Money Matter$: Know More, Make More | Los Angeles Public Library

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You work for your money. Learn how to make your money work for you. The Los Angeles Public Library's Money Matter$ Guide offers library and online resources providing information, education, and tools covering savings, credit, investments, budgeting, financial planning, and consumer protection.

Not sure where to begin? Try our QuickStart brochures.

The Money Matter$ Guide is divided in the following sections:

Money Matter$ Events

Library events to help you get your finances in shape.

Super Sites & Learn About Money

Portals, financial media sites, financial calculators, blogs, plus sites offering lessons, guides, articles teaching personal finance from beginner to advanced and selected sites in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and other languages.

Start Right

Start right with budgeting, financial planning, banking, credit, savings, taxes, charitable giving

Money Troubles

Debt, bankruptcy, foreclosure, unemployment, disability, identity theft, fraud, scams, consumer protection

Investing

Market data plus Information and guidance for investing in funds,stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, options, futures

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