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Personal Finance

Banking and budgeting

Kids Bank
http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp
Learn 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
http://investor.nasd.com/
Investor training, NASD notices, market data, education and more.

Money and Economics

Change Maker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/
A cash register game. How much money will you get back?
Kids Calculator
http://www.fecuiowa.org/calculators/kcalcb.shtm
A calculator to figure out how much money you will make in a savings account.
Department of the Treasury Learning Vault
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
http://www.occ.treas.gov/aboutocc.htm
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks.
U.S. Mint for Kids
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
Learn about US coins, new coins to come and commemorative coins.
The Universal Currency Converter
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
http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/
Simulated stock market to learn without losing real money.
Dow Jones
http://www.dowjones.com/
Check out the Dow Jones online.
NASDAQ
http://www.nasdaq.com
Catch the current NASDAQ numbers online!