Finance

The SEC has numerous online publications on investing topics, including:

• Beginners' Guide to Financial Statements
• Beginners' Guide to Mutual Funds
• Market Indices

The Investing Basics section of this site by the Mutual Fund Education Alliance includes explanations of types of funds, understanding fees and expenses, understanding risks, a glossary of terms, and more.

The Motley Fool site includes basic primers on topics such as investing, mutual funds, bonds, 401(k)s, credit reports, insurance and more.
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This site by an NYU Finance professor includes webcasts of lectures from his Corporate Finance and Valuation courses, as well as links to notes, readings, & supporting materials.

The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy provides this guide to investors.

"CFA Institute is an international, nonprofit organization of more than 70,000 investment practitioners and educators in over 100 countries. CFA Institute administers the CFA Examination." Site has professional ethics standards, professional development opportunities, policy statements, Research Foundation publications, and career resources (members only). CFA Exam materials include sample exams and study guides.

The CFP Board "is a professional regulatory organization based in the United States of America that fosters professional standards in personal financial planning so that the public has access to and benefits from competent and ethical financial planning." At the site you can learn about financial planning and CFP certification; search for a certified financial planner; or report a complaint about a CFP.