LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
ECONOMICS AND CONSUMER ED. RESOURCES
Here are websites about accounting, advertising, money, investing, and other aspects of consumer education. They have been collected from book review journals, print resources, librarian/teacher recommendations, and other resources.
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BUSINESS
- Advertising Slogans Here's an extensive list of advertising slogans from the past. How many do you remember?
- Business Week The website of the weekly magazines, (ICHS has a subscription)
- CEOExpress Here you can get the latest business and stock market news and research companies, business law, and legislation.
- Industry Research Desk Provides tools for researching industries, markets, companies and manufacturing processes.
- Who Owns What The Columbia Journalism Review has created this List of publications and businesses owned by U.S. media conglomerates.
INVESTING
- Big Charts This is an excellent resource to get information on a stock or company before you invest in it.
- Funds 101 Provides tips on investing in mutual bonds.
- Hoover's Online Hoover's has been a valuable resource for investors for years. Here you can get company information to help you decide if it would be a worthwhile investment.
- The Mint An excellent source to learn about investing, saving, and budgeting. Written especially for middle and high school students.
- The Motley Fool An excellent guide for investing, personal finance, retirement planning, and more.
- NASDAQ Stock Market This is the website for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).
- Truth about Credit Here you can get information about credit card traps, getting your credit report, and much more.
- Wall Street Journal The official website of the daily newspaper focusing on financial and investing news.
CONSUMER PROTECTION & IDENTITY CRIME PREVENTION
- Better Business Bureau Here you can check up on a company or charity to make sure it is in good standing before you use their services or donate money to it.
- Consumer Action Website This is a valuable resource for consumers including sample complaint letters, buying tips, credit card information, tips on protecting your identity and more.
- Consumer Search Not only can you find product reviews, but you can find reviews of product reviewers here! A valuable resource to use for when you are trying to figure out what brand to buy.
- Epinions.com Here you can view product reviews from other consumers.
- FCIC: Scams and Frauds The Federal Citizen Information Center lists alerts of scams, frauds, and consumer abuse here.
- Household Products Database From the National Institutes of Health, here you can
find out what's in household products as well as what health effects there may be, and other important information.
- Identity Theft Resource Center Identity theft has become a big concern. This site provides information about identity theft, laws, alerts about scams, prevention tips, and more.
- Recalls.gov Find out what products have been recalled because they are defective, unsafe, or hazardous.
- Teen Consumer Scrapbook This is an excellent resource about buying goods, saving money, finances, and more. Developed by the Washington State Attorney General.
- Teen Space Learn how to protect your personal information, avoid e-mail scams, and deter identity theft.
OTHER
- The History of Money Chronicles the history of currency in the United States with a timeline, images, and video clips.
- How Everyday Things Are Made The Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford University has created this site where you can find out how everyday things like candy, bottles, and even denim are made.
- How Products Are Made Learn how a variety of items are made like baseballs, coins, and much more. There are also inventor biographies here.
- World of Money The British Museum has an excellent site about money including its history, how it is made, how to save money, and more.
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