Rating System: D - Design | E - Ease
of Use | V - Value
Back to Stock Sites Index | Finance Oman | Oman Web Directory
PERSONAL FINANCE
ABI World
www.abiworld.org
Even with all the online tools at an investor's disposal, sometimes luck and
cir-cumstances can take a turn for the worse. American Bankruptcy Institute gears most of
its Web site Content toward bankruptcy professionals but also offers help for indi-viduals
whose finances have spiraled past the point of no return. Suggests alternatives to
bankruptcy and explains filing process.
D-7 | E-6 | V-6
American Association of
Retired Persons
www.aarp.org/indexes/money
Excellent resource for senior citizens to find help with financial planning that goes
beyond retirement savings and income. Features cover paving for long-term care, estate
planning, even prenuptial agreements. Helpful consumer watchdog section uncovers scams and
frauds targeting older people.
D-8 | E-8 | V-9
Bank Rate Monitor
www.bankrate.com
Updated daily with bank rates and news on most aspects of personal finance, including
credit cards, auto loans, home equity, and banking. Also features calculators and guides
to money management.
D-8 | E-7 | V-10
BanxQuote
www.banx.com
Daily rates on auto loans, mortgages, life insurance, credit cards, money markets, CDs
-you name it. Easy-to-use menus show rates by type, region, and institution. Essential
personal finance tool.
D-8 | E-9 | V-9
CNCurrency
www.cncurrency.com
Entertaining articles on how investments affect personal relationships and relate to the
enjoyment of life. Handy calculators figure savings goals, net worth, and how much smoking
and eating out cost in the long run. Recently reorganized and added significantly more
content, including infor-mation on online investing.
D-8 | E-9 | V-9
The Dollar Stretcher
www.stretcher.com
A penny-pincher's nirvana. Tons of tips and advice, including how to save money on moving,
how to fix things around the house instead of paying someone to do it, how to lower your
insurance rates - you name it. Huge library of past features.
D-5 | E-7 | V-9
FinAid
www.finaid.org
Excellent education center for students and parents looking for ways to pay for school.
Explains all types of aid, including loans and scholarships, and the application process.
All kinds of calculators to figure out colleges cost, savings needed, and loan payments.
D-9 | E-9 | V-9
Financial Engines
www.financialengines.com
Sure, you can pick stocks, but can you decide how much of your 40l(k) should be in stocks?
If you're like most people, no. Nobel laureate William Sharpe now offers his institutional
asset allocation tool to individ-uals over the Web. Rather than pretend to give you the
ultimate answer about where to put your retirement stash, Financial Engines provides the
probability that you'll reach your goals. Suggestions on how to improve your allocations
costs $14.95 a quarter.
D-9 | E-8 | V-9
Microsurf Internet Services
www.microsurf.com
This free site's MortgageQuotes page con-tains "the largest mortgage database in
cyberspace," with quotes from lenders in 50 states. Check Out sister pages
MoverQuotes and InsureQuotes to buy, sell, or insure your home.
D-6 | E-6 | V-9
MoneyAdvisor
www.moneyadvisor.com
All kinds of calculators - auto loans and leasing, mortgages, insurance, taxes, col-lege,
and more. Includes a useful link list.
D-6 | E-6 | V-9
Portfolio Theory
www.efficientfrontier.com
Online journal of asset allocation that com-bines the theoretical musings of
neurolo-gist/money manager William J. Bernstein, as well as his practical conclusions.
Includes links and learning for both beginners and advanced investors. Download a copy of
his electronic book, "The Intelligent Asset Allocator," for $17.50.
D-9 | E-9 | V-9
QuoteSmith
www.quotesmith.com
Life insurance quotes from hundreds of insurance companies - more than any other site
provides. No educational material - geared toward people who know what they're looking
for.
D-5 | E-8 | V-9
Roth IRA Web Site
www.rothira.com
Once you manage to wade through bunched blocks of blue test (good luck fig-uring out which
words are actually hyper-linked), you'll find many useful articles on the highly
complicated subject of the tax shelter Roth IRA. Site draws from a variety of sources.
D-4 | E-5 | V-8
Sallie Mae
www.salliemae.com
Sending Junior off to a bastion of higher learning has never been more expensive. Point
your Web-savvy progeny in the direction of this site to search Sallie Mae's scholarship
database, available exclusively online.
D-8 | E-8 | V-9
$ Standard & Poor's
Personal Wealth
www.personalwealth.com
Impressive news and features adorn this personal-finance management tool. Access costs
$9.95 a month and includes malleable home-page function, financial planning and investment
advice, stock recommendations, mutual fund tips, stock screening tools, and real-time
market data.
D-9 | E-9 | V-9
TheWhiz.com
www.thewhiz.com
Finance and Lifestyle info geared toward twentysomethings. "The Cost of Life"
sec-tion touches on topics rarely found else-where. Some articles veer way off the
finan-cial path, but includes heavy-hitting stuff, like credit card management.
D-6 | E-7 | V-7
Rating System: D - Design | E - Ease of Use | V - Value
Back to Stock Sites Index | Finance Oman | Oman Web Directory