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Personal Finance
Banking and budgeting
- Kids Bank
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http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.aspLearn where money comes from, how to save it, what interest means, how to manage a checking account and answers to your money questions.
Investments
- Individual Investor Services
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http://investor.nasd.com/Investor training, NASD notices, market data, education and more.
Money and Economics
- Change Maker
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http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/A cash register game. How much money will you get back?
- Kids Calculator
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http://www.fecuiowa.org/calculators/kcalcb.shtmA calculator to figure out how much money you will make in a savings account.
- Department of the Treasury Learning Vault
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http://www.treas.gov/education/From the US Department of Treasury, frequently asked questions about United States paper currency, US coins, savings bonds, and more.
See also, Treasury's Page for Kids for younger youth. - About the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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http://www.occ.treas.gov/aboutocc.htmThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks.
- U.S. Mint for Kids
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http://www.usmint.gov/kids/Learn about US coins, new coins to come and commemorative coins.
- The Universal Currency Converter
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http://www.xe.com/ucc/How much is $1.00 in German Marks? Go here to find out how much the US dollar is worth in other currencies.
Stocks
- Virtual Stock Exchange
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http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/Simulated stock market to learn without losing real money.
- Dow Jones
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http://www.dowjones.com/Check out the Dow Jones online.
- NASDAQ
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http://www.nasdaq.comCatch the current NASDAQ numbers online!

