AAII is an independent, not-for profit corporation that was formed in 1978 to assist individuals in becoming effective managers of their own investments. AAII provides educational material to help individuals become better managers of their money. It has articles on investing basics, financial planning, portfolio management, broker issues, mutual funds, stocks, fixed income, and other investments. Members get discounts on the educational materials and programs offered by AAII.

This site has commentary on long-term market trends. Section titles include: "Stock Prices", "The 4-Year Market Cycle", "Inflation", "Inflation-Corrected Stock Prices", "Advance-Decline Line", "Small Cap vs Big Cap Stocks", "Stock Dividends and Bond Yields", "P/E Ratio, Dividend Payout", "Stock Returns with Reinvested Dividends", "Inflation-Corrected Total Return for Stocks", "Inflation-Corrected T-Bond and T-Bill Returns", "Secular (Long-Term) Cycles in the Stock Market" and "Summary of Commentary"

At this site you will find a glossary of...
Technical Analysis Terms And General Investing Terms
Financial Regulators And InstitutionsTerms
Monetary Policy Terms
Financial Regulators And InstitutionsTerms
Payment Mechanism Terms
Foreign Banking Terms
Consumer Credit Terms
Securities Credit Terms
Options And Futures Related Terms
Bond Terms

This site has two tutorials of interest. One is on the stock market and the other is on how to pick good stocks. A Glossary is also included.

1) Stock Market: "The Beginning", "How it Works", "Mutual Funds", "Rules", "Crashes" and "Market Trends".

2) Picking a Stock: "What is a Stock?", "Types of Stocks", "Buying & Selling", "Tracking" and "Stock Tricks".

Whether you're learning the basics of investing, or just want a refresher course, these articles from Worth will be a great help.

The Investment FAQ offers the small investor comprehensive information about investments and personal finance compiled from the misc.invest USENET newsgroup. The Table of Contents includes: Advice, Analysis, Bonds, Derivatives, Exchanges, Info Sources, Insurance, Mutual Funds, Regulation, Retirement Plans, Stocks, Strategies, Tax Code, Technical Analysis, Trading and Trivia.

The official homepage for the misc.invest.mutual-funds FAQ. This FAQ is a compilation of information intended to help everyone from beginning investors to the more experienced, better understand mutual fund investing.

This FAQ provides information on topics related to technical analysis of markets including market timing methods, trading systems and techniques used in analysis.

"Peter Lynch is probably the best-known stock picker of our time and certainly among the most successful. He was portfolio manager of Fidelity Investments' Magellan Fund for 13 years, starting out in 1977 with $20 million in assets and winding up his tenure in 1990, with more than 1 million shareholders and assets in excess of $14 billion. During that period, Lynch delivered an average annual return of just over 29 percent. Since 1992, Peter Lynch has written exclusively for Worth magazine, and a complete archive of his work is available only on Worth Online."
The articles are listed in chronological order.

Essays from Equity Analytics, Ltd. include:
"Buying and Owning Stocks - The Basics", "Investment Categories of Common Stocks", "The Difference Between Cash Accounts & Margin Accounts", "The Short Sale of Stock", "Traditional Formula Plans For Buying and Selling Stocks", "Miscellaneous Things You Should Know About The Stock Market", "Volatility", "Initial Public Offerings (IPO's) of Securities", "Stock Splits, Reverse Stock Splits, Cash and Stock Dividends" and "Why Buy and Hold May Not Be The Best Strategy".

Learn about the NASDAQ Market and what distinguishes it from others. Essays include:
"NASDAQ: The Stock Market for the Next 100 Years", "NASDAQ's Panorama Of Companies", "The NASDAQ Market Maker Advantage", "The Power of Technology", "Investors in The NASDAQ Stock Market", "Safeguards to Protect Investors" and "NASDAQ and the Global Market".

How to read...
the stock page - the mutual fund page
the bond page - the options page - the futures table
a profit and loss statement - a financial balance sheet
a brokerage buy and sell confirmation of a trade

The Vault is a working collection of columns and research by Scott Burns. The columns have appeared in The Dallas Morning News, or in national syndication through Universal Press Syndicate and Maturity News Service. In The Vault you'll find ways to increase your investment income, reduce risk, lower fees and more.

This is a online booklet issued by the NYSE.
Chapter I: The New York Stock Exchange
Chapter II: NYSE: A Driving Force in the World Economy
Chapter III: How the NYSE Operates
Chapter IV: The Educated Investor
Chapter V: Why Stock Prices Go Up and Down
Chapter VI: Protecting the Markets
Chapter VII: Guidelines for Investors