treasury Direct - Official US Government website offering a wide range of information and services for individuals, institutions, and government.
Bureau of the Public Debt - Information on savings bonds from the U.S. Bureau of Public Debt.
U.S. Savings Bond Consultant - Organizes, tracks and maintains bond portfolio inventory, bond facts, tips, and more.