Financial Literacy
Personal finance can be stressful and confusing, but there are MANY reliable resources to help you achieve a well-balanced, financially stable life. For great general websites, start with the “Beginners Start Here” links on right side of this page. If you want something more specific, try the list below which we have created with help from the American Library Association and FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
- Better Business Bureau
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Portal
- Consumer Complaint Database
- Eldercare Locator
- Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
- FTC Identity Theft Guide
- How to Avoid Fraud
- Identity Theft Resource Center
- Internet Crime Complaint Center
- Investor Alerts
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- OnGuardOnline.gov
- Privacy Choices for Your Personal Finance Information
- Protect Your Money
- SaveAndInvest.org: Fraud Center
- Scams & Safety
- U.S. Consumer Protection Basics
- Warning Signs of Identity Theft
- FTC Credit & Loans
- Credit Card Optimizer
- Credit Card Pay Off
- Credit Cards & Reports
- Credit Counseling & Debtor Education
- Credit Discrimination
- Dealing with Debt
- Government Loans
- Find the Right Credit Card
- How Your Credit Score Impacts Your Financial Future
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- Smart About Money: Credit & Debt
- What is Credit?
- Do I Need a Will?
- Estate Planning Attorney Directory
- Estate Planning Info & FAQs
- Findlaw Estate Planning 101
- Funeral Planning
- Introduction to Wills
- Living Will Declaration & Form
- Louisiana Estate Planning
- Louisiana LawHelp Wills & Life Planning
- Power of Attorney Guides
- Power of Attorney for Mental Health
- Rabalais Estate Planning Blog
- America Saves
- Consumer Finance for Parents & Caregivers
- Consumer Finance for Servicemen & Families
- Kiplinger Family Finance (get the magazine @ your Library)
- Pocket Cents
- Auto Insurance
- FloodSmart.gov
- Healthcare.gov
- Health Care Coverage for Students
- Health Insurance Options
- Home Owner’s Insurance
- Insurance Overview
- InsureKidsNow.gov
- Life Insurance Guide
- LongTermCare.gov
- Louisiana Dept of Insurance
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Property Insurance
- Renter’s Insurance Louisiana
- Smart About Money: Insurance
- Tips on Marketplace Health Insurance
- Buying a Home
- Find a Housing Counselor
- How Much House Can I Afford?
- Making Home Affordable® Program
- Mortgage Answers
- Mortgage Types
- My Home (Freddie Mac advice)
- National Rent Affordability Calculator
- Rent vs. Buy (Freddie Mac guide)
- Shopping for a Mortgage (FTC guide)
- AARP (50 years & older)
- Ballpark E$timate
- How to Apply for Retirement Benefits (Social Security)
- Kiplinger’s Retirement (magazine available @ Library)
- Managing Retirement Income
- My Retirement Paycheck
- Retirement Planner: Social Security
- Retirement Savings (IRS guide)
- When to Start Your Benefits (Social Security)
- America Saves
- Building Wealth
- Choose to Save
- Consumer Reports: Money (magazines available @ Library)
- Saving and Investing-USA.gov
- Smart About Money: Spending & Saving
- TreasuryDirect: Individuals (savings bonds)
- Filing Taxes for Free (IRS)
- Free Tax Return Prep (VITA & Tax Counseling for Elderly)
- Interactive Tax Assistant (tax law questions)
- IRS Forms and Publications
- Louisiana Revenue Forms
Click here for a curated list of titles on Personal Finance, many of which were purchased with a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
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