CHAPTER 8

The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy at www.jumpstartcoalition.org (see Additional Resources in Chapter 1) has several free publications that address saving and investing.

Sound Money is a radio program broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio on most public radio stations. It addresses topics, such as economics, investing, tax planning, and finding a financial planner. The host and his guests answer listener questions. Tapes of the programs may be ordered from their Web site at www.money.mpr.org. Also at their Web site are program listings and host Chris Farrell’s list of favorite books, periodicals, and Web sites on personal finance.

www.ncfe.org is the Web site for the National Center for Financial Education. It is a consumer-oriented, nonprofit, public education organization that offers articles and worksheets on topics, such as spending perception and creating a spending plan.

Standard & Poor’s has a number of different Web sites for different kinds of financial information. Investment recommendations are featured at www.personalwealth.com, a comprehensive Internet-based personal investment site.

Investment planning information can also be found at www.quicken.com and www.moneycentral.msn.com.

The Wall Street Journal offers a classroom program including a monthly newspaper, teaching guide, and video. It is available at http://info.wsj.com/classroom/, or from the Wall Street Journal, P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300, (800) 544-0522 for $99.00 per semester.

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