8. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

MyMoney.gov provides resources for  financial literacy and planning.  The financial information is provided by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Education, and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency.  The financial resources are for children as well as adults.

To visit the MyMoney.Gov site, please click here:

http://www.mymoney.gov/myresources.html

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1. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Harvard and Princeton tied for first place in the 2012 US News best colleges rankings.  Yale University finished third and Columbia University came in fourth place. The five schools tied for fifth place were the California Institute of Technology, MIT, Stanford, University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania.

To visit the US News rankings, please click here:

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

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24. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

One Wire continues to add more employers and job postings to their career site.  One Wire lists a large number of positions for financial and consulting firms.  The details and requirements for each position are listed on the One Wire site.  The One Wire job search engine allows searches by location, industry, and company.

To visit the One Wire career site, please click here:

www.onewire.com

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12. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses business careers that do not require an MBA.  The careers listed in the article include accountant, public relations specialist, and personal financial advisor.  Although an MBA is not required, a business school degree would still be an asset in these fields.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/business_careers_without_an_mba.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&usid=3d2dec00-55ca-11e1-986a-0019b9eb0fc7

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5. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

US News Education provides news and articles on colleges and grad schools.  US News also provides rankings for colleges, MBA programs, medical schools, law schools, and engineering programs.  The US News Graduate School Compass has rankings, admissions, and salary data.

To visit the US News Education site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education

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31. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The Ladders career site has three levels of membership that range in cost from free to $2495.  The Ladders has job openings listed for finance, marketing, and sales.  In addition, the Ladders provides a wide range of career advice articles.  Marc Cenedella is the founder and CEO of The Ladders.

To visit The Ladders site, please click here:

http://www.theladders.com/

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26. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Start Up Hire has a job search engine that is focused on positions at start-up companies.  The StartUpHire search engine has thousands of jobs at emerging growth companies.  The positions can be searched by location, job function, industry, or investor.  In addition, StartUpHire matches job prospects with open positions.

To visit the StartUpHire site, please click here:

http://www.startuphire.com/

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24. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Yahoo! Education has an article on the best career oriented college majors.  The article discusses the employment prospects and real world applications of each major.  A few of the majors are nursing, education, and business administration.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/career-minded_degrees.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=485d9120-46fc-11e1-86d6-001d0963fefd

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20. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) provides research and information on the college educated job market.  NACE offers research on salaries, internships, and the job outlook in different fields.  In addition, NACE offers a salary calculator that enables job seekers to compare salaries across regions and industries.

To visit the National Association of Colleges and Employers, please click here:

www.naceweb.org

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15. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

FINS Finance provides news and articles on the finance industry.  In addition, FINS Finance offers a job search tool that allows for searches by location and job sector.  There is also a finance career guide for students and graduates.

To visit the FINS Finance site, please click here:

http://www.fins.com/Finance

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12. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

College Level Examination Placement Exams are developed by the College Board and are accepted at 2,900 institutions.  The College Board are also the developers of the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.  There are 33 CLEP exams available in 5 subject areas.  The exams are generally 90 minutes and cost $77 dollars.  The College Board site offers study aids and descriptions of each CLEP exam.  In addition, the College Board site provides a search tool to locate test centers by city, state, or zip code.

To visit the College Board site, please click here:

http://clep.collegeboard.org/

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9. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The Jumpstart Annual Awards Dinner will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington DC on April 18th 2012.   The reception is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm with Dinner starting at 7:30 pm.  The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is based in Washington DC.

To visit the Jumpstart site, please click here:

http://www.jumpstart.org/2012-awards-dinner.html

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6. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce compared college majors with employment rates and salaries.  The study indicates that a students major is a strong factor in determining employment and lifetime career earnings.  Majors that are in high demand are engineering, healthcare, education, and the sciences.  Earnings for quantitative majors such as engineering were significantly higher than earnings in the education field.  Architecture is one major that has been hurt by the economic downturn.  Architecture majors have a 13.9% unemployment rate.

To read a related US News article, please click here:

http://preview.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/new-report-highlights-college-majors-that-lead-to_12052.aspx

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4. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses seven health care careers.  For each career the article provides the average salary, the degree or certificate requirements, and the reason that the field is in high demand.  Medical assistant and dental assistant are the top two health care careers listed in the article.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/hot_health_care_careers_2.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=fb936660-3753-11e1-9742-0019b9eb0fc7

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2. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent Career Builder article discussed nine careers that have a positive growth outlook for 2012.  The article provides a brief description and average salary for each career.  The top three average salaries are for computer software engineers, biomedical engineers, and management analysts.

To read the Career Builder article, please click here:

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2854-Job-Info-and-Trends-Best-bets-for-jobs-in-2012/?SiteId=cbmsnhp42854&sc_extcmp=JS_2854_home1

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