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TOPICS: Automotive | Banking | Credit, Debt & Bills | Economy | Education | Home & Real Estate | Insurance | Investing | Shopping & Deals | Taxes | Travel & Leisure | Retirement
           

Automotive

Automotive

Bankrate: Autos
Source for auto news, rates and various calculators

MSN Money: Auto Loan Center
Search engine used for an auto loan by loan type and location

Automotive News
In-depth auto coverage from every angle

Motor Trend Magazine
The latest articles, product and vehicle releases, pricing information and auto-industry news
Banking

Banking

Wallet Pop
Banking basics, along with tools, information and rates

Yahoo! Finance
Source for banking news and tools

Banking Business Review
News and information on the banking and financial services industry sectors and a great source for research

MSN Money: Banking
Online tools and services for banking

Credit, Debt & Bills

Credit, Debt & Bills

ClearPoint Financial Solutions
Credit counseling solutions to improve your credit report and score

LowCards.com
Source to compare credit card offers and information

AnnualCreditReport.com
Free annual credit reports from each of the nationwide consumer credit companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion

Credit.com
Easy-to-understand information about credit related products and services

Interest.com
Information, advice and tools to aid in making decisions about almost every aspect of a consumer’s financial life

Bankrate – Debt Payoff Calculator
Tool for calculating how to accelerate the debt payoff
Economy

Economy

CNN Money: Economy
Up to date economic news, calendar and information

NPR (National Public Radio): Economy
News on the US and world economy, the World Bank and Federal Reserve

Economist
Provides country briefings including articles, background profiles, forecasts and statistics and information about economy, politics and history

World Economist
Economist news and analysis on current events

Education

Education

Fast Web
Largest and most complete search engine for scholarships

Sallie Mae
Sallie Mae is the nation’s leading provider of student loans

FinAid
The most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools

Federal Student Aid
Provides loans to help students pay for their college education

Direct Consolidation Loans
Loan consolidating program
Home & Real Estate

Home & Real Estate

CNN Money: Home Affordability Calculator
Tool on calculating “how much house” you can afford

Bankrate: Mortgage Rate Comparison
Tool to get a summary of mortgage rates from numerous lenders to compare

The New York Times: Buy or Rent Calculator
Tool to calculate and compare the costs between renting and buying a home

Interest.com: Home Buying Checklist
Step-by-step plan to help along in finding the right mortgage

Interest.com: Reviews of Various Mortgage Options
Find the right mortgage right for you – various mortgage options and tips

Insurance

Insurance

Bankrate
Source for investment news, tips and more.

Insure
View instant insurance quotes to compare and save.

State Farm Insurance
Source offering insurance for auto, life, health, home and other services.

TrueFACS
Information on medical claims adjucation and medical bill auditing
           

Investing

Bankrate
Source for investment news, tips and more.

CNBC: Investing
Investing tools and resources.

Morningstar
Information, tools and resources for investment research.

Investing in Bonds
Information about bond investing from The Bond Market Association.

Fund Alarm
Provides performance and news notices suggesting when to sell a mutual fund.

MAXfunds
Source for information, reviews and graphical analysis for no load equity mutual funds as well as coverage of new, small and undiscovered funds.

Shopping & Deals

Shopping and Deals

Wize
Online resource for product review – find the best product available based on how you’ll use it.

Like
Visual search engine used to find a product without the name or product number, only the image.

Fat Wallet
Shop online and get cash back.

PriceGrabber
Product prices from numerous sellers made available to make shopping easy for you and your wallet.

LowerMyBills
Search engine used to find different types of loans to lower your monthly bills.
Taxes

Taxes

Bankrate
Resource for tax news, tips and more.

Essential Links
source to find essential tax links.

MSN Money Tax Center
Source for tax planning, advice and tools.

Internal Revenue Service
IRS resources and downloadable federal forms and instructions.

Travel

Travel & Leisure

Condé Nast Traveller
Guide for vacation ideas, travel guides and trip planning tools.

Budget Travel
Thorough resource for traveling—everything from travel guides, travel tips, and advice on trip planning, which includes city guides and restaurant recommendations.

National Geographic Traveler
Source for information on destinations and travels worldwide.Kayak
Search engine to find the best airfares on the web from more than 140 sources.

Farecast
Search engine that predicts whether airfares will go up or down based on a search with multiple travel sites.
Retirement

Retirement

Social Security Retirement Estimator
Estimate your retirement benefits using the SSA's calculator

AARP
Online source to help serve those over 50 years old plan accordingly for retirement.

Mymoney
Resources for financial education available for all Americans.

Bankrate - 401(k) Savings Calculator
Tools used to help calculate your earnings and more.

Dinkytown - Financial Calculators
Tools to help calculate retirement savings and to plan ahead.



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