Annie’s Project
Personal Finance Weblist
Extension Sites
ISU Extension sites: www.extension.iastate.edu
www.extension.iastate.edu/finances
The last word
www.extension.iastate.edu/housing
in the URL
www.extension.iastate.edu/homefamily/aging/
tells you what
the topic is!
www.extension.iastate.edu/iowaconcern
www.extension.iastate.edu/answerline
Financial Security in Later Life http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fsll.html
(A National Extension resource for consumers and educators)
Investing For Your Future www.investing.rutgers.edu
Comprehensive home-study course for beginning and intermediate investors.
Also available in print ($16) through ISU Extension county offices.
Guidebook for Late Savers
Prepared by Extension with funding from the National Endowment for Financial
Education. Available to read and work on-line, or in pdf format to print
Available on-line at www.nefe.org
Click Multimedia Access, then scroll down to Guidebook for Late Savers
Plan Well, Retire Well http://www.retirewell.uiuc.edu/
Investing in Mutual Funds: A self-study resource guide. http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/
Click on Financial Management and Investing, then on Saving and Investing, and scroll
down.
Thrifty Living: News You Can Use http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/thriftyliving/
Government Sites
Iowa Attorney General www.state.ia.us/government/ag/
Senior Health Insurance Information Program http://www.shiip.state.ia.us/
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs www.state.ia.us/elderaffairs/
. . . and justice for all
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national
origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases
apply to all programs.) Many materials can be made available in
alternative formats for ADA clients.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil
Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964.
(Government Sites, continued)
Numerous federal government websites make it easy to find information on specific topics examples:
www.FirstGov.gov
www.consumer.gov
www.energy.gov
www.ready.gov (homeland security)
www.mymoney.gov
www.nutrition.gov
Calculators for Investors www.sec.gov/investor/tools.shtml
-provided by the Securities Exchange Commission
 Mutual Fund Cost Calculator
 Social Security Retirement Planner
 Tax-Free vs. Taxable Yield Comparison
 Ballpark Estimate Retirement Calc
Calculator
 529 College Savings Plan Expense
Calculator
 College Savings Calculator
 Loan Calculator
 Investor Quiz:
Test Your Money Smarts
 Savings Calculator
Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Private Organization Sites
American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement http://www.wiser.heinz.org/
Consumer Federation of America http://www.consumerfed.org/
Consumer Action http://www.consumer-action.org/
American Savings Education Council www.asec.org
National Association of Investors Corporation www.better-investing.org
American Association of Individual Investors www.aaii.org
Commercial Sites
Morningstar www.morningstar.com
Bankrate www.bankrate.com
Brill’s Mutual Funds Interactive www.brill.com
The Motley Fool www.fool.com
Cable News Network’s Financial Network www.cnnfn.com
Big Charts www.bigcharts.com
Note: inclusion on this list does not imply ISU endorsement of site sponsors, products or
services, or of their policies or positions
Iowa State University Extension
Updated 6/07, Wollan/VanGinkel