St. George Library Center Money Matters

MONEY MATTERS - YOUR FINANCIAL EDUCATION BEGINS HERE
 
SEARCH THE LIBRARY:
 
St. George Library Center hosts presenter-lead programs on all aspects of finance – check our events calendar: http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/72/calendar

Search our financial collection using the NYPL Catalog: use basic search or click “Advanced Search” and enter search terms one at a time: savings, credit cards, mortgages, college costs, retirement, etc. Talk to a librarian about using the Catalog.

Note: the majority of the items relating to these topics can be found in the “330” section of the library, specifically “332”.

From the NYPL.ORG homepage, click “Research”, click “Articles and Databases”.  Within "Subjects", select “Finance” (under Business), click “everywhere”, and then click “FIND”.

These databases are accessible from Home with your Library Card Number:        

      Business & Company Resource Center

      Business Insights
 
      Business Source Premier EBSCO
 
      Morningstar Investment Research Center
 
      Regional Business News (formerly Business News Wire)

These databases are accessible at St. George Library Center:
 
      Wall Street Journal (1889-1995)
 
      Wall Street Journal (1884-Present)

These periodicals are available at St. George Library Center:
 
      Crain's New York Business
 
      Investor's Business Daily

      Value Line Investment Survey
 
      Wall Street Journal

SEARCH THE INTERNET:
 
     MONEY MATTERS @ Financial Literacy Central:

      http://nypl.org/moneymatters
 
     FINANCIAL FITNESS:
 
      http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/

      http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/ffquiz/

     BANKING:
 
      Benefits of Being Banked:

      http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/banking

      Why People May Not Be Banked:

      http://foreignborn.com/self-help/banking/

      Government Information Websites:

      http://helpwithmybank.gov/get-answers/bank-accounts/bank-accounts.html

      How to Balance a Checkbook:

      http://ehow.com/how_4912892_balance-checkbook-register.html

      How Compound Interest Works:

      http://dinkytown.net/savings.html

      http://dinkytown.net/java/CompoundInterest.html

      Cornell Financial Information Website:

      http://extension.org/personal_finance

     MORE ABOUT BANKING:

      http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/72/node/209235