Economics and Finance

Business Applications

Business Packages (SCM, ERP, CRM)

Adempiere (wiki)

http://adempiere.red1.org/

Averiware Free

http://www.averiwarefree.com

BS1 Accounting

http://www.dbsonline.com/accounting/

BUSY UL

http://www.busy.in/index.php?p=fas

Compiere Community Edition

http://www.compiere.com/

Cubit (SaaS)

http://www.cubit.co.za/

Dolibarr / DoliWamp (SaaS)

http://www.dolibarr.org/ and http://www.nltechno.com/pages/dolibarrwinbin.php

ERP5 (wikipedia

)

http://www.erp5.com/ and http://www.myerp5.com/express/

GNU Enterprise (GNUe)

http://www.gnuenterprise.org/

Infotrak (service to create/track invoices)

http://invotrak.com/

jFin (derivatives trade processing)

http://jFin.org/

JFire (wikipedia)

https://www.jfire.org/modules/content/

LedgerSMB (wikipedia, wiki)

http://www.ledgersmb.org/about

Microsoft Dynamics

http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/product/productoverviews.mspx

here

here

http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/CRM/Default.mspx

NolaPro (QuickBooks Converter)

http://www.nolapro.com/index-5.html

Office Accounting Express 2008

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/accounting/default.aspx or http://www.ideawins.com/

Openbravo Community Edition

http://www.openbravo.com/product/get-openbravo/community-edition/

OpenERP (was TinyERP) (wikipedia)

http://openerp.com/

opentaps

http://www.opentaps.org

Oracle Small Business Suite

http://www.netsuite.com/

PostBooks (wikipedia)

http://postbooks.sourceforge.net/

QuickBooks Simple Start 2008

http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/free-accounting-software.jhtml

SQL-Ledger

http://www.sql-ledger.org/

Stoq (wiki, Linux)

http://www.stoq.com.br/

Sugar Community Edition

http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/index.php?option=com_downloads&task=downloads&Itemid=305

TurboCash

http://www.turbocashuk.com/

Virtual Appliance Marketplace

http://www.vmware.com/appliances/

vtiger CRM

http://www.vtiger.com/

webERP

http://www.weberp.org/HomePage

XTuple PostBooks Edition

http://www.xtuple.com/postbooks

Zoho Online Collaboration

http://www.zoho.com/

Writer, Sheet, Show, Wiki, Planner, Notebook, Chat, Mail, Creator, Reporting, Meeting, Project Management

http://business.zoho.com/

http://crm.zoho.com/crm/login.sas

https://invoice.zoho.com/login/jsp/login.jsp and here and here

http://people.zoho.com/?home

http://zohochallenge.com/OnlineTest/Candidate.do

Business Information

Annual Reports

http://yahoo.ar.wilink.com/

Business Portal

http://www.brint.com/

Business Journals

http://www.bizjournals.com/

Business Magazines

http://www.ceoexpress.com/

Business Wire

http://www.businesswire.com/

Consumer Agencies

http://www.diamondcertified.com/consumeragencies.html

Dow Jones News Plus

http://www.djnewsplus.com/

Investor’s Guide

http://www.investorguide.com/

Edgar Company Search

http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html

SEC Filings

http://edgarscan.pwcglobal.com/servlets/edgarscan

Company Classification Systems

Global Industry Classification Standard

http://www.msci.com/equity/gics.html

U.S. Standard Industrial Classification

(SIC)

http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/sic.html

http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/siccodes.htm

http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html

http://faculty.gsm.ucdavis.edu/~data/sic_codes.html#3500

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

http://www.naics.com/search.htm

http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics/framesrc.htm

http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm

North American Product Classification System (NAPCS)

http://www.census.gov/eos/www/napcs/napcs.htm

Market Research

BizBen (businesses for sale in California)

http://www.bizben.com/

Business Intelligence

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/

Competitious

http://competitio.us/

Demographics

http://www.easidemographics.com/

Salary Ranges

http://www.salary.com/

Silicon Valley Venture Capital

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/financial_markets/venture_capital/

Venture Capital Database

http://www.networkworld.com/bg/vc3/vc.jsp

Calculators (also see Applications > Calculators)

Cost of living

Cost of Living Comparison

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

Cost of Raising a Child

http://www.babycenter.com/cost-of-raising-child-calculator

HomeFair Salary Calculator

http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html

Relocation Essentials COL Calculator

http://www.relocationessentials.com/aff/www/tools/salary/col.aspx

Compare Cost of Living

http://homeadvisor.msn.com/pickaplace/comparecities.asp

Currency

Currency Conversion

http://oanda.com/convert/classic

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

http://www.geocities.com/currconv2/

Economist Currency Tools

http://www.economist.com/markets/currency/

Inflation

CPI Inflation Calculator

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

National Debt Clock

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock

Economist Big Mac Index

http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/

Purchasing Power (from 1774)

http://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/ppowerus/

Financial

The xth wealthist person in the world

http://www.globalrichlist.com/ (type in your income and see your ranking)

Choose to Save

http://www.choosetosave.org/calculators/

Credit Calculators

https://www.creditexpert.com/creditexpert/creditmanager/017_0_cm_tools.html#calculator

Discretionary (not Disposable) Income

http://www.disposableincome.net/

FinanCenter

http://www.financenter.com/consumertools/calculators/

HSH Consumer Loan Information

http://www.hsh.com/

Meriwest CU Calculators

http://www.meriwest.com/mw/CDA/CONT/?strTemplate_Id=CALCULATORS

Mortgage and Financial Calculators

http://www.hughchou.org/calc/

NYTimes Rent versus Buy Calculator

here

Retirement

Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator

http://www.fdic.gov/edie/

Life Expectancy Calculator                                                       

http://www.livingto100.com/

Nest Egg Index

http://www.agedwards.com/public/content/sc/invedu/nest_egg_savings/nest_egg_index.html

Schwab Retirement Assessment

Requires an account

SimplePlanning Retirement Calculator

http://simpleplanning.com/Financial%20Calculators/Retirement%20Calculator.html

Social Security Benefit Calculators

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ANYPIA/

Social Security Retirement Estimator

http://www.ssa.gov/estimator/

Stocks & Bonds

Capital Gains Calculator

http://www.gainskeeper.com/

GStock

http://www.gstock.com/

Price Check Calculator

http://www.smartmoney.com/pricecheck/?story=worksheet&symbol=emc&nav=pc_ra&priceCheck=Check

RiskGrades

http://www.riskgrades.com/

Stock Valuation Calculator

http://www.passionsaving.com/stock-valuation.html

U.S. Savings Bonds

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savcalc.htm

Credit

Annual Credit Reports

http://www.annualcreditreport.com/

Cardweb (find good credit cards)

http://www.cardweb.com/

National Foundation for Credit Counseling

http://www.nfcc.org/

Credit Reporting Agencies

Equifax

http://www.equifax.com/

Experian

http://www.experian.com/

TransUnion

http://www.transunion.com/

Credit Scores

CardRatings

http://www.cardratings.com/

FICO

http://www.fairisaac.com/fairisaac

How Stuff Works

http://money.howstuffworks.com/credit-score.htm

The Credit Scoring Site

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

http://www.creditscoring.com/

Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

http://www.bea.gov/

M2 (Money Supply)

http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h6

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm

Producer Price Index (PPI)

http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm

Consumer Confidence Survey

http://www.consumerresearchcenter.org/

Current Employment Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm

Retail Trade and Food Services Sales

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm

Housing Starts

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories Sales

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm

S&P 500 Stock Index

http://www.spglobal.com/

Economic Data & News

Bankrate

http://www.bankrate.com/

Briefing.com

http://www.briefing.com/

Café Hayek Blog

http://www.cafehayek.com/

CNET Investor (tech indices and boards)

http://investor.news.com/

Consumer Confidence

http://www.conference-board.org/economics/consumerconfidence.cfm

Current Yields & Rates (Kiplinger’s)

http://www.kiplinger.com/personalfinance/finances/yields/

Mortgage Rates

(in Northern California)

http://www.hsh.com/

http://www.mtgeinfo.com/sjmn/

Dismal Scientist

http://www.economy.com/dismal

EconData.Net

http://www.econdata.net

Economic Statistics

http://eh.net/hmit/faq.php

Financial Times

http://www.ft.com

FreeLunch

http://www.economy.com/freelunch/

Global Financial Data

http://globalfindata.com/

Industrial and Service Sector Business Reports

http://www.census.gov/econ/www/

ISI Emerging Markets

http://ism.ws/

U.S. (3 month) Leading Index

http://www.conference-board.org/economics/press.cfm?press_ID=2313

Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/public/us

Education

Academia

Brad M. Barber

http://faculty.gsm.ucdavis.edu/~bmbarber/

William Sharpe  (Sharpe Ratio)

http://www.stanford.edu/~wfsharpe/

Jeremy Siegel

http://www.jeremysiegel.com/

Frank A. Sortino (Sortino Ratio)

http://www.sortino.com/htm/biograph.htm

General

American Assoc. of Individual Investors

http://www.aaii.com/

http://www.aaii.com/investingpathways/

http://www.siliconvalleyaaii.org/

Financial Glossary

http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/bfglosr.htm

Financial Planning

http://www.financial-planning.com/

Investopedia

http://www.investopedia.com/

Investorwords

http://www.investorwords.com/

NASD Investor Education Foundation

http://www.nasdfoundation.org/

ProPublica (investigative journalism)

http://www.propublica.org/special/is-your-states-unemployment-system-in-danger-603

Government websites

http://home.comcast.net/~mike.dutch/gov.html

SchwabMoneyWise (for kids)

http://www.schwabmoneywise.com/

Wall Street City

http://www.wallstreetcity.com/

Popular Investment Advisors

Bob Brinker

http://www.bobbrinker.com/

Ric Edelman

http://www.ricedelman.com/cs/radio_show/past_shows?id=554

Ken Fisher

http://www.fi.com/forbes/

Terry Savage

http://www.terrysavage.com/

Financial Blogs

AVA Investment Analytics

http://www.avaresearch.com/

Calculated RISK

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com

China Financial Markets (Michael Pettis)

http://mpettis.com/

The Daily Reckoning

http://dailyreckoning.com/

The International Forecaster

http://www.theinternationalforecaster.com/

“Mish” Shedlock (what is inflation?)

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2006/02/inflation-what-heck-is-it.html

Plunge Protection Team

http://www.plungeprotectionteam.com/

Solari (Catherine Austin Fitts)

http://solari.com/

Trends Research Institute (Gerald Celente)

http://www.trendsresearch.com/

Estate Planning / Legal

Financeware

http://www.financeware.com/

Financial Planning Tools

http://www.finportfolio.com/

Financial Planning Toolkit

http://www.finance.cch.com/

LegalZoom

http://www.legalzoom.com/

Nat’l Assoc of Financial & Estate Planning

http://www.nafep.com/

Nolo

http://www.nolo.com/

Michael T. Palermo (wills & trusts)

http://www.mtpalermo.com/

Financial Planning Organizations and Designations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Personal Financial Planning Division

http://www.aicpa.org/

California Society of CPAs

http://www.calcpaweb.org/

California Society of Enrolled Agents

http://www.csea.org/

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

http://cfainstitute.org/cfaprog/ (popular among securities analysts and money managers)

Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

http://www.amercoll.edu/

(popular among Wall Street securities analysts and money managers)

Financial Planning Association

http://www.fpanet.org/

Certified Employee Benefit Specialist

http://www.ifebp.org/CEBSDesignation/

Certified Financial Planners (CFP)

http://www.cfp.net/ (most well known designation for financial planners)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

http://www.finra.org/

Financial Services Credentials

http://www.cfp.net/learn/knowledgebase.asp?id=15

Financial Professional Organizations

http://www.iarfc.org/

Find a Certified Financial Planner

http://www.PlannerSearch.org (800-647-6340)

International Association of Registered Financial Consultants –

Registered Financial Consultant (RFC)

http://www.iarf.org/

Master of Science with a Financial Planning concentration (MS)

http://www.fp.edu/

Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS)

http://www.amercoll.edu/

National Association of Financial Advisors (fee-only)

http://www.napfa.org/

NA Securities Administrators Assoc.

http://www.nasaa.org/home/index.cfm

Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)

http://www.cpapfs.org/ (CPAs who specialize in financial planning)

Qualified Financial Planner

http://www.iaqfp.org/

Registered Financial Association (RFA)

http://www.iarfc.org/

Registered Financial Planner (RFP)

http://www.rfpi.com/

Registered Investment Adviser (RIA)

http://www.nasaa.org/Industry___Regulatory_Resources/Exams/ (fiduciary duty, Series 65)

Registered Representative

here (licensed employee of a brokerage firm, Series 7)

Training Courses

Kaplan Schweser

http://www.schweser.com/ia/index.php (CFA, CFP, CPA, CAIA, FRM, CLU/ChFC)

UC Santa Cruz extension in Silicon Valley

here (CFP)

Insurance

eHealthInsurance

http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/

Insure

http://www.insure.com/

Insurance

http://www.insurance.com/

Insurance Score

http://www.naic.org/state_contacts/sid_websites.jsp

Katt & Company

http://www.peterkatt.com/

Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education

http://life-line.org/

Long Term Care Insurance

http://www.magaltc.com/

http://www.longtermcarequote.com/

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (state insurance depts)

http://www.naic.org/state_web_map.htm

Investment Advisor Background Check

NASD Investor Information

http://www.nasd.com/InvestorInformation/index.htm

here

http://www.nasdbrokercheck.com/

SEC Investor Information

http://www.sec.gov/investor.shtml

http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/IapdMain/iapd_SiteMap.aspx

NASAA Senior Investor Resource Center

http://www.nasaa.org/Investor_Education/Senior_Investor_Resource_Center/

http://www.nasaa.org/QuickLinks/ContactYourRegulator.cfm

Microlending

Circle Lending (friends & family)

http://www.circlelending.com/

Fynanz (finance education)

http://www.fynanz.com/

GreenNote (student loans)

https://www.greennote.com/

Prosper (P2P/social lending)

http://www.prosper.com/

Zopa (P2P/social lending)

https://us.zopa.com/

Personal Finance

Money Management

AceMoney Lite

http://www.mechcad.net/downloads/AceMoneyLiteSetup.exe

BanqueManager 2009

http://forum.banquemanager.net/index.php

Brothersoft Business Software

http://www.brothersoft.com/business/

Cashbox (Mac)

http://www.fadingred.org/cashbox/

Eqonomize!

http://eqonomize.sourceforge.net/

GFP

http://gfd.sourceforge.net/

GnuCash (2.2.0+ supports Windows)

http://www.gnucash.org/

Green Sherpa

https://www.greensherpa.com/

Grisbi

http://www.grisbi.org/

HomeBank

http://homebank.free.fr/

IngenMoney Pro

http://www.IngenLab.com/ or here

iMoney Lite

http://www.imoneysoft.com/imoney-lite-features.html

jGnash

http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/

KmyMoney (for Linux)  

http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/index-home.html

Layz8

http://www.lazy8.nu/

Metalogic Finance Explorer

http://www.metalogicsw.com/financeexplorer/index.html

Mint (online money management)

http://www.mint.com

Money Manager EX

http://www.thezeal.com/software/index.php?Money_Manager_Ex:Features

PearBudget spreadsheet

https://www.pearbudget.com/spreadsheet

Piggy Market Squeak

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pmsqueak/

rq money (portable software)

http://www.rq.sk/download.html

Rudder (spendview)

http://rudder.com/

SimpleD Budget

http://dsbudget.sourceforge.net/

Yunoo (Dutch website)

http://www.yunoo.nl/

Miscellaneous

Finance Freeware

http://www.wantdbest.com/freeware/finance.html

Know Your Stuff (Home Inventory)

http://www.knowyourstuff.org/

Excel spreadsheets

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101172321033.aspx

Portfolio Planning

http://www.quantext.com/

Real Estate

Best Places To Live

http://www.bestplaces.net/

U.S. City Rankings

http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/

Forbes Lists

http://www.forbes.com/lists/

Home Values

http://homeadvisor.msn.com/selling/sellingoverview.asp

HousingMaps (craigslist/google maps)

http://www.housingmaps.com/

Mortgage Statistics

http://firestone.princeton.edu/econlib/mortgage.html

Multiple Listing Service – Silicon Valey

http://www.mlslistings.com

NetGainRealEstate

http://www.realtystocks.com/

Public Records Online

http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm

http://www.netronline.com/frameset.asp?page=California

PropertyShark

http://www.propertyshark.com/

Realtor Salary Calculator

http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html?dg=ml&cid=homefair

Redfin

http://www.redfin.com/

Trulia (search aggregated listings)

http://www.trulia.com

WSJ Guide to Property

http://www.realestatejournal.com/cityprofiles/

Yahoo Real Estate

http://realestate.yahoo.com/

Zillow

http://www.zillow.com/

Zillow Mortgage Marketplace (get a quote)

http://www.zillow.com/mortgage/Mortgage.htm

Retirement Planning

CNN/Money

http://money.cnn.com/

Smart 401(k)

http://www.smart401kadvice.com/

T. Rowe Price

http://www.troweprice.com/

Vanguard