Various Accounting, Economics and Finance Websites

Accountants World
http://www.accountantsworld.com/
Community of Independent Accountants. Resources, news, service
Accounting Net
http://www.accountingnet.com/
The Complete Online Resource for Accounting Professionals."  Includes related links and daily news.

A to Z Index of the Business Reference Services Web Site

          http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/azindex.html
Library of Congress Collection of Business References
Bank Rate Monitor
http://www.bankrate.com/
Interest rate information.
BizStats.com
          http://www.bizstats.com/
Loads of useful business statistics.  Benchmark your company in 5 seconds!
Bonds Online
http://www.bondsonline.com/
Online bond market data, including price and yield quotes, news and market commentary.
Business Week Online
http://www.businessweek.com/
Leading Weekly Business Periodical
Bob Jensen's Bookmarks
http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/booknew.htm
Extensive list of accounting, economics and finance links, plus other eclectic resources. You can probably find what you are looking for here!
Bureau of the Public Debt Online
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opd.htm
Facts and figures about the liabilities of the U.S Government.  Includes a daily total of the debt, to the penny!
Dr. T's EconLinks.com
http://econlinks.com/reference_desk.php
Economics News, Data, Analysis and Links
Economics A- Z
http://www.economist.com/research/Economics/
Definitions of economic and financial terms from The Economist magazine
EdgarScan
             http://edgarscan.pwcglobal.com/servlets/edgarscan
PriceWaterhouseCoopers' 'Intelligent Interface to the SEC EDGAR database'.
Evanomics
http://www.evanomics.com/etusivu.shtml
How to calculate "Economic-Value-Added" - Presentations, spreadsheets and other references
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
http://www.kc.frb.org/index.cfm
Center for the Study of Rural America;

The Story of Money

Lots of other interesting and useful information!

Federal Reserve System Home Page
http://app.ny.frb.org/cfpicnic/frame1.cfm
The Fed's information about the Federal Reserve System, economics, financial markets and instruments, and money! - Home page for the NY Fed
Financial Accounting Standards Board
http://www.fasb.org/
The mission of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information.
Fortune
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/
Business news with links to various company lists



How Stuff Works!
http://money.howstuffworks.com/
A great source for straightforward explanations!
Investing in Bonds
http://www.investinginbonds.com/
Good introductory informaton regarding the bond market.  Includes "Seven Simple Steps to Educate Yourself About Investing in Bonds", which you should read.   Also noteworthy is the section on corporate bonds, where you can select industry groups, rank them with different criteria, and then view current prices and yields for those bond issues.
Investopedia
http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp
The Investing Education website. A good source for basic information about financial terms, investments and markets.
Moody's Investor Service
http://www.moodys.com/cust/default_alt.asp
Credit ratings, research and risk analysis.
NetMBA
http://www.netmba.com/
NetMBA - Business Knowledge Center - Information on Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics and other business topics.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
http://www.occ.treas.gov/index.htm
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises national banks to ensure a safe, sound, and competitive banking system that supports the citizens, communities, and economy of the United States.
Rutgers Accounting Website
http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/
Comprehensive collection of resources with links to FASB, International Accounting Organizations, and a host of other great sites.
Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/
The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.

History, investor information, financial news.

Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Information and advice on starting and managing a business, how to obtain funding, business opportunities and legal counsel. Your taxpayer dollars at work!
Standard and Poor's
http://www2.standardandpoors.com/
Credit ratings and investor Information
The Motley Fool
http://www.fool.com/
Investor information to educate, amuse, and enrich!!!
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
They want you to subscribe for $$$. Still, the WSJ is the leading business daily.