LINKS TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION SITES

I hope this page is a valuable resource page for you, whether you want to learn more on money management in general, or whether you are looking for guidelines for doing money management by yourself, or whether you want to read the most recent updates impacting personal money management.

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This list contains links to sites to independent resources for self-education and updates on topics relevant to personal finances:

• https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/  and https://www.fcc.gov/consumers both have a lot of information and guidelines on personal finance topics, and up-to-date information about recent scams

• https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0030-pass-it and https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/ have their focus solely on scams and frauds

• https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/education/ is a great site for learning about personal finances in general

• https://www.mymoney.gov/mymoneyfive/Pages/mymoneyfive.aspx has hands-on instruction, tools, and examples for managing your finances

• https://www.investor.gov/ gives information around investments, and you find information (professional background and registrations etc.) about investment advisors

• https://www.smartaboutmoney.org/ is the best site if you want to take a structured course about all aspects of money management and get the details and tools needed to become "smart about money"!

• https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/category/money/?trk=nw_gn_4.0 has many articles about money management and provides comparisons on different products. Note: This site does get commissions from partners, but still has valuable guidelines and advice.

• https://pigly.com/: This site offer financial calculators and for savings, debt, credit card, retirement and more situations. All the calculators are free to use and without ads. With the help of this site, you can get a quick estimate. You can also play around with the figures, and read some background information on the subject.

• https://www.annualcreditreport.com/: This is the correct page for requesting your free credit report, do not use any other site!

• https://retirementconnection.com/listings/portland : Although not specifically about money management, this is a good resource site for services and resources for seniors in the Portland metro area.

YOU CAN BECOME SMART WITH YOUR MONEY! 

• start planning your financial goals

• save money and reduce debt

• get rid of "money stress"