Investor Education Resources
By Jim Robinson

Investor Education Resources
From: The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association(SIFMA)

Investor Education and Financial Literacy

The Foundation for Investor Education
The Foundation for Investor Education (FIE), an educational, not-for-profit affiliate of SIFMA, is dedicated to raising the level of investor education across the nation. Through its programs (The Stock Market Game Program, InvestWrite and pathtoinvesting.org) and vibrant partnerships with teachers, school administrators and elected officials, the Foundation is helping millions of Americans better prepare for their financial futures.

• Path to Investing
• The Stock Market Game
• InvestWrite

The Bond Market Foundation

The Bond Market Foundation (TBMF) is a non profit 501 (c) (3) partner organization of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the bond markets. The Bond Market Foundation (TBMF) has a suite of websites to encourage, equip, and empower Americans to begin saving and then investing for themselves and their families.

 Other Helpful Websites

• For people needing accessible basic information on personal finance, economic and consumer concepts in order to begin to save and then to invest – www.tomorrowsmoney.org and its spanish translation – www.ahorrando.org

• people facing financial decision-making related to unexpected life changes such as loss of a spouse or a job, sudden disability, etc.-- www.unwantedchange.org and in Spanish -- www.cambiosinesperados.org

Investinginbonds.com

• The award-winning Investinginbonds.com Web site for the individual investor features daily updates and historical databases of municipal and corporate bond trades, Treasury prices and a range of data and indices across the bond markets. Also there is a wealth of additional information - from Investor's Guides, to calculators, checklists and glossaries-on all types of bonds, plus commentary from market professionals. investinginbonds.com