Perspectives

Financial Education

Now more than ever is the time to learn more about how to improve your financial well being. Below are a few resources where you can get quick tips on budgeting, reducing debt, setting financial goals and much more.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
http://www.finra.org/
Learn about investing and how to build your financial knowledge. FINRA offers articles, interactive tools, alerts and other resources that help you protect yourself. You can also look up a Brokerage Firm or Individual Broker in BrokerCheck. 

National Endowment for Financial Education
http://www.nefe.org/
The National Endowment for Financial Education^® is the only private, nonprofit, national foundation wholly dedicated to improving the financial well-being of all Americans. Their mission is to help individual Americans acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take control of their financial destiny.

Smart About Money
http://www.smartaboutmoney.org/nefe/pages/home.asp
A service of the National Endowment for Financial Education^® Smart About Money is committed to educating Americans on a broad range of financial topics and empowering them to make positive and sound decisions to reach their financial goals.

Spendster
http://spendster.org/
Created by National Endowment for Financial Education^® CEO Ted Beck, Spendster is an entertaining forum where individuals can confess their spending blunders as well as learn about what they could have saved if that money was put to more productive use.