Family and Consumer Science: - Maryland Cooperative Extension

Established by the National Consumers League to fight the growing menace of telemarketing, Internet, and elderly fraud by improving prevention and enforcement. Web site offers information, tips for avoiding fraud, alerts, etc.

Securities and Exchange Commission

The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasijudicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws. On-line access to EDGAR database (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system), investor assistance and complaints, SEC reports, current SEC rulemaking, and small business information.

National Association of Securities Dealers

NASD Regulation, Inc. is the independent subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. charged with regulating the securities industry and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Stocks

Invest-O-Rama

Links to more than 7,417 sites in 75 categories, each with a brief description, from a site that calls itself the leading Internet directory for investors.

The Bloomberg Website

Market headlines, stock quotes, interest rates, commodity prices.

Briefing.com

Briefing.com provides commentary and analysis on breaking news, focuses readers on the important news affecting the markets, and provides insight on the possible implications for trading.

Reuter's Money Net

Stock quotes, market commentary, currency rates, economic calendars.

Infomanage International's Investment page

Offers a stock search feature which allows users to quickly find information on thousands of publicly traded companies. Provides profiles of publicly traded companies, daily stock quotes with 20 minute delay, 1996 financials, and names of competitors.

IPO Central

Initial Public Offering filings and pricings, latest news and analysis.

The Small Cap Investor

For investors interested in small companies, including introduction to small company market, tips on avoiding fraud, links to related sites.

The Motley Fool

"The Motley Fool is a company that aims to educate, amuse, and enrich the individual investor." (from introduction) A site known for knocking Wall Street and encouraging people to make their own investments by doing their homework. Provides quotes, company snapshots, and commentary.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.