BEST OF THE WEB
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 Charles Schwab Online |
Charles Schwab Online truly is what it says it is: a complete online representation of this discount brokerage. You'll find the rundown on all of Schwab's products, which include brokerage accounts, research information, mutual funds,
and the tools necessary to make the most of them. One product featured at the site is Street Smart, Schwab's software for Windows and Macintosh that allows you to go online with Wall Street and take care of all your investment needs.
Illustrated step-by-step instructions for TeleBroker, Schwab's 24-hour-a-day service line are included in the site, as are summaries of their account offerings, commission schedules, and a full listing of Schwab's local branches.
Where the site really shines, though, is in the information and resources it offers for non-customers. Investor Tools contains an Investment Library where you can request literature on retirement planning, estate planning, investing for your children's future, and investment basics. In Mutual Funds, you'll find information on Schwab's own funds and on the funds that are available through its Mutual Fund One Source program, which include many popular fund families. In Mutual Fund Tools you can request a copy of Basics of Mutual Fund Investing, an excellent source of information for the investment novice.
 Fidelity Investments |
You'll find over 800 pages of information about investing at Fidelity's Web site. Fidelity makes navigation easy with its searchable index.
Go to the Mutual Fund Library for information on Fidelity's funds, organized by category. Complete information on each fund is provided, and you can request a prospectus and application. For many of the funds you can download a prospectus and view it w ith the Adobe Acrobat reader. In Newsworthy you'll find Fidelity news and information, special reports, regional events that Fidelity is sponsoring and Getting to Know the Fidelity World Wide Web Server, which is very helpful for newcomers to the site.
Young or old, self-employed or corporate employee, Investment and Retirement Planning is the place you need to visit. With plenty of general information on setting up a retirement plan, there are also details on how Fidelity products can assist you. Th e information is presented in an easy to understand format, and even for non-savers or non-investors the site is not intimidating.
 Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) contains the latest market news and futures market data. Products and Prices includes the latest on Standard & Poor's 500 and frequently updated Eurodollar futures, daily settlement prices, intra-
day currency prices, and a link to the Chicago Board of Trade Web site where you can get delayed quotes on all its grain, oilseed, and financial products. For the very latest news on daily grain and livestock market activity, make sure to check out the As
sociated Press Market Commentary.
For those of you who want to learn more about futures and options, go to Getting Started in the Products and Prices section for a Currency IQ Quiz, a Guide to Getting Started Trading and a Glossary of futures industry terminology. About the Exchange co ntains an excellent history of the and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange "Merc," and great links for other financial information. Educational Resources include the CME Classroom, which offers classes in Chicago and tutorials in its New York and London offic es.
Also very helpful is the listing of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange member firms complete with links to those that have Web sites.
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| 4. Wells Fargo |
The Wells Fargo site has information on all the company's banking services, especially its online offerings. Small Business Banking features information and resources to help small businesses -- read tips from Wells Fargo's magazine, Business 95.
| 4.(tie) Idea Cafe |
Designed to meet the needs of the small business entrepreneur, the Idea Cafe does that and more. It can best be described as an online community of business people helping each other to succeed. You'll find a kinder, gentler approach to business, stres sing marketing through cooperation rather than cut-throat competition. See Your Money in the Sweet Rewards section for articles on financial issues.
| 6. MasterCard |
MasterCard's site features special offers for MasterCard customers, links to sites where you can apply for a card, and an information center that answers questions about MasterCard, as well as a currency converter that lists daily exchange rates forn 2 3 currencies.
| 6.(tie) Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition |
Money & Investing Update is the Wall Street Journal's online newspaper. At this time the service is free, but the Wall Street Journal will charge for it in the future. Start at the Front Page for access to the paper's many features. Stock information f rom all the markets is right at your fingertips as well as all the other financial information the newspaper is known for.
| 6.(tie) Gabelli Home Page |
Gabelli Funds offers a variety of investment products for a variety of investors, and its site has the same wide appeal as its products. Here you'll find extensive information on the company's mutual funds, 401K plans, and money-management services. Ni ce features of the site are the savings calculators you can find in the Mutual Funds section.
| 6.(tie) Lombard Home Page |
You don't have to have an account with Lombard to take advantage of its Public Access Center where you can get delayed quotes, historical stock market data and graphs, and access to its Financial Library. Lombard provides it for free. If you choose to open a Lombard account, you'll have access to all your account information, real-time order entry and quotes, and many other tools.
| 6.(tie) GNN Personal Finance Center |
GNN's Personal Finance Center is a forum for personal money-management issues. There are original articles and columns, questions and answers with personal finance experts, and great links to personal-finance and investment resources on the Internet. S elect Features to see the current offerings, and Internet Resources for excellent Internet links.
| 6.(tie) Mutual Funds Magazine Online |
Navigate your way through Mutual Funds Magazine's Online edition starting with the Table of Contents. Read the articles while online or download them and use Adobe Acrobat's reader to display them or print them later. Check out Fund Data to bring up Mu tual Funds Magazine's database of mutual fund information.
| 6.(tie) J.P. Morgan |
J.P. Morgan's site represents this long-established corporation well. You'll find extensive market data and indices. If you're looking for commodity, currency, and bond indices, scroll down its home page to the Web directory, and you'll find them liste d there.
| 13. HomeOwners Finance Center |
Whether you are looking for a home loan or simply want to increase your knowledge about mortgages and other loans, HomeOwners Finance Center is worth a trip. This California licensed mortgage broker, which does loans in 24 states, features terrific too ls for making loan and refinance decisions.
| 13.(tie) DigiCash Home Page |
DigiCash's objective is to develop and license payment technology products. One of the resulting products is E-cash. Read all about this software only form of electronic money in Digicash's online publications, or go to the E-cash section and read abou t it there.
| 13.(tie) Financial Aid Information |
The Financial Aid Information page is an amazing resource for students and their parents seeking financial aid. Maintained by Mark Kantrowitz, the author of the Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students, this sit e is complete and concise. Check out FastWEB, a searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.
| 13.(tie) NETworth |
NETworth, by GALT Technologies, features in-depth information on over 5000 mutual funds, including prospectuses and performance figures from the mutual-fund families, as well as stock-market prices, the Morningstar mutual fund database, and a weekly ma rket outlook for investors. From the Main Menu, be sure to visit the NETworth Internet Information Center for information on no-load mutual funds and retirement planning.
| 13.(tie) E*TRADE Home Page |
E*TRADE provides online trading for account holders at its site, and sponsors TradeWeb, a resource locator for trading information. TradeWeb provides links to investment information, technical trading resources, and economics- and finance-related infor mation. You can request an information package with an account application form.
| 13.(tie) PAWWS Financial Network |
PAWWS Financial Network offers individual investors a comprehensive system incorporating portfolio accounting; quote, news, and data services; and the ability to execute online trades. At its site you'll find current market news and back issues of its newsletter
| 13.(tie) Briefing |
Briefing, by Charter Media, has a wealth of financial information for the sophisticated and not-so-sophisticated investor. With easy access, you can reach constantly updated market analysis from experienced professionals, including market briefs and fo recasts; stock, bond and dollar tickers; economic data; the Market Calendar; and an economic forecast.
| 13.(tie) Centura "The Money Managers" |
Ride along the Centura Highway at Centura Bank's site and you'll encounter information on all of Centura's services as well as some handy personal investment tools. Centura provides a full range of banking and financial services and is based in North C arolina. Check out Play with Your Money for calculators that will assist you in planning your financial future.
| 13.(tie) Financenter |
Are you considering refinancing? Do you have credit-card debt you want to consolidate? Thinking of purchasing a new car? The Financenter is the place for you. Go to Programs to use the many tools this site provides. Select Comparing Programs Offered by Competing Lenders to compare two mortgages.
| 13.(tie) Bloomberg Personal |
Bloomberg Financial Markets features something for everyone in its site. If you missed the latest business update on your local radio station, go the Bloomberg Information Radio and listen to WBBR Live. Or go to Bloomberg Business News for the latest n ews briefs. Check out the latest issue of Bloomberg Personal.
| 23. Quicken |
Quicken's site includes information about new products and product features in the Quicken family, profiles of users and tips and tricks. Take the Quick Tour, and you'll learn about feature articles, the Product Marketplace, Technical Support and the F inancial Directory of Quicken's cooperating financial institutions. In Taxes you'll find helpful tips for tax-planning.
| 24. FINWeb Home Page |
FINWeb, managed by Professor James R. Garven at the University of Texas at Austin, is a listing of Internet resources that address economics and finance-related topics. The listings include journals, working papers and databases, as well as links to ot her finance and economics servers.
| 25. The Student Guide 95-96 |
The Student Guide, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, may not be the most aesthetically pleasing site, but it makes up for it in the quantity of information it presents for those seeking financial aid for higher education.
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