Investor Education Websites (best websites at the top)

The Globe and Mail - Investor Education - this is a website from the Globe and Mail newspaper with links to various investor education articles and links. There is a section with Getting Smarter About Money in this website.  It has both articles for people learning about managing their finances to advanced articles for the professional investor/traders. 

Money Ville   - is a website directed at the average person. It aims to educate people to better manage their finances. It has information on budgeting, insurance, retirement and borrowing.

Investopedia - this is a website whose focus is on educating people on financial matters so that they can become more savy with their investments. 

Minyanville - this is a website that has a lot of opinion pieces on current financial news. It is written in such a way to provide a bit of humor to the various articles. The articles are opinons of the writers themselves so it is not so much a website to get concrete research about a company rather it gives a perspective on the writer's opinion on the news and how it affects the investment angle. Its focus is to improve people's financial and economic education. 

NYSE - Money Sense - this website focuses on educating people so that they are better able to manage their finances. This is more of a beginner website for people starting their quest for more financial knowledge. 

Learning Markets - this is an informative website that has articles on various financial terms such as ETFs, stop loss orders etc. Its a good website to review articles to better understand some of the financial products out there. 

Getting Smarter About Money - this site provides information to people to educate themselves about managing their money. It is targeted at the everyday person who is learning about managing their finances. It provides information that is of use to people around the world. There are also Canadian specific terms such as TFSA and RRSPs but this website has useful information for people around the world. This website is provided by a  non-profit organization called Investor Education Fund whose mandate is to promote financial literacy. 

BC Securities - Invest Right - this is a website provided by the British Columbia Securities Commission (province in Canada) that provides information to people learning how to manage their money. It provides an article on spotting investment scams, and how to become an informed investor. Overall quite a good site to get people started with managing their finances.  

Wall Street Journal - Smart Money - Investing Basics - this website is from the Wall Street Journal's digital network offering Smart Money. It is a good website to learn some basic investing principles. It is targeted at the average person learning about finances.

US Federal Government - Financial Education - this is a website from the US Federal Government dedicated to improving the financial education of Americans. There are links to articles on various Federal Government departments and agencies to help Americans improve their financial knowledge. There are articles on managing credit and debt as well as articles on planning for retirement.