Financial Tools and Resources

Wake Tech has established a network of services to improve students' financial education:

College and Career Readiness
Get your high school equivalency, or pick up the skills that can help you increase your knowledge and income
Career Services
Search for jobs, post your resume and find opportunities
Financial Aid
Learn about scholarships, grants, work-study and loans available to help complete a course of study
Student Activities
Take part in a club, join our Student Government Association or participate in a campus activity
Student Life
Find ways to build your resume, enhance your experience and expand your network
Student Services
Learn about the array of services available to help enhance your college experience
Care Center
Get the support that will help you transition to college, achieve good academic standing and reach your education goals
Wake Tech Foundation
Apply for a scholarship to help you pursue your education at Wake Tech

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The CFPB is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders and other financial companies treat consumers fairly.
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC protects consumers by stopping unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices in the marketplace.
Internet Crime Complaint Center
IC3 provides the public with a reliable and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information to the FBI concerning suspected internet-facilitated criminal activity.
MyMoney.gov
A U.S. Treasury website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
General information on the U.S. banking system
Money and Mindset
A financial blog from Truist bank.

Financial Markets and Investments
Selected websites from ALA's Business Reference and Services Section
Google Finance
Investor information
MSN Money - Stock Screener
Stock Master
Yahoo Finance
Dun & Bradstreet Hoover's
Company profiles, including financials, for more than 10,000 companies. Free version allows searches by company name, keyword or industry.
CNBC Investing
Bloomberg Markets
CNN Money
NerdWallet

Currencies and currency exchange
A good starting point for currency research, this reference source has three categories: Currencies, Exchange Rates and Currency Converters.
Daily currency table
Choose a currency and then select another currency for comparison.
CNN Business currencies market
Part of the CNN Financial Network, information is arranged in tables and by geographic areas.

Student Services