Borrowing & Credit
 

• Annual Credit Reports  –  www.annualcreditreport.com

 

• FICO Scores  –  www.myfico.com

 

• Interest Rates  –  www.bankrate.com

 

• Mortgage Calculator  –  www.mortgageloan.com/calculator/

 

• Small Business Administration  –  www.sbaonline.sba.gov

College Funding & Information
 

• College Information  –  www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

 

• California 529 College Savings Plan (ScholarShare)  –  www.scholarshare.com

 

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  –  www.fafsa.ed.gov

 

• Financial Aid Guide for College Expenses (FINAID)  –  www.finaid.com

 

• Other 529 College Savings Plan Information  –  www.savingforcollege.com

Financial News, Market Updates and Price Quotes
 

• Bloomberg.com  –  www.bloomberg.com

 

• CNN Money  –  www.money.cnn.com

 

• Google Finance  –  www.google.com/finance?tab=we

 

• MSN Money Central  –  www.moneycentral.msn.com

 

• Stock Market Charts (BigCharts)  –  www.bigcharts.com

 

• Wall Street Journal Online  –  http://online.wsj.com/home-page

 

• Yahoo! Finance  –  www.finance.yahoo.com

Financial Planning Industry Associations
 

• CFP Board  –  www.cfp.net

 

• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)  –  www.napfa.org

Financial Regulatory & Insurance Entities
 

• CA Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (CA DFPI)  –  https://dfpi.ca.gov/

 

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)  –  www.fdic.gov

 

• Federal Reserve Board (FED)  –  www.federalreserve.gov

 

• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)  –  www.finra.org

 

• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)  –  www.ncua.gov

 

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  –  www.sec.gov

 

• Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)  –  www.sipc.org

Investing
 

• California Bonds  –  www.buycaliforniabonds.com/index.asp

 

• Dimensional Fund Advisors  –  www.dfaus.com

 

• Morningstar Mutual Fund Research  –  www.morningstar.com

 

• PIMCO  –  www.pimco.com

 

• Treasury Direct  –  www.treasurydirect.gov

 

• Vanguard  –  personal.vanguard.com/us/HomepageOverview

Retirement Related
 

• Estimate Your Life Expectancy  –  www.calculator.livingto100.com

 

• California Partnership for Long-Term Care  –  www.dhcs.ca.
  gov/services/ltc/Pages/CPLTC.aspx

 

• California Public Employees Retirement System (CALPERS)  –  www.calpers.ca.gov

 

• California State Teachers Retirement System (CALSTRS)  –  www.calstrs.com

 

• Medicare  –  www.medicare.gov

 

• Social Security Administration  –  www.ssa.gov/

Tax Related
 

• Internal Revenue Service  –  www.irs.gov

 

• CA Franchise Tax Board (Income taxes)  –  www.ftb.ca.gov

 

• CA State Board of Equalization – (sales & use taxes)  –  www.boe.ca.gov

 

• Orange County Assessor’s Office (property taxes)  –   www.oc.ca.gov/assessor/

 

• AMT Estimator  –  www.taxcut.com/calculators04/amt/frameset_2.html

Other Useful Links
 

• Insurance Information (CA Dept. of Insurance)  –  www.insurance.ca.gov

 

• Legal Information (Nolo)  –  www.nolo.com

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