Tools for financial advisor – thinkadvisor.com resource features investment news, in-depth analysis, market data and tools financial advisor need.
Back ground check of brokers and brokerage firms – finra.org broker check is a free tool provided by Finra, the largest independent security regulator in the US, for investors to search for information about brokers and brokerage firms.
Check out investment advisers and brokers – sec.gov
Verify the certificate of your financial planner – cfp.net
Current inflation rate – bls.gov
Mutual Funds
Mutual fund rating – morningstar.com is an investment research and management website lets investors compare mutual fund rating and expense ratio.
Watch for large mutual fund payouts that may effect your year end tax – capgainsvalet.com keeps track of mutual funds that have large payout at end of year.
Annuities
Choose the right annuities – immediateannuities.com offers free quotes from many large insurance companies
blueprint income – blueprintincome.com a guarenteed retirement income that backed by insurance company.
Free guide to annuity – investor.gov – annuity.org
Stocks
Seeking stock info, latest articles and investment strategies – seekingalpha.com a leading crowd source equity research platform with real time articles and researches cover board range of stocks.
Stock quotes, financial news and market coverage – finance.yahoo.com a portfolio management resources provides free stock quotes, up to date news, stock market coverage, international market data and message boards.
The original and comprehensive guide to ETF – etfdb.com provides information and analysis of the market.
Buy or sell before IPO – sharespost.com connects buyer and sellers of shares of privately held companies, helps shareholder of privately held companies to cash out in advance of IPO.
IPO calendar – ipoboutique.com offers advisories focus on initial public offering (IPO), calendar, pipeline, rating and track records.
Financial mentor – financialmentor.com offers online financial calculator and step by step blueprint for building your wealth.
Bitcoin
A to Z of Bitcoin investment – coindesk.com provides latest news, price, charts, guides and analysis on trends of Bitcoin.
Tips
Should I invest in Bitcoin? – Bitcoin investment is highly speculative. You should not invest more than you are comfortably losing it completely