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Select Committee on Homeland Security
Offical website of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which focuses on the role of this committee within the House of Representatives.
Other
Ndi: Building a Better Economic Future for Americans With Disabilities
A website operated by an organization that strives for people with disabilities have equal opportunity to gain financial security and independence. Website includes their strategic plan as well as resources that include document,...
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Saving and Investing for Students [Pdf]
Resource for high school students on the importance of saving and how to begin investing.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Telling the Difference Between Loan Myths
Knowing the difference between loan myths and realities can help you become a responsible borrower. Students analyze statements about loans and decide whether they're a myth or reality.
PBS
Pbs Newshour: u.s. Puts Up Real Barriers to "Virtual Fence" Along Mexican Border
The U. S. government had plans to build a "virtual fence" along the U. S.-Mexico border. Costs and other factors led to led to its replacement. This article highlights the financial and technical problems associated with the project and...
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Harvard: Historical Collections: Bubbles, Panics & Crashes
Financial crises have happened before, and - if history is any guide - they will happen again. One year after the subprime mortgage crisis, this Baker Library Historical Collections exhibit documents four major crises that occurred in an...
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Teach Me Finance: Finance Tutorials
Are you looking to learn basic financial concepts? Teach Me Finance offers easy-to-use tutorials that introduce learner's to financial literacy.
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: 401 K Basics
Salary isn't the only variable to consider when evaluating a job offer. Retirement benefits such as 401(k) plans offer financial security and positive returns on your investment when maximized. Knowledge is power when it comes to...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Booker T. Washington:"fifty Cents and a Dream"
Young Booker T. Washington had a dream. That dream was to use the resources at his disposal to earn the money necessary to get an education that would allow him and others to become financially secure. This lesson based on the picture...
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Amos Web: A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy
Exploring the economy can be a fun adventure with the Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy. Use this site to find your answers to economic topics in a user-friendly format with comic strip guides.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Robert Morris
Known as the "Financier of the Revolution," Robert Morris played a critical role in winning and securing American independence. As chairman of the Continental Congress's Finance Committee between 1775 and 1778, Morris traded flour and...
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Sec: Money Smarts Quiz
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have created an online quiz to test your money $marts. See how well you score on concepts such as money management, finance, and investing.
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Alliance for Investor Education: Investor's Clearinghous
This site is dedicated to facilitating greater understanding of investing, investments, and the financial markets among current and prospective investors of all ages.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Economy Booster Shot
In a surprise move, the Fed cut short-term interest rates in January 2001. After more than 2 years of the Fed raising interest rates to control an enthusiastic economy, the Fed cited lower consumer confidence, tight financial markets,...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Economic Transition
In December 2000, while some worried over the outcome of the presidential election, the Federal Reserve was more worried about the apparently slowing economy. In this interview from Jim Lehrer's NewsHour, read about the Fed's concerns...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides information in the following categories: Inside the FRBSF, Economic Research, Financial Services, Economics Education, Community Affairs, Banking and Finance in the West,...
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The Free Dictionary: External Funds
This site provides several definitions for the economic term "external funds." Each definition is accompanied by a citation.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Lien
This entry supplies information about property laws and financial liens. Topics includes mortages and tax liens.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Conflicting Personal Interests
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the efforts of Jefferson Davis and others to survey lands for the best route for a transcontinental railroad. It also discusses the...
Other
Investing Online Resource Center: The Facts About Online Trading
Offers audio and presentations on topics such as the real costs of online trading, online trading news, and things online investors should know. This site is a Public Service of the Washington State Department of Financial...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Accountant
Read about a career in accounting. This website includes information on the education an accountant needs as well as a very brief description of what accountants do.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Clickety Clack, Let's Keep Track!
This lesson will show students the importance of keeping track of their savings.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Morris
(1734-1806) Morris was an American merchant and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Morris was known as the "Financier of the Revolution,"...