Useful websites include

www.madoff.com Madoff Ponzi Investment Fraud, Irving Picard, Trustee

www.stanfordfinancialreceivership.com Stanford Securities Ponzi Investment Fraud

www.sipc.org Securities Investor Protection Corporation (Madoff, Stanford fraud recovery)

www.fi360.com Center for Fiduciary Studies

www.cefex.org Centre for Fiduciary Excellence

www.calpers.ca.gov CalPERs

www.irs.gov Internal Revenue Service

www.sec.gov Securities Exchange Commission, Ms Schapiro Chairman

www.sec.gov/answers/mffees.htm SEC Mutual fund shareholders fees, 12 b-1, expenses

www.finra.org Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly NASD, includes NYSE Rules)

www.dol.gov/ebsa/ US Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Admin. (401k, Pension Plans)

www.pbgc.gov Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

www.guidestar.org Guidestar (Charities, non profits)

www.nyse.com New York Stock Exchange, Bonds, Preferred Stocks, ETFs Exchange Traded Funds

www.nasdaq.com Nasdaq Stock, Options Exchange

www.cboe.com Chicago Board Options Exchange, Futures Commodities

www.sifma.org Securities Industry Financial Markets Association, formerly SIA, MBA

www.nfa.futures.org National Futures Association

www.cftc.gov Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Mr Gensler Chairman

www.aicpa.org American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

www.caag.state.ca.us  State of California - Attorney General

www.lacba.org Los Angeles County Bar Association

www.oag.state.ny.us State of New York - Attorney General

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html NY Times Business

http://www.bloomberg.com/ Bloomberg Business

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15839285 CNBC Business TV

http://www.foxbusiness.com/index.html Fox Business TV

http://money.cnn.com/ CNN Money

http://www.latimes.com/business/ Los Angeles Times

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Washington Post

http://www.ft.com/home/us Financial Times UK

http://thomsonreuters.com/ Thomsen Reuters

http://www.spiegel.de/international/ Der Speigel Germany

http://www.economist.com/ The Economist

 

www.nccusl.org National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.   

  • Uniform Prudent Investor Act, adopted by 44 states, Private Trusts
  • Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, Non Profit, Foundations 
  • Uniform Management of Public Employees' Retirement Systems Act
  • Uniform Trust Code
  • Uniform Principal & Income Act

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=prob&group=16001-17000&file=16045-16054

California Prudent Investor Act

www.ali.org American Law Institute

www.bankrate.com Bank Rate financial services, calculators

http://quicken.intuit.com/ Quicken Financial Management Investment software

www.ishares.com iShares - Exchange traded funds

www.vanguard.com Vanguard Investments

www.forensic.org Forensic Expert Witness Association

www.piaba.org Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

www.nasaa.org North American Securities Administrators Association

www.hedgeindex.com Credit Suisse / Tremont Hedge Fund Indexes (Alternative investments)

www.fundanalyze.com Mutual fund fee and expense analysis

www.betterworldbooks.com Better World Books - triple bottom line - earth, social, shareholders

www.morningstar.com Morningstar - mutual fund, ETF, stock, annuities and hedge funds data

http://www.nvca.org/ National Venture Capital Association

www.aaii.com American Association of Individual Investors

www.aarp.com American Association of Retired People

www.artmortell.com Art Mortell, Dynamics of Human Potential

www.investopedia.com Investopdia, investment education, terms, glossary

www.wikipedia.com Wikipedia, Investments, Accounts, Fiduciary information

www.ici.org Investment Company Institute, Mutual funds, unit trusts, ETFs

www.actec.org American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, tax, estate, trust, probate, wills

www.nolo.com Nolo Press, Lawyers, Legal Forms, Law Books

www.moodys.com Moody's Investor Service, Credit Ratings Agency, Credit Crisis

www.standardandpoors.com Standard and Poors, Credit Ratings Agency

www.fcic.gov Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Mr Angelides, Chairman

http://oversight.house.gov House Oversight Committee, Mr Townes, Chairman

http://finance.senate.gov Senate Finance Committee, Mr Baucus, Chairman

www.sigtarp.gov/ Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Mr Barofsky, SIG

www.ustreas.gov/ US Treasury, Mr Geithner, Secretary

www.federalreserve.gov/ Federal Reserve, Mr Bernanke, Chairman

www.newyorkfed.org NY Federal Reserve Bank, Mr Dudley, President, Mr Hughes, Chairman

www.fincen.gov US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Anti Money Laundering 

www.tmx.com Toronto Stock Exchange

www.fsa.gov.uk Financial Services Authority UK 

www.tse.or.jp/english Tokyo Stock Exchange

http://finance.yahoo.com Yahoo Finance, Stock Quotes, Public Company listings

www.google.com/finance Google Finance

www.nycla.org New York County Lawyers, NY Prudent Investor Act

www.abanet.org American Bar Association, Prudent Investor Act, Principal and Income Act

www.aba.com American Bankers Association, Uniform Prudent Investor Act

www.isda.org International Swaps and Derivatives Association

http://www.worldbank.org/ World Bank

http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html European Central Bank

http://www.citic.com/wps/portal/encitic CITIC, China International Trust and Investment Corporation

http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm IMF, International Monetary Fund

www.pehub.com Private Equity Hub

 

 

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