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Staying Current: Monetary Policy, The Fed and Interest Rates
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*Personal Financial Literacy Resource Guide*
START HERE: Welcome and Overview
Personal Finance Tools: Financial Calculators, Apps, FREE online resources, etc
Staying Current
Staying Current: Publication Resources, News Feeds, Blogs, etc.
Staying Current: The Economic Outlook, Leading Economic Indicators, Interest Rates and Other Statistics
Staying Current: Fiscal Policy, Taxes and Spending
Staying Current: Monetary Policy, The Fed and Interest Rates
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UNIT #1: Consumer Economics
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Basic Economics
Chapter 1: Personal Financial Planning in Action (includes career planning)
Chapter 3: Taxes in Your Financial Plan (includes info on Staying Current regarding income taxes)
Special Topic: Identity Theft
Special Topic: Legal Environment (Knowing the basics)
UNIT #2: Budgeting and Money Management
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Chapter 2: Money Management Skills (includes budgeting)
Special Topic: Entrepreneurship and Starting Your Own Business
Special Topic: Paying for College
UNIT #3: Financial Institutions and Banking Services
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Chapter 4: Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts
UNIT #4: Debt Management
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Chapter 5: Consumer Credit: Advantages, Disadvantages, Sources and Costs
UNIT #5: Consumer Purchasing
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Chapter 6: Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Wise Buying of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 7: Selecting and Financing Housing
UNIT #6: Insurance and Risk Management
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Chapter 8: Home and Automobile Insurance
Chapter 9: Health and Disability Income Insurance
Chapter 10: Financial Planning with Life Insurance
UNIT #8: Personal Financial Planning
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Chapter 14: Starting Early: Retirement and Estate Planning
UNIT #7: Saving and Investing
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Chapter 11: Investing Basics and Evaluating Bonds (includes investing and research resources)
Chapter 12: Investing in Stocks
Chapter 13: Investing in Mutual Funds
Special Topics: Investing
"I have a question" Discussion Board
FREE Stuff
Links and Articles to The Fed
Milton Friedman - What is monetary Policy?
In simple language by Milton Friedman, who is a Nobel prize winning American economist and considered one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th Century.
How Does the Fed Use Its Monetary Policy Tools to Influence the Economy?
From the Fed's Page One Economics Newsletter
Quantitative Easing (QE) and How the Fed Responds to Financial Crises
From TDAmeritrade
The US Federal Reserve Home Page
Dialogue with the Fed
Video series on current topics from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Map: The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts
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Staying Current: Banking (The Bank for International Settlements (BIS))
Bank for International Settlements
The central banks' banker.
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