Educational Resources from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
This listing provides websites, books, and newsletters about dozens of topics -- economics, economic trends, the Federal Reserve system, U.S. monetary policy, great economists, and personal finance. Learn about banking basics; building wealth; inflation; foreign trade; financial markets, housing, and the economy; why kindergarten age matters; young Americans and competition in the global economy; speculative bubbles; and more.
http://www.frbsf.org/education/
Money Smart
This financial education program helps youth (ages 12-20) and adults (in 7 languages) learn the basics of handling their money and finances. Topics include setting financial goals, saving money, choosing a checking account, making a credit card work for you, paying for college and cars, making decisions about apartments and mortgages, and more. A computer-based version and podcasts are available.
http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/
MyMoney.gov
The U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you're buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. Throughout the site, you'll see important information from 20 federal agencies. Find out if you have "financial smarts": take the MyMoney interactive quiz. Read the national strategy for financial literacy.
http://www.mymoney.gov/
Start Smart: Money Management for Teens
This website tells how teenagers can save and earn money, decide where to keep it, spend it wisely, protect against identity theft, be charitable, and get help about money matters. Take an online quiz -- find out what you know about managing your money.
http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnsum06/index.html
Council on Economic Education
Links to hundreds of lessons related to financial literacy. The council is a nationwide network that aims to help students develop the real-life skills needed for success as responsible consumers, savers, investors, citizens, and workers.
http://www.ncee.net/
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Teachers and Students
Tips, fact sheets, and online tools for learning about the basics of saving and investing, helping students understand the importance of planning for their financial future, and identifying questions to ask about our investments. Learn about mutual funds. Try the online retirement calculator. Take an online quiz to "test your money smarts."
http://www.sec.gov/investor/teachers.shtml
Consumer Action Handbook
Advice and consumer tips on such topics as cars, shopping from home, avoiding consumer and investment fraud, home improvement and financing, and credit cards. Also included are thousands of names, addresses, phone numbers, and web site and e-mail addresses for national consumer organizations, better business bureaus, corporations, trade associations, state and local consumer protection offices, state agencies, military consumer offices, and Federal agencies.
http://www.consumeraction.gov/
