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Your Money
 Info for Consumers, Investors, Home Buyers/Sellers, Renters, and Taxpayers
Below are Library-selected resources where you will be able to find information to help you with your money decisions in the areas of consumer choice, investments, personal finance, housing and taxes. These resources have been collected primarily for public library users but may also be helpful to SJSU users.
 Page Contents:
- Recommended Starting Points
- Consumer Websites
- Money and Investing Websites
- Housing Websites
- Tax Forms and Information
- Books, Magazines, Newspapers, etc.
- Events
 Recommended Starting Points 

Anyone may access this database resource in the Library, but access away from the Library requires an SJ Library card number and PIN.


• Consumer Reports Magazine Articles — EBSCOhost Opens in new window

Find articles and reviews on consumer and finance topics.

► To find where available hard copy Consumer Reports are in the library, please see Consumer Reports.


• See all SJPL Databases



Anyone may access these resources online from anywhere.

• We Connect You to Money, Opportunity and Dreams Opens in new window

"One-stop-shop connecting Californians to programs and services for which they may be eligible" and which will save them money. — Espanol

Programs include:
  • Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
  • Child Tax Credit (CTC)
  • Golden State Advantage Cards
  • Lifeline Telephone Service

  • Lower cost gas and electric
  • Low-cost auto insurance
  • College savings accounts

• Better Business Bureau of San Jose Opens in new window

San Jose BBB serves Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties. Online services include checking a business or charity, filing a complaint, consumer tips and more.

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 Consumer Websites   - Select a subject to see annotated web resources and more.

• Charities and Giving
• Consumer Complaints

• Consumer Resources
• Identity Theft and Privacy

• Scams and Frauds

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 Money Managing and Investing Sites   - Select a subject to see annotated web resources and more.

• Credit
• Financial Assistance
• Frugal Living
• Historic Stock Prices

• Insurance
• Investing Basics
• Investment Blogs and Newsletters
• Mutual Funds and ETFs

• Old Stocks
• Personal Finance
• Retirement Planning
• Stocks

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 Housing and Real Estate Websites   - Select a subject to see annotated web resources and more.

• Home Buyers' Programs
• Home Foreclosure
• Housing and Rent Help

• Mortgages
• Real Estate and Housing Statistics
• Real Estate Consumer

• Real Estate Listings and Values
• Tenants and Landlords

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 Tax Forms and Information   - Select a subject to see annotated web resources and more.

• Federal Tax Forms & Info
• Help with Your Taxes (VITA, etc.)
• Local and State Taxes

• Small Business Tax Help
• State Tax Forms & Info
• Tax Issues and Research

• Tax Professional Search
• Tax Self-Help

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 Books, Magazines, Newspapers, etc. 


Investment Magazines and Newspapers in the Library

• Barron's
• Financial Times (London)
• Forbes
• Fortune
• Investors Business Daily
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance
• Money
• Morningstar Mutual Funds
• Smart Money
• Value Line Investment Survey Small- and Mid-Cap Edition
• Value Line Investment Survey Standard Edition
• Wall Street Journal
• Worth (formerly Robb Report Worth)


Book Search

Find books in San José Libraries by using the Catalog search at the top of every page.

If your book is not available in the Library or in Link+, search WorldCat to see if other libraries have it.


eBooks:

• eBooks from net Library

Anyone may access these eBooks in the Library, but access away from the Library requires an SJ Library card number and PIN. — For ebook assistance, see Who To Contact for More Help.

• Downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks from Overdrive

These are available to all SJLibrary card holders outside the Library; not available on any Library computers.

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  San José Library Your Money Events  

The following events are scheduled at the King Library and San José Public Library branches. Select a Title link for more information about an event.
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Date/Time Title Location
Thu, Feb 11
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM		 Free Financial Workshop Tully Community Branch Library
880 Tully Rd.
Sat, Feb 27
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM		 Selling on eBay the Right Way! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando St. - Rooms 225/229, 2nd Floor

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This page last updated January 28, 2010 by the Web Team

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