Ames Public Library FINRA Training  Tags: ames_public_library finra financial_literacy  

Created: 5/12/08

Updated: 5/20/08

Version 3: 5/27/08

This guide designed to acquaint you with financial literacy resources to prepare you for the APL Smart Investing @ Your Library seminars. This is designed as an overview of the materials available for investors is the three target demographics: Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation.

The focus of these pages is on resources avaialble for the three demographic groups, and there will be some overlap. If you're buying stocks, the same resources apply regardless of your age.

Similarly, when you're looking for stock quotes there's only one source for the information (the stock exchange) but there are many providers. In this case, the goal is to show a few different ways of finding and displaying stock quotes and then letting individuals decide which service works best for them.

It is important that attendees know what they can expect from the APL Smart Investing @ Your Library seminars, and what they should not expect. The goal is to increase the users knowledge of investing resources at Ames Public Library and to acquaint them with websites and other materials they can use when making financial decisions.

What we will do:

• Provide up-to-date investing and financial literacy information
• Explain how to use print and electronic resources
• Provide guidance in deciding how to evaluate internet resources

What we cannot do:

• Provide legal advice (Please consult qualified legal counsel)
• Provide advice on specific investments (Please consult your financial professional)
• Provide tax advice (Please consult a tax professional)

Ames Public Library, its staff and volunteers do not provide advice or counsel on tax, legal or financial matters because we are not licensed to do so.

The materials provided on these pages are provided as a public service. They do not constitute investment, legal or tax advice and should be be relied upon as such. Further, no information contained in these pages is meant as guidance to pursue a particular course of action with regard to your personal finances.

The direct link to this page is: http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/FINRA.

At this point the guide is only available to people who know the direct link.

The ISU Library has guides for specific business disciplines are listed below. Many of the resources on those guides are only available remotely if you are affiliated with ISU (faculty staff or student) -- alumni are not able to access electronic resources remotely because of license agreements with our vendors. However, anyone is welcome to some to the ISU Library during open hours and use these resources in the building.