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- Stock and Investment Information
- Company Information
- Running a Business
- Tax Forms
- Salary Information
- Consumer Information
- Price Comparison Sites
- Currency Conversion
- Inflation Calculators
- Other Information
Stock and Investment Information
- BigCharts (current and historical stock prices)
- Bloomberg Online
- Chicago Board of Trade
- ClearStation
- Exchanges:
- ICI Mutual Fund Connection
- InvestorMap
- InvestorWords - Investing Glossary
- MAXfunds.com
- Mergent Dividend Record
- MicroCap World
- MoneyCentral (Microsoft Network)
- MoneyChimp (formerly DataChimp; guidance for beginning investors)
- The Motley Fool
- Raging Bull (investment news and discussion)
- StockDiagnostics.com
- StockGarden
- TheStreet.com
- TradingDay.com
- U.S. Savings Bonds Online
Company Information
- Annual Report Gallery
- CorporateInformation
- Corporation and Business Entity Searches (Nebraska Secretary of State)
- Downtown Lincoln Association Business Directory
- gethuman 500 database (guide for contacting human contacts at businesses)
- Hoovers Online
- MacRae's Blue Book (Industrial directory)
- Mergent News Reports
- ProcessRegister (directory of process businesses)
- Public Register's Annual Report Service - PRARS (order annual reports online)
- Securities and Exchange Commission: EDGAR Archives
- FreeEDGAR.com (search interface for EDGAR Archives)
- 10k Wizard (search engine for SEC filings)
- ThomasNet (Thomas Register online)
Starting and Running a Business
- BizBuySell (businesses for sale)
- BizTuner (articles about running a small business)
- BusinessUSA (US Government site for business
- CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
- Entrepreneurs' Help Page
- The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business Information
- EntreWorld
- GlobalBX (businesses for sale)
- Idea Cafe
- Marketing Resource Center
- MergerNetwork (resources for buying and selling a business)
- SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
- Starting Your Business
- TSBJ - The Small Business Journal
- United States Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Small Business Administration
Tax Forms
Salary Information
Consumer Information
- AnnualCreditReport.com
- Autotropolis (find new and used vehicles, rate dealerships)
- Banking on Our Future (learn about banking basics)
- Better Business Bureau - US and Canada
- BudgetWorkSheets.org: Consumer budgeting worksheets in Excel, HTML, and PDF formats
- Buyer's Index
- Car Buying Tips
- CarPrices.com (research new and used vehicles)
- Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (formerly "Energy-Efficient Appliances") (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)
- Consumer Information Center (U.S. General Services Administration)
- Consumer Law Page
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Press Releases (including Recalls)
- Consumer Reports Online
- Consumer Reports Recession Guide (tips and video tutorials)
- ConsumerSearch
- CrashTest.com
- Domania.com Home Price Check (database of real estate prices)
- Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
- Epinions (consumer ratings of various products)
- Fuel Economy (Gas mileage, pollution, and safety information for cars and trucks)
- Identity Theft sites from the US Federal Trade Commission:
- IIHS-HLDI: Crash Testing and Highway Safety (especially useful for motor vehicle ratings)
- Internet Fraud Information
- Kelley Blue Book
- Manuals Online
- Mortgage-Net
- NADA Appraisal Guides
- NAIC Consumer Information Source (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
- National Consumers League
- National Do Not Call Registry (Federal Trade Commission)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Recalls
- Nebraska Department of Insurance Consumer Page
- New Car Dealers.com (new car prices and car reviews)
- RateNet (bank rate comparisons)
- Recalls.gov
- Roost.com (nationwide real estate listings)
- Safecar.gov(Premiere source for government car safety information)
- Safeshopping.org (advice for online shopping)
- Strong Numbers (fair market value for consumer products)
- U.S. Consumer Gateway
- Ways to Save by Reader's Digest
- Zillow.com (home valuation estimates)
Price Comparison Sites
- AddALL.com (book-oriented)
- Best Web Buys
- BooksPrice.com (book-oriented)
- DealTime
- Froogle
- mySimon
- Price Watch (technology-oriented)
Currency Conversion
- Exchange Rate Service (current and historical rates)
- Foreign Currency Exchange Rates Converter
- Universal Currency Converter
- Translatum Currency Converter
- x-rates.com (current and historical rates)
Inflation Calculators
Other Information
- Associations Database (business-related associations)
- Bank Rate Monitor
- Business and Economics Resources (via UNL)
- Business Web Sites (via the Kresge Business Administration Library)
- CEO Express: Executive Gateway to the Internet
- Commerce Business Daily
- Consumer Price Index
- CPAnet (resources for the accounting profession)
- DataMasters Cost of Living Comparisons
- Economists' Resources on the Internet
- the euro
- Federal Business Opportunities
- The Financial Times
- Foundation Center
- Free Patents Online
- Guidestar (guide to non-profit organizations)
- National Chambers of Commerce & Convention and Visitor Bureau Directory
- Per Diem Rates
- SIC Code Index
- Tax.CCHGroup
- US Patent and Trademark Office