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Financial education is at the core of the Museum’s mission and its public programs and services. An active national-level advocate on behalf of the growing financial literacy movement, the Museum is committed to helping all Americans look to the lessons of financial history, while taking charge of their own financial lives.
This list contains sites that help Americans learn about saving, investing, credit and planning for the future.
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American Memory
Researching events in American business history? Visit the Library of Congress's website of historical collections.
Researching events in American business history? Visit the Library of Congress's website of historical collections.
American Numismatic Society
The ANS houses North America's most comprehensive collection of coins, paper money, medals, and other numismatic items. The Society's collections database and library catalog are both searchable online.
The ANS houses North America's most comprehensive collection of coins, paper money, medals, and other numismatic items. The Society's collections database and library catalog are both searchable online.
Baruch College Zicklin School of Business
The largest AACSB-accredited business school in the U.S.
The largest AACSB-accredited business school in the U.S.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The bureau of government responsible for printing and keeping secure the paper currency of the United States.
The bureau of government responsible for printing and keeping secure the paper currency of the United States.
Business History
The Internet's largest site dedicated to business and management history.
The Internet's largest site dedicated to business and management history.
CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global association for investment professionals. It administers the CFA and CIPM curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry.
CFA Institute is the global association for investment professionals. It administers the CFA and CIPM curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry.
Currency Gallery
An online museum and historical site dedicated exclusively to United States paper money. This site is the only place that you can see an example of virtually every type of paper money ever issued by the United States government.
An online museum and historical site dedicated exclusively to United States paper money. This site is the only place that you can see an example of virtually every type of paper money ever issued by the United States government.
Economic History Services
Provides resources for and promote communication among scholars in economics.
Provides resources for and promote communication among scholars in economics.
Economica: Women and the Global Economy
The International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.), an award-winning social change museum, has launched its new global online exhibition, "Economica: Women and the Global Economy." Economica is a vivid and timely online exploration of women's global economic participation featuring powerful voices, visions, and images that cover a range of topics -- from business leadership and philanthropy to microenterprise and grassroots solutions.
The International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.), an award-winning social change museum, has launched its new global online exhibition, "Economica: Women and the Global Economy." Economica is a vivid and timely online exploration of women's global economic participation featuring powerful voices, visions, and images that cover a range of topics -- from business leadership and philanthropy to microenterprise and grassroots solutions.
Federal Reserve
Interested in the actions of the central bank of the United States? You can find all the information relating to the Fed you'll want on this comprehensive site.
Interested in the actions of the central bank of the United States? You can find all the information relating to the Fed you'll want on this comprehensive site.
Flat World Knowledge Blog
This blog helps business, economics and finance professors to better utilize the textbooks published by Flat World Knowledge, which offers to students and non-students alike full and free online access to all of their titles.
This blog helps business, economics and finance professors to better utilize the textbooks published by Flat World Knowledge, which offers to students and non-students alike full and free online access to all of their titles.
Guides Association of New York City (GANYC)
The Guides Association of New York City (GANYC) is one of the oldest guide’s associations in America. Its members, all licensed tour guides, take great pride in showing visitors around the Big Apple.
The Guides Association of New York City (GANYC) is one of the oldest guide’s associations in America. Its members, all licensed tour guides, take great pride in showing visitors around the Big Apple.
International Bond and Share Society
The world's largest society for stock and bond collectors. Includes illustrations of the society's magazine and a gallery of stocks, as well as membership information and directories.
The world's largest society for stock and bond collectors. Includes illustrations of the society's magazine and a gallery of stocks, as well as membership information and directories.
International Monetary Fund
This international organization composed of 183 member nations acts as a cooperative force when dealing with international monetary problems, and promotes balanced growth and free trade around the world.
This international organization composed of 183 member nations acts as a cooperative force when dealing with international monetary problems, and promotes balanced growth and free trade around the world.
International Stock Exchange Executives Emeriti (ISEEE)
The ISEEE is a global organization of people who have held senior executive positions at stock or derivatives exchanges. Its purpose is primarily educational in nature, enabling its members to share information on developments in the world’s financial markets concerning matters such as organization, operations, listing, trading, disclosure, clearing and settlement, access to the market, technical infrastructure, risk management, surveillance and enforcement, investor protection and foreign investment.
The ISEEE is a global organization of people who have held senior executive positions at stock or derivatives exchanges. Its purpose is primarily educational in nature, enabling its members to share information on developments in the world’s financial markets concerning matters such as organization, operations, listing, trading, disclosure, clearing and settlement, access to the market, technical infrastructure, risk management, surveillance and enforcement, investor protection and foreign investment.
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
Seeks to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults. It evaluates the financial literacy of young adults; develops, disseminates, and encourages the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promotes the teaching of personal finance.
Seeks to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults. It evaluates the financial literacy of young adults; develops, disseminates, and encourages the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promotes the teaching of personal finance.
National Association of Investors Corporation
Become a better informed and wiser investor by joining an investment club.
Become a better informed and wiser investor by joining an investment club.
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
NFTE's mission is to provide entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities.
NFTE's mission is to provide entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities.
New York University Stern School of Business
New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business is one of the nation's premier management education schools and research centers.
New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business is one of the nation's premier management education schools and research centers.
Recessipedia: Wiki of the Financial Crisis
Recessipedia is the Museum of American Finance's wiki designed to tap the wisdom of crowds from Wall Street to Main Street to learn the causes of the current financial crisis. Add your story today!
Recessipedia is the Museum of American Finance's wiki designed to tap the wisdom of crowds from Wall Street to Main Street to learn the causes of the current financial crisis. Add your story today!
SIFMA: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Focuses on investor education and includes a resource guide for investors, as well as a vast library of investment related links.
Focuses on investor education and includes a resource guide for investors, as well as a vast library of investment related links.
Stock Market Game
An electronic version of Wall Street trading designed to help students and adults understand the stock market, the costs and benefits involved in decision-making, the sources and uses of capital and other related economic concepts.
An electronic version of Wall Street trading designed to help students and adults understand the stock market, the costs and benefits involved in decision-making, the sources and uses of capital and other related economic concepts.
Tax History Foundation and Museum
The Tax History Foundation and Museum, Inc. encourages the study of accounting, commercial and economic history.
The Tax History Foundation and Museum, Inc. encourages the study of accounting, commercial and economic history.
Top 100 Business Events
TheStreet.com's countdown of the 100 most important events and ideas that drove American business in the 20th century.
TheStreet.com's countdown of the 100 most important events and ideas that drove American business in the 20th century.
Trading Pit History
This site is an extensive historical gallery of the hand signal language used in the trading pits of the world's commodity exchanges. The project primarily focuses upon those signals used in the Chicago and New York exchanges, but also extends to those used on foreign trading floors.
This site is an extensive historical gallery of the hand signal language used in the trading pits of the world's commodity exchanges. The project primarily focuses upon those signals used in the Chicago and New York exchanges, but also extends to those used on foreign trading floors.
United States Treasury Department
The department of government responsible for managing the government's finances, safeguarding our financial system, and promoting the stability of U.S. and foreign economies.
The department of government responsible for managing the government's finances, safeguarding our financial system, and promoting the stability of U.S. and foreign economies.
Ways to Save
Readers Digest provides information on saving money during the economic crisis.
Readers Digest provides information on saving money during the economic crisis.
World Bank
The world's largest source of development assisstance to countries in need. The World Bank gives out $16 billion in loans annually in its fight to help developing nations onto the road of economic stability.
The world's largest source of development assisstance to countries in need. The World Bank gives out $16 billion in loans annually in its fight to help developing nations onto the road of economic stability.
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