Tools for Investing
I know this site is more about saving than investing, but Ask the Advisor has a nice "toolset" article listing 57 web resources for investing. The sections are:
- Learning Tools - check out Morningstar classroom, with nearly 200 courses.
- Investment Blogs
- Fantasy Investment Sites
- Investment News Sites
- Research Tools
- Investment Brokers
- Investment Message Boards
- Free Trading Sites - check out Zecco, which gives you 10 free stock trades per day, and Bank of America, which gives you up to 30 free trades per month.
- Free Advice
- Everything Else - just a round up of some sites that don't fit the above categories.
The article doesn't mention many web2.0 applications, but the Advisor archives has a number of other articles worth checking out, including a list of 25 web2.0 apps for money, finance and investment. There are a couple of applications in that list that look great for money management. One of the standouts is Wesabe, which not only let's you managing your finances but you can actually pay bills online by attaching bank accounts.
What'd be really nice to see is similar tools from some of the financial institutions that offer online savings accounts. Obviously, people like convenience. I'd really like to have a single website access point for my bank accounts, mutual funds, online savings accounts, bill payments, and investing. Or maybe that's a security risk?
