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(1) CNNMoney’s Money 101
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/index.html
If you’re just getting started learning about how to manage your money, how credit cards really work, and things like this, CNNMoney’s Money 101 tutorial is a stellar place to get started. The material is neatly broken up into 23 lessons, each of which can be read through in fifteen minutes or so - in other words, it’s a great place to bookmark and go through slowly.

(2) Morningstar’s Investment Classroom
http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Classroom.html
This is a great place to get started learning about how stocks and bonds work, what mutual funds are and how they work, and how to start investing. Better yet, if you go through the entire course, you can earn “credits,” which allow you to get up to sixty days worth of Premium Morningstar.com for free - which can be invaluable information if you’re just beginning to invest and are picking your first mutual fund. (more…)