Author Jonathon Pond covers what almost all financial advisors would agree are most important financial issues an individual will face. The author points to solutions on how to get out of debt, save, invest, have the proper insurance coverage. This is an excellent book and one well worth the time.

Easy Money provides a practical, easy-to-understand guide to taking control of your personal finances and establishing financial security. Like most financial advice books, this collection covers the basics, such as creating a financial toolkit, investing, planning for retirement, and saving for college.

Stock and mutual fund reports. Portfolio X-Ray feature allows user to create portfolio to see how investments work together. Screener feature allows user to identify stocks or funds meeting their personal criteria.

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Bankrate is a neatly arranged web site offering comparative rates on mortgages, online banking, credit unions, credit cards, IRA's, ATM charges, and home equity rates among other items. The site includes calculators that allow visitors to compute how long it will take to pay off a credit card debt, how much house one can afford, the cost of sending a child to college, how much an auto lease will really cost, etc. This free website is an excellent resource.

The Motley Fool offers entertaining advice, irreverent opinions, and a lively discussion forum. An extremely valuable site for beginning investors. Online tutorials are available. Some services require a registration, which is free.