Listed below, alphabetically by state, are recent Cooperative Extension publications about investing and related topics. Be sure to check the publication date as legislative and regulatory changes, as well as other developments, may date parts of these publications. This information is meant to provide general financial information only. It is not meant to substitute for, or supercede, professional or legal advice. Also take note of those sections of publications that contain state-specific financial information that may not apply nationally.
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Financial Basics
Arkansas – Tips
For Saving Money
www.arfamilies.org/money/saving&investing/tips.asp
Arkansas – Build
Your Savings
http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/HTML/FSHEC-43.asp
Idaho – Coming to
Grips With Your Finances Lesson 5 – Savings and Investments
http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/Catalog/Family/finance.htm
(click on name of publication)
Iowa – Money
Mechanics: Saving and Investing
www.extension.iastate.edu/financial/saving.html
Maryland – Living
on Less
www.agnr.umd.edu/ces/pubs/topics/familyfin.html
Missouri – Getting
Started – Saving and Investing
www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/famecon/gh3520.htm
Nebraska – Financial
Planning
www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/homemgt/g1162.htm
New Jersey – How
Much Am I Worth? Fact Sheet 012
www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/pdfs/fs012.pdf
New Jersey – Programming
My Dollars Fact Sheet 063
www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/pdfs/fs063.pdf
Texas – Setting a
Budget
http://agpublications.tamu.edu/pubs/fdrm/l5190.pdf
Texas – The
Importance of Saving Money
http://agpublications.tamu.edu/pubs/fdrm/l5189.pdf
Specific Investment Products
Equity Investments
Arkansas – Investing: Stocks
http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/default.asp
Fixed-Income Investments
Arkansas – Investing:
Bonds
http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/default.asp
Missouri – Investment
Basics: Bonds
www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/famecon/gh3524.htm
Montana – Investing
in Certificates of Deposit
www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9801.html
Mutual Funds
Arkansas – Investing
in Mutual Funds: The Basics
http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/default.asp
Missouri – Investment
Basics: Mutual Funds
http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/famecon/gh3523.htm
Oklahoma – Mutual
Funds
www.agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/fci/econ
New Jersey – Investing
in Mutual Funds: A Self-Study Guide
www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/pdfs/e222.pdf
Investment Resources
Minnesota – Retirement:
Are Financial Planners For You?
www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/businessmanagement/DF3793.html
Missouri – Investment
Basics: Choosing A Financial Advisor
www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/famecon/gh3525.htm
North Dakota – Starting
An Investment Club
www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/yf/fammgmt/fs583w.htm
Oklahoma – Choosing Financial Advisors
www.agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/fci/econ
Virginia – Building Your Financial Team: Financial
Planners
www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/agecon/448-063/448-063.html
Financial Assessment Tools
New Jersey – Financial
Fitness Quiz
www.rcre.rutgers.edu/money/ffquiz
New Jersey – Investment Risk Tolerance Quiz
www.rcre.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz
Virginia – Scorecard
Checkup
www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/fmu/1998-12/scorecard.html
Virginia – Family
Check-Up: Personal Finances
http://doriant.ext.vt.edu/cf/family_checkup/
(see Personal Finances)
Investment Fraud
Utah – Pyramid
Schemes
www.extension.usu.edu/publica/fampubs.htm
Utah – Ponzi
Schemes
www.extension.usu.edu/publica/fampubs.htm
Retirement
Indiana - Planning For a Secure Retirement
www.ces.purdue.edu/retirement
Iowa - Early Retirement Web site
www.extension.iastate.edu/financial/earlyret/