Books

You and Your Money

Call Number Author Title
332.024 Richards 2015   Richards, Car  The one-page financial plan : a simple way to be smart about your money 
332.024 Thakor   Thakor, Manisha.  On my own two feet : a modern girl's guide to personal finance 
332.024 Robbins 2014  Robbins, Anthony Money, master the game : 7 simple steps to financial freedom 
332.024 Soukup 2014  Soukup, Ruth Living well, spending less : 12 secrets of the good life 
332.024 Edelman 2014  Edelman, Ric.  The truth about retirement plans and IRAs
332.024 Yellen Yellen, Pamela G. Bank on yourself : the life-changing secret to growing and protecting your financial future
332.75 Bankruptcy   Bankruptcy: An action plan for renewal.
332.024  Lawrence 2011 Lawrence, Judy. The budget kit: The common cents money management workbook.
332.024  Block Block, Sandra. The busy family's guide to money.
332.024 Yeager Yeager, Jeff. The cheapskate next door : the surprising secrets of Americans living happily below their means
368 Zevnik Zevnik, Richard. The complete book of insurance: Understand the coverage you really need.
332.743 2007 Credit Leonard, Robin. Credit repair.
332.024 Bach Bach, David. Debt free for life
332.024 Chatzky Chatzky, Jean Sherman. The difference : how anyone can prosper in even the toughest times
332.024 Hanson Hanson, Jon. Good debt, bad debt: Knowing the difference can save your financial life.
332.024 Tyson 2008 Tyson, Eric. Let's get real about money: Profit from the habits of the best personal finance managers.
332.024 Brock Brock, Fred. Live well on less than you think: The New York Times guide to achieving your financial freedom.
339.22 Stanley Stanley, Thomas. The millionaire next door: The surprising secrets of America's wealthy.
346.054 Nolo's 2007   Nolo's Simple Will Book.
332.024 Chatzky Chatzky, Jean Sherman. Pay it down! : debt-free on $10 a day.
332.024 Tyson 2010 Tyson, Eric. Personal finance for dummies.*
332.024 Orman 2010 Orman, Suze. The road to wealth : a comprehensive guide to your money : everything you need to know in good and bad times : revised and updated.*
332.024 Kirchheimer 2006 Kirchheimer, Sid. Scam-proof your life: 377 smart ways to protect you & your family from ripoffs, bogus deals & other consumer headaches.
332.024 Quinn 2006 Quinn, Jane Bryant. Smart and simple financial strategies for busy people.*
332.024 Kotlikoff Kotlikoff, Laurence J. Spend 'til the end: The revolutionary guide to raising your living standard-today and when you retire.
332.024 Bach Bach, David. Start late, finish rich: A no-fail plan for achieving financial freedom at any age.*
  Weston, Liz Pulliam. The 10 commandments of money : survive and thrive in the new economy
332.743
Weston 2009
Weston, Liz Pulliam. Your Credit Score, Your Money & What's at Stake: How to Improve the 3-Digit Number That Shapes Your Financial Future.
*Audiobook available.
**Audiobook and video available.

For e-Books and Audiobooks on Personal Finance, browse Overdrive, Hoopla, and Credo.
 

 

Financial Goals

Call Number Author Title
332.024 Get   Get a life: You don't need a million to retire well.
JOB 378.3 Paying 2014   Paying for college without going broke.
305.26 O'Shaughnessy O'Shaughnessy, Lynn. Retirement bible.
332.6 Armstrong  Armstrong, Frank. Save your retirement : what to do if you haven't saved enough or if your investments were devastated by the market meltdown
346.052 Welch 2014  Welch, Stewart H.,  J.K. Lasser's new rules for estate, retirement, and tax planning : keep more today, leave more to your heirs tomorrow 
332.024 Hunt  Hunt, Mary.  The smart woman's guide to planning for retirement : how to save for your future today 

 

Investment Strategies

332.024 Rogin  Rogin, Ellen.  Picture your prosperity : smart money moves to turn your vision into reality 
     
332.024 Katzeff Katzeff, Paul Getting started in rebuilding your 401(k) account
332.024 Rowland Rowland, Mary The new commonsense guide to your 401(k) : rebuilding your portfolio from the bottom up
332.6323 Faerber 2009 Faerber, Esme. All about bonds, bond mutual funds, and bond ETFs
332.6 Leder Leder, Michelle. Financial fine print: Uncovering a company's true value.
332.6322 Siegel  Siegel, Jeremy J. The future for investors: Why the tried and the true triumph over the bold and the new.*
332.632 Mizrahi  Mizrahi Charles S. Getting started in value investing.
332.6 Bernstein 2010 Bernstein, William J. The investor's manifesto : preparing for prosperity, Armageddon, and everything in between.
332.6 Cramer 2009 Cramer, Jim. Jim Cramer's getting back to even.
332.6 Malkiel Malkiel, Burton Gordon. The elements of investing
332.6322 Gardner Gardner, David. The Motley Fool million dollar portfolio : how to build and grow a panic-proof investment portfolio .
332.6 Schultheis Schultheis, Bill. The new coffeehouse investor : how to build wealth, ignore Wall Street, and get on with your life
332.6323 Swedroe Swedroe, Larry E. The only guide to a winning bond strategy you'll ever need: The way smart money preserves wealth today.
332.6 Swedroe Swedroe, Larry E. The only guide you'll ever need for the right financial plan : managing your wealth, risk, and investments
332.024 Tobias Tobias, Andrew P. The only investment guide you'll ever need.
332.678 Solin Solin, Daniel R. The smartest investment book you'll ever read : the proven way to beat the "pros" and take control of your financial future.*
332.024 Swensen Swensen, David F. Unconventional success: A fundamental approach to personal investment.
332.024 Kansas 2011 Kansas, Dave The Wall Street journal guide to the new rules of personal finance : essential strategies for saving, investing, and building a portfolio in a world turned upside down.
332.6 Opdyke Opdyke, Jeff D. The world is your oyster: The guide to finding great investments around the globe.

*Audiobook available.

Tax Preparation

Ernst & Young Tax Guide.
336.24 Yancey Yancey, Richard Confessions of a Tax Collector.
343.05268 Fishman Fishman, Stephen. Deduct it!: Lower your small business taxes.
336.2 Ernst 2015  
343.7305 Fishman 2011 Fishman, Stephen. Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide.
343.0526 Fishman Fishman, Stephen. Home business tax deductions: Keep what you earn.
343.7304 Pilla Pilla, Daniel J. The IRS Problem Solver: From Audits to Assessments.
343.7305 J.K. Lasser's 2015   J.K. Lasser's 1001 deductions and tax breaks.
336.2 J.K. Lasser's 2015   J.K. Lasser's your income tax.
343.0526 Deduct   Deduct it! : lower your small business taxes. 
343.042 Stand   Stand Up to the IRS.
343.067 2011 Fishman  Fishman  Fishman, Stephen. Tax deductions for professionals.

346.7 Fishman

Fishman, Stephen. Working for Yourself: Law and Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers and Consultants.
Magazines

Print Magazines

Boston Consumers' Checkbook
Consumer Reports
Forbes
Fortune
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Money
NADA Official Used Car Guide (Reference Desk)
Shopsmart
Smartmoney
USA Today
Wall Street Journal

The following subscription services are available in the Reference Department

Morningstar Mutual Funds. (No longer in print; view online)
The Value Line Investment Survey. Weekly. Information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. 
The Value Line Investment Survey. Expanded Edition. Weekly. Covers approximately 1,800 additional, mostly small-capitalization, issues.

Read Library Magazines Online

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Databases and Reference Subscriptions

Minuteman Library Network databases can be used from the library computers, or from home with your library card if you live in Framingham.

Business Insights: Essentials. Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

Business Collection. Business Collection provides coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through business and trade publications, complemented by a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.

Morningstar Investment Research Center. Morningstar Investment Research Center offers accurate, up-to-date data on 35,000 stocks and funds, along with industry and market data. The database lets users build and test portfolio ideas online, and provides financial education through its Investing Classroom.

ReferenceUSA. The premier source of business and residential information for reference and research. Used by entrepreneurs, businesses, students, job-seekers or anyone wanting access to information on tens of millions of businesses and hundreds of millions of consumers in an easy to search format.

Credo- (Click "Business.") CREDO is a user-friendly search engine designed to help with research on thousands of topics. Just enter your search query (as you would in Google), and CREDO instantly scans millions of entries from over 70 publishers. Consider it your own private online reference library. Search results are drawn from the entire research collection, including images and sound files, enabling you to get relevant answers from a number of sources at once. Each reference title can also be accessed individually. New editions and new book titles are added regularly.
Titles of interest in Credo:
Handy Answer: The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book, 2012
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, 2014
The AMA Handbook of Financial Risk Management, 2011
Teach Yourself: Successful Budgeting and Forecasting in a Week, 2013
Teen Finance Series: Cash and Credit Information for Teens, 2009
Teen Finance Series: College Financing Information for Teens, 2012

Gale Virtual Reference Library: (Click "Business.") The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Sources may be searched individually or together.
Titles of interest in GVRL:
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2006

 

More databases (arranged by subject)

 

The following subscription services are available in the Reference Department.

Morningstar Mutual Funds. (Now online)
The Value Line Investment Survey.
Weekly. Information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. 
The Value Line Investment Survey. Expanded Edition. Weekly. Covers approximately 1,800 additional, mostly small-capitalization, issues.

Websites

Websites

Local Resources

Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation (OCABR) http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/
Select "Consumer Rights and Resources " to find fraud alerts, reports on current investigations, how to file a complaint, shopping issues, small claims, landlord/tenant, insurance, links to government and other consumer sites, much more.

Kirstein Business Branch of Boston Public Library www.bpl.org/research/kbb/kbbhome.htm
Extensive links to financial sites, oriented to Massachusetts residents. The library itself is a goldmine of information.

Massachusetts Health Connector www.mahealthconnector.org
The Health Connector is a state-based health insurance Marketplace that makes shopping for affordable health and dental coverage easier for Massachusetts individuals, families, and small businesses. They offer plans from the state's leading insurers that have been awarded the state's Seal of Approval, so you can be sure the plan you choose meets both state and national coverage standards.

Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont www.bosbbb.org
Information on companies, complaint filing, consumer information and alerts.

General Sites

CNN Money http://money.cnn.com
Drawing on several magazines - Fortune, Money, Business 2.0, and Fortune Small Business, this site provides extensive news on the whole range of business and finance - markets, investing, personal finance, jobs, lifestyle.

Marketwatch http://www.marketwatch.com/
News, market information, detailed data on mutual funds, personal finance.

My Money.gov www.mymoney.gov
This federal government site offers excellent links to recommended articles and sites on topics like budgeting, credit, investment, and more.

Google Finance https://www.google.com/finance
Watch world markets, create your own portfolio, and read market news.

Glassdoor http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
Glassdoor holds a growing database of 6 million company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview reviews and questions, benefits reviews, office photos and more.

Personal Finance; Consumer Issues

Annualcreditreport.com www.annualcreditreport.com
This site allows you to request a free credit report once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Bankrate.com www.bankrate.com
Rate comparisons for credit cards, mortgages, money markets, as well as advice on personal finance topics like auto loans, frugality, how to complain. Links to 4,000 institutions.

Become.com www.become.com
Product reviews, buying guides, product details, prices, discussion forums and links to online vendors.

Consumer.gov www.consumer.gov
Federal government mega-site for consumers. You can search for documents or browse for information in categories such as money (investing, consumer, banking, etc), health, careers, children, technology, education, food, more.

Consumer Reports www.consumerreports.org
Portions of articles from Consumer Reports Magazine, published by the independent, nonprofit Consumers Union.
(Use online from home if you are a Framingham Resident.)

Consumer Search www.consumersearch.com 
Analyzes product reviews from many online sources to identify the best products. Links to original review sites and for further research are provided. 

Consumer World www.consumerworld.org
Advice on products and services and over a thousand links for consumers. 

Federal Consumer Protection www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Consumer_Safety.shtml
Information on federal protections about a range of consumer issues, from air travel to workplace safety. Particularly useful is a list of federal agencies where you can file complaints about companies

Findlaw Consumer Protection http://consumer.findlaw.com/
Articles, forms, and legal sources on consumer law.

Identity Theft Resource Center www.idtheftcenter.org
This award-winning nonprofit organization provides tips for consumers and businesses on avoiding and responding to identity theft, including a detailed list of steps to take in case of theft.

Ripoff Report www.ripoffreport.com
A warehouse of hundreds of thousands of unedited consumer complaints.

Edmund's Guide www.edmunds.com
Find trade-in values, inventory prices on new cars, cost of additional features, comparisons of car manufacturers, safety ratings, and much more.

Kelly's Blue Book Values www.kbb.com
Retail and trade-in value for new and used vehicles.

National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Learn the crash rating for a car, truck, van, or SUV as determined by (NHTSA). A five star ranking is the highest score.

Investment Information

AnnualReports.com www.annualreports.com
Searchable by company, ticker symbol, industry, more.

Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com
Up-to-date market and financial info from around the world, foreign exchange rates, information about ETFs, investment tools, calculators.

Hoover's Online www.hoovers.com
Database of basic information on over 10,000 companies in the U.S. Other useful features include links to SEC filings, various business rankings, and corporate web sites.

Investing In Bonds www.investinginbonds.com
Tips, data, information about investing in corporate, municipal, and treasury bonds.

InvestorGuide www.investorguide.com
Investment and personal finance tools, stock and mutual fund research.

Morningstar
Morningstar Investment Research Center offers accurate, up-to-date data on 35,000 stocks and funds, along with industry and market data. The database lets users build and test portfolio ideas online, and provides financial education through its Investing Classroom.
(Access from home if you are a Framingham Resident.)

U.S. Savings Bonds Online www.savingsbonds.gov 
You can research interest rates, maturity periods, cashing-in options, calculators; find out what your bonds are worth; purchase treasury securities.

Historical Quotes www.bigcharts.com/historical
Type in the sticker symbol and the date (1985+), and get the stock's closing price for the historical date you have entered. See tabs for reports from analysts, SEC filings, market advisers, insiders, annual reports, industry profile, news and alerts.

Tax Preparation

IRS Forms and Publications
Download forms and instructions back to 1990, as well as efile options. Files may be searched by keyword. Some of the more popular forms are available in a "fill-in" version. Tax information, downloadable publications.

Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Download forms and instructions back to 1999, as well as tax publications and efile options. Links to tax-related legal information. 

Tax Forms from Other States
Created by: Federation of Tax Administrators
Get state tax forms online.

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
A comprehensive site that has policies, laws, tables, help guides and more for both federal and state taxes.

About.com Tax Planning Site
Tax planning and preparation articles.

MSN Money Tax Page
Tax planning, tips, answers.

Tax Day Stress
The American Psychological Association on coping with financial stress during tax season.

Yahoo Tax Center
Many useful tools and tips to help plan and prepare your taxes.