Business and Personal Law

Unit 2: Contract Law

Ask Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's is one of the world's main providers of credit ratings, financial-market indices, and investment research. Use its site to learn more about mutual funds. http://www2.standardandpoors.com

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to "protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation." Use its site to learn about mutual funds.
http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/inwsmf.htm

Consumer resources from the federal government are available through this Web site. Use the Search box to locate information about mutual funds.
http://www.consumer.gov/

The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy Web site provides information about basic personal financial management skills for young people to learn how to manage and invest money.
http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org./

About, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company, provides information about mutual funds on its about.com site.
http://mutualfunds.about.com/