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Financial Planning: Home

For this 2-page paper, explore (in depth) one aspect of Brian's class that has fascinated you and that you would like to research further. Suggested topics are in the boxes below.

General Sources on Financial Planning

NOVELNY: General OneFile
Use keyword search for your topic. Link to videos!
The Mint: Tips for Teens
Teens Guide to Money
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Spendster.org: Your Spending Your Savings

Checking Accounts

USA.gov: Savings and Checking Accounts
The Mint: Tracking
Talks about how to keep track of where your money is going.
Teens Guides to Money: ATM & Debit Cards

Credit Cards, Credit Scores/History

BrainPop: Credit Cards
Video
PBS: Secret History of the Credit Card
Several links to articles on credit cards.
The Mint: Your Credit History
Federal Reserve: Credit Reports and Credit History
Forbes: Student Credit Cards - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Higher Education Costs & Benefits

U.S. News & World Report: Benefits of College Still Outweigh Costs, Fed Study Says
Federal Reserve Bank of NY: Current Issues - Do the Benefits of College Still Outweigh the Costs?
American Institutes for Research: Who Wins? Who Pays? The Economic Returns and Costs of a Bachelor’s Degree
AIR is a nonprofit behavioral and social science research and evaluation organization.
Inside Higher Ed: Redefining Colleges' Costs and Benefits
An article about a controversial study...
BBC News: US Targets Debts for Dead-End Degrees

EasyBib

Identity Theft/Fraud

US Department of Justice: Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
OnGuardOnline.gov: Identity Theft
Also see links to articles about fraud and online scams.
Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft
Consumer information that covers all the basics of how to avoid identity theft and what to do if it happens to you.
Federal Reserve: Fraud & Scams
Links to several articles.

Inflation

Investing: Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds

Brainpop: The Stockmarket
The Mint: Tips for Teens: Investing
Themint.org is endorsed by the American Library Association as a Great Web Site for Kids.
Khan Academy: Stocks & Bonds
The Khan Academy is an educational nonprofit. Watch the videos on your phone or at home.
The Motley Fool: How to Invest
This is a company that provides a variety of services to investors.

Loans

US News & World Report: What is a Loan?
Addresses student loans.
USA.gov: Benefits, Grants, and Loans
US Department of Education: Federal student loans for college or career school are an investment in your future
NYHESC: Before You Borrow
The Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is New York State’s higher education student financial aid agency.

Taxes

Tax Foundation: Why Taxes Matter
The Tax Foundation is a non-partisan research think tank, based in Washington, DC. See other links on "Tax Basics," etc.
IRS: Understanding Taxes
This site is intended for teens and covers a lot of basics. See also the "Whys of Taxes" tab.
Khan Academy: Taxes
Khan Academy is an education nonprofit. Watch the videos on your phone or at home.

Small Business

New York Times: Small Business 101
U.S. Small Business Association: Starting Your Small Business
IRS: Starting a Small Business
The Guardian: How to Start a Successful Fashion Business
Experts weigh in on how they got started in the fashion business.
Houston Chronicle: How to Start a Business in the Fashion Industry
Huffington Post: 8 Things You Need to Know to Start Your Own Fashion Business

Evaluating Sources

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