Mark's Information Page


Accounting:  
www.moneybulletin.com - (Mike Kavanaugh's site)  
 
Appraisals:  
www.money.org - American Numismatic Assocation  
www.collectors.com - access to various collectibles)  
                                     
Automotive:  
autopedia.com - (automotive-related information)  
www.autosafety.org - (general info on auto lemons)  
www.carsdirect.com - (buying new cars over the Internet)  
www.intellichoice.com - (auto buying info)  
www.edmunds.com - (car values)  
www.kbb.com - (Kelley blue book, car values)  
www.carfaxreport.com - (to find out if a car was wrecked)  
www.wreckcheck.net - (safety and repairs report)  
www.state.ga.us/gaoca - (lemon law info)  
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ - (National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration)  
www.recalls.org - (auto recalls)  
www.alldata.com - (Auto Service Bulletin)  
www.nhtsa.gov/airbags/weblist.html - (airbag removal)  
www.hwysafety.org - (for safest autos on road)  
www.ftc.gov/ - (for info on suing auto manufacturers for lemons)  
www.insweb.com - (Auto Insurance comparisons)  
www.ganet.org/dps - (drivers license questions)  
www.cleanairforce.com - (emissions)  
www.carsdirect.com - (car buying)  
www.autobyteldirect.com - (car buying)  
www.carfax.com - (car history)  
www.nada.com - (official used car guide company)  
www.leaseguide.com - (advice & info on leasing a car)  
www.epa.gov - (US Environmental Protection Agency - Green Vehicle Guide)  
                                     
Banks & Banking:  
www.ganet.org/services/dbf - (list of regulated institutions)  
www.frbatlanta.org - (Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta)  
www.mbag.org - (Mortgage Bankers Association)  
www.fdic.gov - (Federal Deposit Insurance consumer news)  
www.ots.treas.gov - (Office of Thrift Supervision, savings bank info)  
www.ustreas.gov - (fund value of savings and bonds)  
www.savingsbonds.gov - (buying bonds on line)  
www.ncua.gov - (National Credit Union Administration)  
www.cuna.org - (Credit Union National Association)  
                                     
                                     
Businesses & Franchises:  
www.fatbrain.com - (amateur authors can publish own works)  
www.score.org - (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
                             
                                     
Charities & Fundraising:  
www.give.org - (to find charities that accept donations like autos)  
www.guidestar.org - (tax returns of charities)  
www.bbb.org - (to find legitimate local charities)  
www.salvationarmy.org - donation valuation guide for tax deductions  
                                     
Computers/Internet:  
www.hotmail.com - free email  
www.juno.com - free email  
www.namezero.com - free and discounted web domain address  
www.networksolutions.com - web domain search  
www.dslreports.com - fast internet access  
www.direcpc.com - fast internet access  
www.cable-modem.net - cable modem  
www.freedsl.com - free dsl  
www.ifccfbi.gov - Internet Fraud Complaint Center  
www.freebytes.org - donate old computers  
                                     
Credit reports & agencies:  
www.experian.com - to get copy of your credit report from Experian  
www.tuc.com/ - (to get copy of your credit report from Trans Union)  
www.equifax.com/ - (to get copy of your credit report from Equifax)  
www.privacyrights.org - (about privacy of your credit information)  
www.fairisaac.com - (credit score information)  
www.zdnet.com - (click on PayEmOff for info on paying off debt)  
www.cuna.org - (Credit Union National Association)  
www.ftc.gov - (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)  
                                     
Credit cards:  
www.cardtrak.com - (best deals on credit cards)  
www.cardweb.com - (best deals on credit cards)  
www.ramresearch.com - (best deals on credit cards)  
                                     
Credit counseling services:  
www.cccsatl.org - (consumer credit counseling, Atlanta)  
www.cccssoutheast.org - (consumer credit counseling, Orlando)  
www.nfcc.org - (national consumer credit counseling)  
                                     
Consumer fraud:  
www.ftc.gov - (consumer fraud, misleading advertising)  
www.privacyrights.org - (privacy rights clearing house  
www.consumer.gov - (Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act)  
                                     
Day care:  
www.careguide.com - (to find day care centers and help)  
www.nsaca.org - (represents after school care providers, not consumers)  
                                     
Divorce & Child support:  
www.acf.dhhs.gov - (child support enforcement)  
                                     
Dry cleaning:  
www.ifi.org - (international fabricare institute)  
www.dryel.com/ - (do-it-yourself dry cleaning)  
                                     
Education & student loans:  
www.ed.gov/directloan - (refinance student loans)  
www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov -(refinance student loans)  
www.finaid.com - (financial aid for college)  
www.collegeboard.org - (info on schools)  
www.fastweb.com - (scholarships, loans, college costs)  
www.collegesavings.org - (prepaid college costs)  
www.savingforcollege.com - (college saving)  
www.degree.net - (distance learning)  
www.collegeispossible.com - (financial aids)  
                                     
Elderly & aging  
www.aarp.org - (free newsletter on sweepstakes)  
www.careguide.com - (for senior day care, senior centers, nursing homes,etc)  
www.score.org - (Service Corps of Retired Executives)  
www.caremanager.org - (Nat'l Assoc of Professional Geriatric Care Managers)  
www.nahc.org - (Nat'l Assoc for Home Care )  
www.aahsa.org - (American Assoc of Homes and Services for the Aging)  
www.medicare.gov - (Medicare Nursing Home Comparisons)  
www.aoa.dhhs.gov - (Administration on Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman)  
www.ltcibuyersadvocate.com - (long term care insurance buyers advocate)  
                                     
Government - states of Ga. and Fla.:  
www.gsa.gov/genstore - (US General Store)  
www.state.ga.us - (Georgia State site)  
www.ganet.org/services/corp/corpsearch.shtml - (find county of any company for suing)  
www.sos.state.ga.us - (Georgia licensing and examining boards)  
www.ganet.org/ago - (Georgia Attorney General office)  
www.unclaimed.org - (unclaimed property - all states)  
www.missingmoney.com - (unclaimed monies)  
www.leg.state.fl.us - (Florida legislators)  
www.psc.state.ga.us - (Georgia Public Service Commission)  
www.ezgov.com - (anything about government)  
                             
Government - Georgia:  
www.gsa.gov/genstore - (US General Store)  
www.cpsc.gov - (product safety commission)  
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/hotline/hotline.html - (highway traffic safety administration)  
www.pueblo.gsa.gov - (government printing office - consumer info pamphlets)  
www.ssa.gov/pebes - (Social Security benefits & earnings statements)  
www.ezgov.com - (anything about government)  
www.unclaimed.org - (Georgia Division of Unclaimed Property)  
www.missingmoney.com - (for unclaimed monies)  
www.unclaimedmoney.com - (for unclaimed monies)  
www.hud.gov - (HUD or FHA loan refunds)  
                                     
Homes, inspections and remodeling:  
www.cpsc.gov - (consumer product safety commission)  
www.recalls.org - (info on recalls)  
www.iicrc.org - (inspection certification)  
www.gahi.com - (Georgia Home inspectors)  
www.homeinspectors.org - (American Society of Home Inspectors)  
www.nahb.com - (National Association of Home Builders)  
www.remodel.com - (Remodel and Maintain)  
www.nari.org - (National Association of the Remodeling Industry)  
www.nkba.org - (National Kitchen and Bath Association)  
                                     
Home improvements & Repairs:  
www.gpclaims.com - (Georgia Pacific siding claims)  
www.hunt.com/lpsiding.htm - (Louisiana Pacific siding claims)  
www.masoniteclaims.com - (Masonite siding claims)  
www.nadca.com - (duct cleaning info)  
www.pbpipe.com - (plumbing recover center - blue pipe)  
www.recalls.org - (recalls)  
www.spencerclass.com - (Spencer settlement)  
www.nrca.net - (National Roofing Contractors Assn.)  
www.agr.state.ga.us - (termite info)  
www.gpca.org - (list of termite companies)  
                                     
                                     
Insurance:  
www.ambest.com - (insurance ratings)  
www.standardandpoors.com - (insurance ratings)  
www.insure.com - (insurance info)  
www.directquote.com - (insurance quotes)  
www.quotesmith.com - (insurance quotes)  
www.quickquote.com - (insurance quotes)  
www.bestquote.com - (insurance quotes)  
www.insweb.com - (insurance quotes)  
www.msacentral.com - (medical savings accts - self insured only)  
www.ihps.org - (health insurance leads)  
www.healthaxis.com - (health insurance)  
www.ehealthinsurance.com - (health insurance)  
www.ltcibuyersadvocate.com - (long term care insurance buyers advocate)  
www.iiaa.org -(independent insurance agents of  america)  
                                   
Inventing & publishing:  
www.uspto.gov - (patents and trademarks)  
www.fatbrain.com - (publishing)  
                                   
Investing: Brokers & Financial planning:  
www.calcbuilder.com - (financial calculator)  
www.edgar.sec.gov/consumer/b-alert.htm - (signs of investment fraud)  
www.edgar.sec.gov/consumer/cyberfr.htm - (info about companies)  
www.edgar.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm - (SEC filings)  
www.incomechoices.com  
www.nasdaq.com - (info about stocks on Nasdaq)  
www.nasdr.com/1000.asp - (disciplinary history of registered brokers)  
www.nasaa.org - (broker information)  
www.rothira.com -(Roth IRA)  
www.ragingbull.com - (message boards for investors)  
www.sec.gov - (SEC site)  
www.smartmoney.com/si/brokers/online - (best & worst online brokers)  
www.vanguard.com - (broker)  
www.better-investing.org - (National Association of Investors Corporation)  
                                   
                                   
Investing: Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRAs:  
www.bankrate.com - (CD rates)  
www.betterinvesting.org/regions/atlanta.html - (NAIC site)  
www.fidelity.com - (annuity info)  
www.fool.com - (Motley Fools site)  
www.fundalarm.com - (Links to dozens of other investment sites)  
www.hoovers.com - (Hoover)  
www.imoneynet.com (money markets, CD's, loan rates,etc)  
www.investorama.com - (NAIC site)  
www.morningstar.net - (Mutual fund information)  
www.netstockdirect.com - (Buy stocks direct from companies)  
www.pbgc.gov - (forgotten pension money)  
www.savingsbonds.gov - (Buy savings bonds online)  
www.schwab.com - (annuity info)  
www.retirement-information.com -(self employed IRA)  
www.sdinews.org - (Buy stocks direct from companies)  
www.sfnb.com - (CD rates)  
www.strong-funds.com - (Strong funds)  
www.troweprice.com - (annuity info)  
www.vanguard.com - (annuity info)  
www.thinkglink.com (Ilyce Glink's site)  
TIAA-CREF  
www.mfea.com - (info about mutual funds and other investments)  
www.better-investing.com - (Investment education for individuals and clubs)  
                                   
Landlords, tenants & commerical leases:  
www.dca.state.ga.us - (landlord tenant handbook)  
www.cybersettle.com - (online mediation)  
wfaa.findlaw.com - (The Consumer Law Center)  
                                   
Legal:
www.gabar.org - (State Bar of Georgia)  
www.nolo.com - (wills and estate planning)  
www.notice.com/classactions - (class action suits)  
www.freeadvice.com -(legal advice)  
www.lawguru.com -(legal advice)  
www.findlaw.com - (legal advice)  
www.ncourt.com/claims.htm - (Small claims court in Cherokee County)  
                                   
Medical:  
www.sos.state.ga.us/ebd-medical/medsearch.htm - (board of medical examiners)  
www.hcfa.gov - (medicare)  
www.healthmarket.com - (evaluate doctors and find prices)  
www.iiaa.org -      (medical savings accounts)  
www.msapage.org/ - (medical savings accounts)  
www.personalmd.com - (life saving medical info)  
www.nih.gov - (National Institutes of Health)  
www.themedicineprogram.com/info.html - (The Medicine Program - affordable drugs)  
www.phrma.org/publications/ -   (PHRMA Public Affairs Division - affordable drugs)  
                                   
Missing persons:  
www.anywho.com - (find CEO info)  
www.555-1212.com/telephone - (people locator)  
www.bigfoot.com -(people locator)  
www.four11.com - (people locator)  
www.iaf.net - (address finder)  
www.infospace.com - (people locator)  
www.switchboard.com - (people locator)  
www.whitepages.com - (people locator)  
www.whowhere.com - (people locator)  
                                   
Mortgages:
  www.countrywide.com -(mortgage rates)  
www.norwest.com  
www.homeadvisor.com - (Atlanta Center for Home Ownership)  
www.homepath.com -(Fannie Mae info)  
www.hud.gov - (Hud refunds)  
www.AmericanLoanSearch.com - (mortgage rates) www.bankrate.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.eloan.com -(mortgage rates)  
www.hsh.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.iown.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.loansdirect.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.microsurf.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.monstermoving.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.mortgagequotes.com - (mortgage rates)  
www.quicken.com - (mortgage rates)  
                                   
Moving:  
www.moving.org - (American moving & Storage Association)  
www.psc.state.ga.us - (for licensed and unlicensed movers)  
                                   
Real Estate & Timeshares:  
www.homefair.com - (relocation info on cities)  
www.homegain.com - (check home prices, schools, etc.)  
www.owners.com - (Search for a home)  
www.nearmyhome.com - (Search for a home)  
www.econobroker.com (discount real estate services, MLS listings, realtor referrals)  
www.ziprealty.com - (home sellers, home buyers)  
                                   
Recalls:  
www.cpsc.gov/ - (consumer product safety commission)  
www.recalls.org -(recall info)  
                                   
Taxes:  
www.taxplanet.com - Education IRAs, filing, new tax laws  
www.turbotax.com - (tax prep software)  
www.HDBest.com - (tax forms)  
www.salvationarmy.org - (donation valuation guide for tax ductions)  
                                   
Telemarketing:  
www.aarp.org - (elder fraud)  
www.fraud.org - (to check on telemarketers)  
www.ftc.gov - (federal trade commission)  
www.junkbusters.com - (to get off telemarketing lists)  
www.usdoj.gov - (department of justice)  
www.usps.gov - (postal fraud)  
www.best.com - (get off call list)  
                                   
Telephones:  
www.callatn.com - (American Telecom Network, long distance)  
www.CallingForCompetition.com - (local phone companies)  
www.evoice.com/home.html - (free voice mail in home)  
www.ftc.gov - (federal trade commission, fraud info center)  
www.ureach.com - (free voice mail)  
www.onebox.com - (free voice mail)  
www.telebot.com - - (free voice mail)  
www.consumer-action.org - (shop for long distance rates)  
www.point.com - (shop for wireless rates)  
www.psc.state.ga.us - (Georgia Public Service Commission)  
www.nclnet.org/phonebill/index.html - (Understanding your phone bill)  
www.getconnected.com - (compare wireless phone plans)  
www.letstalk.com - (compare wireless phone plans)  
www.myrateplan.com - (Compare wireless phone plans)  
www.cellmania.com/cgi-bin/cm_store/homepage.jsp - (compare wireless phone plans)  
                             
Travel:  
www.travel.state.gov/get_forms.html - (passport questions)  
www.bestfares.com - (airfares)  
www.expedia.com - (airfares)  
www.thetrip.com - (tracking flights)  
www.travelocity.com - (airfares)  
www.clarksescapes.com - (Clark Howard travel newsletter)  
www.atlantatheaters.org - (Atlanta theaters)  
www.onetravel.com - (air travelers' rights)  
www.passengerrights.com - (air travelers' rights)  
www.dot.gov/airconsumer - (DOT aviation consumer protection)  
www.800helpfla.com - (for Florida travel problems)  
www.astanet.com - (American society of travel agents)  
www.1travel.com - (bargin travel)  
www.FairAir.com - (transferable airline tickets)  
                                   
Unclaimed money:  
www.unclaimed.org - (Georgia Division of Unclaimed Property)  
www.missingmoney.com - (for unclaimed monies)  
www.unclaimedmoney.com - (for unclaimed monies)  
www.hud.gov - (HUD or FHA loan refunds)  
                                   
Web site construction:  
www.econgo.com - (e-commerce bulider)  
www.ohgolly.com - (web bulider)