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Best Finance Education websites
 

The internet has some excellent finance education websites. These range from dictionaries, to news and also focused websites specializing in one particular area of finance. Below are some of the best finance related education websites on the internet.


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Copyright BusinesEconomics.com
 
WolframAlpha.com
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We love this site it is a statistical search engine. You ask it for data and it will give you it. GDP per capita, exports as a percentage of GDP, population, value of the currency against the dollar, stock prices and charts...and much much more. solves equations and covers many subject areas from science, maths, music and history.
 
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Investopedia.com
Great site to learn the basics of finance. They have a huge dictionary of over 16,000 financial terms
 
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Fool.com
Excellent site on the basics of investing, market developments and which stocks are hot and cold !
 
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Investorwords.com
A nice site where you can input a phrase an it will give you a nice definition. Covers business, economics, accountancy and finance terms.
 
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TeachMeFinance.com
The site covers many key finance concepts such as the CAPM, stock and bond valuation and information on mergers and IPOs.
 
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The American Finance Association
We like this site for more advanced
users. They publish the Journal of Finance and we like the videos in their History of Finance section including interviews with leading academics from the world of finance.
 
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finance.yahoo.com
We have linked to the education center that provides all the basic concepts you need to learn to make investments in bonds and equities.
 
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QFinance.com
Covers capital markets, insurance ,regulation and asset management . It is a good all round financial resources and also has a blog, dictionary and articles.
 
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Moneyscience.com
A financial intelligence network site in which academics and practitioners can learn about finance including risk management and hedge funds.
 
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CNNMoney.com
Deals with all aspects of the financial markets, including stocks, bonds, business news, the economy and personal finance
 
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Marketoracle.co.uk
A site that covers a lot of finance
issues. You are sure to find a news story of currenct events that interest you!
 
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 Howthemarketworks.com
A website that enable you to
start with a certain capital fund and see how much money you can make. Teachers/Professors can set up a trading game for their classes.
 
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FinanceTrain.com
A free financial learning website covers derivatives, corporate finance, financial markets, investments, risk management and more!
 
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Charles A Dice Center
A superb list of financial website resources. covers journals, working papers, research centres, software,
links, derivatives institutions and more.
 
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StockExchangeSecrets.com
An excellent site to learn about how to trade shares, with stock exchange tips, useful sites and good coverage of useful terms.
 
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Khanacademy.org
Videos of maths and finance very useful to learn about both mathematics and finance. Large and expanding range of topics covered.
 
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 MoAF.org
The Museum of American Finance website offers an interesting history of the development of modern finance with useful links and an education center.
 
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 FinancialSense.com
A great site with many contributors, covers the economy, commodities, energy, markets. There are also some excellent discussions in the video section.
 
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StreetIQ.com
This site specialises in delivering video and podcasts covering financial and economics issues. Including bonds, forex, business commodities and market news.
 
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Investoreducation.org
A website aimed at teachers trying to teach about finance. There is plenty of material and links to other useful resources.
 
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Financedocumentaries.com
This is a nice website since it has a collection of documentaries covering all sorts of topics like the .com bubble, insider trading, the eurozone crisis and so on.
 
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Proformative.com
This is a nice site for Professional interested in Finance,Accounting, Technology and Operations. you can pose questions and read related news and articles.
 
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Investmentsandincome.com
We like this website as it has informative articles covering banking, investments, mutual funds and much more. There is also nice coverage of Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Corporations.
 
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Financial-education.org
This OECD sposored Gateway is a global clearinghouse on financial education. The site provides access to a comprehensive range of information, data, resources, research and news on financial education issues and programs around the globe.
 
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Moneychimp.com
A good educational resource for those seeking to improve their knowledge of finance. You can check key terms and there are insights into stock valuation and much more.
 
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 Wikinvest.com
A superb financial resource, sign up to get full usage. Keep abreast of market developments, the value of your portfolio, bonds, equities, forex. There are interesting articles, data and much more.
 
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KnowFinance.com
A very useful resource with plenty of definitions and a brief discussion of key terms in finance. There are articles and useful information on various concepts.
 
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InvestorGuide.com
Is a great way to learn about the basics of investing and personal finance. Includes news, stock of the day and articles covering personal finance, budgeting and saving, retirement, insurance, and real estate plus a glossary.
 
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Learningmarkets.com
Learning markets is a great resource if you want to learn about financial markets for free. They cover forex, bonds, technical analysis, options, commodities and much more with accompanying videos and all for free.
 
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 StudyFinance.com
Dr Sharon Garrison runs this website which covers the basic concepts of applied finance. Topics covered include the time value of money, capital budgeting, ratio analysis, valuation of corporate securities and more.
 
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Wilmott.com
Wilmott is an excellent sites for those interested in quantitative finance. As well as running the certificate of Quantitative Finance, there is an excellent practitioner journal, a jobs board and very informative forum, It is the place where the "Quants" hang out.
 
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FinanceDocumentaries.com
Finance Documentaries has over 100 finance documentaries listed. Documentaries cover investment banking, trading, hedge funds, private equity, the financial crisis, banking reform, central banking and more. Avery useful resource.
 
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Finpipe.com
This is an outstanding resource for those looking for a solid introduction to topics such as bonds, equities, mutual funds, investment strategy and derivatives. There is also a nice consumer finance section.
 
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WachowiczsWebWorld
John Wachowitz website has a huge range of links to different finance related websites in different areas of finance such as valuation, working capital management and tools of financial analysis and planning. There are also links to online glossaries.
 
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Financial-guide.ch
Financial guide covers the three topics of investment, markets and derivatives. The aim of the website is you can self-learn the basic principles of these three topics.
 
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Invest-faq.com
This website covers frequently asked questions in the area of finance.
Topics covered include bonds, derivatives, mutual funds, regulation and much more.
 
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learni.st/finance
Learni.st is a site where people share their insights in various topic areas. Many post links to excellent resources such as videos and articles. The above links to their finance sites.
 
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Advisorone.com
The website is mainly directed at investment advisors and wealth managers. It is a great way to get information on a range of investment securities and assets such as stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds etc.
 
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Fimodo.com
If you are interested in financial modelling using spreadsheets then this is a great site. Lots of tips, analysis and articles. Areas covered include, project finance, corporate finance, structured finance and business modelling.
 
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Goldmansachs.com/our-thinking
The Goldman our thinking site is useful as it has videos covering macroeconomic trends and trends in business. There is also a link to talks with senior thought leaders and a useful archive section linking to papers and research.
 
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ThisMatter.com
This site is really useful if you want to find articles on personal finance issues like credit and debt, taxes, insurance and investments such as banking, forex, futures and stocks.
 
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Boundless.com/finance
The Boundless website provides notes, exercises and powerpoints in finance. There are plenty of mainstream topics covered and notes are provided by economics teachers.
 
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Quantopian.com/lectures
If you want to understand some basic to reasonably advanced statistics lectures for better understanding finance then we can highly recommend the Quontopian lecture series covers many topics including regression, htpothesisi testing, cointegration, ARCH, GARCH and GMM.
 
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CorporateFinanceInstitute.com
The CFI provides many useful courses in the areas of corporate finance some are free and the majority require payment. Nonetheless the courses seem to be of a high standard.

 

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