Recommended Links

FINRA.org 

The Financial Regulatory Authority is the successor to the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) and is the largest independent regulator of all securities firms doing business in the United States. FINRA oversees nearly 4,850 brokerage firms, about 173,000 branch offices and approximately 649,000 registered securities representatives.

This is the watchdog agency policing brokers and protecting investors. And it has lots of tools and information resources for investors. I use it every day for bond information and screening. This is a valuable resource and I urge you to user it regularly.

AAII.com

American Association of Individual Investors is a non-profit organization formed in 1978 to help individual investors unbiased investment information. It is a membership site but it has lots of free information and investment education. I have been a member since 1978. I use many of their resources. I especially like the Stock Investor Pro, which is a subscription for data on 9000 stocks.

ICI.org

Investment Company Institute is the association representing investment companies. It members include over 9,000 mutual funds, and 1,200 closed-end and Exchange-traded funds. The site has lots of investor education resources.

SIFMA.org

This is the Securities Industry and Financial Market Association (Sifma)Sifma is a non-profit association representing the interests of securities firms, brokers and asset managers. This free site offers research and investor information on both stocks and bonds.

Gary North.com

Gary North.com This is a subscription site offering a variety of free investor resources and information. I subscribe because it gives me a conservative and consistent view on governmental finance and the state of the economy.

NAPTP.org

National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships. Publicly traded partnerships (PTPs), often known as master limited partnerships (MLPs), are limited partnerships which are traded on public exchanges. This site gives you the entire list and helpful investor in master limited partnerships.

REIT.com

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. This non-profit organization represents the interests of the REIT industry. REITs have a privileged tax status useful to income investors. This site gives you lots of educational material on REITs.