Business, Finance & Economics
Resources
AICPA - The Uniform CPA Examination Accounting Coach - This site was launched in 2003 to help people throughout the world learn, refresh, and deepen their understanding of introductory accounting and bookkeeping at no cost. Bureau of Labor Statistics - The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. CIA World Factbook - The Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. City-Data.org - Informative profiles of cities in the United States and Canada. This site gathers information from government, social and industry websites and presents a detailed picture of what it is like to live and work in these communities. Current FASAB Handbook (Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board) - The most authoritative source of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) developed by FASAB for federal entities. The FASAB Handbook compiles and codifies the accounting standards and other pronouncements developed by FASAB and incorporates amendments within each individual pronouncement. Data.Census.gov - This is the search platform for information from the US Census. National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Discover Accounting - Discover Accounting is an independent, educational resource for current and prospective accounting career prospects that provides unbiased accounting career information, education options and guides for becoming some of the various career paths within the accounting field. Economagic.com - This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. Economic Census - Every five years, the U.S. Census Bureau collects extensive statistics about businesses that are essential to understanding the American economy. This official count, better known as the Economic Census, serves as the foundation for the measurement of U.S. businesses and their economic impact. Economic Policy Institute - Contains information about current economic matters, including statistics, labor, income, economic snapshots and indicators, opinion pieces, unemployment, foreign trade, and demographics. Federal Reserve Education Resources - Website has access to resources about foreclosures, credit scores, checking accounts, student loans, as well as the history of banking, poverty, fiscal and monetary policy, economic recovery, unemployment, budgeting, capital markets and entrepreneurship. Federal Reserve Working Papers - Provides free online access to the working papers of the Federal Reserve system. FoolProofMe - This site teaches defensive thinking when it comes to any decision that impacts your pocketbook or general welfare. Its work is based on a core belief: if advertisers have the right to put the best light on their products and services, consumers have the right to learn how to critically judge advertising and marketing messages. Inflation Calculator - This site was created as a resource for inflation and inflation related news. But most importantly, to provide a simple and always updated US Inflation Calculator. List of Top Accounting Careers - Here we discuss accounting careers like Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Auditing. List of Top Finance Careers - Here is a list of the top finance careers which include investment banking, asset management, commercial banking, equity research, corporate finance, and risk. management and many more... Marketwatch - MarketWatch, published by Dow Jones & Co., tracks the pulse of markets for engaged investors with more than 16 million visitors per month. Measuring Worth: What Was the U.S. GDP Then?- Historical data going back to 1790. NASDAQ Glossary of Stock Market Terms - Glossary of financial and investing terms allows you search by term or browse by letter more than 8,000 terms and definitions related to the stock market. New York Stock Exchange - A link to the New York Stock Exchange, useful for checking the overall DOW or any individual stock price. Our World in Data - Data sets and visualizations addressing changes in human populations, public health, global trade, climate change, and other pressing problems of the modern age. Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE) - One of the best places to begin your economics research, RFE is a metasite providing annotated links to a wide range of economics related resources. TeachMeFinance - Site teaches you basic finance concepts. Virtual Stock Exchange - VSE is a free stock market game from MarketWatch which allows you to trade stocks in real-time using your virtual portfolio, talk strategies with others in the discussion groups for your game, create a customized public or private game for others to play, and choose a custom list of symbols to trade in your game. World Trade Organization - The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. X-Rates.com - Current information about currency. Wolfram Alpha - This site offers information on topics from Astronomy to Web and Computer Systems. Topics are arranged in easy to read boxes that connect students to more in-depth resources. Wolfram MathWorld - This page covers Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis, Discrete Mathematics, Foundations of Mathematics, Geometry, History and Terminology, Number Theory, Probability and Statistics, Recreational Mathematics, and Topology. World Bank Database - This site was created by five different organizations to form one group to deal with extreme poverty around the World. |
Open Educational Resources
Khan Academy (Economics & Finance)- non-profit site with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere, and covering Macroeconomics, Microeconomic, Finance and capital markets. Quizlet (Business) - The world’s largest student and teacher online learning community. Quizlet (Economics) -The world’s largest student and teacher online learning community. |