that are related to business and personal finance. Business Source Premier Company Profiles EBSCOhost Newspaper Source Personal finance websites American bankruptcy institute www.abiworld.org See Consumer Education Center for bankruptcy infinformation and to search for a certified consumer bankruptcy attorney. Bankrate www.bankrate.com Get personal finance advice and track interest rates to see how they compare nationally. Local interest rates posted daily. Banxquote http://www.banx.com/ Track money market rates, mortgage and interest rates, and compare them to last year’s rates or to the national average. Big charts http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com Find the latest news on the stock market, and look up past stock prices by clicking on the "historical quotes" tab. Consumer reports: personal finance www.consumerreports.org Click on the "personal finance" link at the top of the page to read free highlights from Consumer Reports magazine. Back issues of CR can be checked out; see Information Services for assistance. Credit repair & debt www.nolo.com Go to the "property & money" tab and click on "credit repair & debt". Free articles on bankruptcy, how to deal with creditors, student loans, homebuying, and more.
Forbes personal finance www.forbes.com/finance Find stock quotes, create a portfolio, and get advice on estate planning, mutual funds, taxes, and retirement. It all adds up: personal advice for teens http://www.italladdsup.org/ Includes lesson plans for teachers on spending money wisely. Manage your money online course at Ohio State University http://ohioline.osu.edu/mym/ Personal finance calculators http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/ calculators/calculator.htm Calculate a mortgage, plan your retirement, find out whether it's better to buy a new or used car, create a savings plan for yourself, and more. Yahoo! finance http://finance.yahoo.com Get stock prices, tax tips, and read the latest financial news. Young money magazine www.youngmoney.com Get tips on debt management, investing, and financial aid. Community Organizations Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Northwest Indiana 3637 Grant St., P.O. Box 1740 Gary, IN 46408 (219)980-4800; (800) 982-4801 www.cccsnwi.org E-mail: ccsofnwin@sbcglobal.net Hours: Gary, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5 pm.; Hammond hours are on Fridays only. First appointments start at 9:30 a.m.
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Hammond Public Library’s Information Services desk has put together a pathfinder of library resources intended to help manage your personal finances. For assistance, call the Information Desk at (219) 931-5100, ext. 333 or ext. 334, or e-mail infodesk@hammond.lib.in.us. Books The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) lets you search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. In the OPAC, try searching for personal finance books under these subject areas: Bankruptcy United States Popular Works Finance, Personal Investments Retirement Planning Managing your money For more books, visit call number areas 332.024 or 332.6. Titles include: The automatic millionaire: a powerful one-step plan to live and finish rich 332.02401 BACH 2004 (Main, E.B. Hayward, Howard) Debt-proof your marriage: how to achieve financial harmony 332.02402 HUNT 2003 (Main) Don’t mess with my money: the Dolans’ no-nonsense lifetime money plan 332.024 DOLAN 2003 (Main) Easy Quicken 2004 332.02400285 KINKOPH 2004 (E.B. Hayward) The everything personal finance book: manage, budget, save, and invest your money wisely 332.024 SANDER 2003 (Main)
A girl and her money 332.024042 DURLING 2003 (Main) Girl, make your money grow! 332.0240082 BRIDGFO 2003 (Main) H & R Block just plain smart personal finance advisor 332.02401 H&R 2003 (Main, E.B. Hayward) Investing success: how to conquer 30 costly mistakes & multiply your wealth! 332.6 KHALFAN 2004 (Main) It pays to talk: how to have the essential conversations with your family about money and investing 332.02401 SCHWABP 2003 (Main) Kiplinger’s guide to investing success 332.6 MILLER 2003 (E.B. Hayward) The Latino journey to financial greatness 332.024 BARAJAS 2003 (Main) The laws of money, the lessons of life 332.024 ORMAN 2003 (Main, E.B. Hayward) The lazy person’s guide to investing 332.6 FARRELL 2004 (E. B. Hayward) Pay it down: from debt to wealth on $10 a day 332.02402 CHATZKY 2004 (Main) Rich dad’s who took my money? 332.6 KIYOSAK 2004 (Main) Think $ingle!: the woman’s guide to financial security at every stage of life 332.024 BODNAR 2003 (Main) You don’t have to be rich: comfort, happiness, and financial security on your own terms 332.02401 CHATZKY 2003 (Main, E.B. Hayward) Bankruptcy For more books, see call number areas 332.7 or 346.7307. Titles include:
Personal bankruptcy for dummies 332.75 CAHER 2003 (Main, E.B. Hayward, Howard) How to file for Chapter 11 business bankruptcy with or without a lawyer 346.73078 ANOSIKE 2004 (Main) Bankruptcy: is it the right solution to your debt problems? 332.75 LEONARD 2003 (Main) Bankruptcy step by step 346.73078 JURINSK 2003 (Main) Chapter 13 bankruptcy: repay your debts 346.73078 LEONARD 2004 (Main) Libros en Espanol Como organizar un presupuesto SPANISH 332.024 SEMBER 2005 (Main) En el nombre de comprar, firmar, y no llorar: como me libere de mi addiccion a las tarjetas de credito SPANISH 332.02402 COLLINS 2005 (Main) Invierte en el futuro: estrategias exitosas para manejar tus fondos mutuos y tu 401(k) SPANISH 332.02401 STAV 2002 (E.B. Hayward Audio-Visual) La unica guia de inversion que usted necesitara SPANISH 332.024 TOBIAS 1999 (Main) Magazines Back issues can be checked out. See the Information Desk for assistance. Better investing Consumer reports Forbes Fortune Kiplinger’s newsletter Kiplinger’s personal finance magazine Money
Reference Books Titles marked with a "*" are kept at the Main Library’s Information Services Desk, Second Floor. Dow theory forecasts* Federal tax guide reports Mergent’s handbook of common stocks Morningstar mutual fund* The outlook (Standard & Poor’s) * Value line investment survey* Videos Located in the "Personal Improvement" or "Business" section of the Main library’s Audio-Visual Department, First Floor. Titles include: The checkbook video How to invest in mutual funds Kiplinger guide protecting your family’s financial future A Kiplinger guide: successful retirement The laws of money, lessons of life Money muscle: financially fit investing Moneywise investing The stock market Women and money Your financial future: investment basics Your personal financial guide to success, power, and security Online Databases Inspire www.inspire.net Inspire is a service available to all Indiana residents and can be used at the library, at home, at school, at the office, or at any computer with a connection to the Internet. Inspire has more than 5,000 business, health, science and general interest magazines in full-text, 250 U.S. and international newspapers in full-text, 60 Spanish magazines in full-text, and much more. The following is a list of databases Inspire carries