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APM332: Consumer Law

Provides knowledge of real and personal property laws, bailments, insurance, wills and estate planning, and consumer and creditor protection.


 

Real and Personal Property Laws

Avalon Project
Yale University: Historical Legal Documents  

Real Property Overview
U.S. General Services Administration

State Property Statutes
Links to state property laws from the Legal Information Institute


Insurance

Insurance Industry
Guide the the insurance industry from About.com 

Insurance Information Institute
Includes information on auto, health, life, and disability insurance

Insure.com
Comprehensive online consumer insurance information service


Consumer and Creditor Protection

Consumer Handbook to Credit Protection Laws
From the Federal Reserve Board

FDIC
Consumer law, regulations, and related acts

Federal Trade Commission
The FTC's site on credit


Additional Sites of Interest

American Association of Individual Investors
Investment information for the individual investor

Annual Report Gallery
Annual reports for individual and institutional investors

Bloomberg, L.P.
Leading global provider of data, news, and analytics

Bnet
Business white papers, webcasts, and case studies

Business 2.0
Business news, technology news, and innovation

Business Week
Business news

CFO.com
Tools and resources for financial executives

CNN/Money
Business news from CNN and Money magazine

Comptroller of the Currency
Charters, regulates and supervises all national banks (U.S. Department of the Treasury)

Corporate Financials Online
Latest links to news from private companies

Corporate Information
Information on world securities markets including company profiles

Dow Jones and Company
Business and financial news and information

The Economist
Online highlights of print business journal (Full text articles available through EbscoHost)

Entrepreneur
Solutions for growing businesses

Euromoney Magazine
One source for information on many markets

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Helps to maintain a stable and sound banking system

Federal Reserve System
Central bank of the U.S.

Federal Reserve Educational Sites
Links to instructional materials on the Federal Reserve, economics, and financial education

Finance Site List
Links to financial journals and more from the College of Business, Ohio State University

Finance Wise
Search engine focused specifically on financial-only content

Financial Calculators
From Investopedia.com

Financial Market Center
Analytical reports, data sets, teaching tools, and an extensive archive of Federal Reserve records

Financial Times
Financial news

Forbes
Business and financial news

Fortune
Business and financial news

Hoover's Online
View company profiles and view stats and biographies for individual business people

Institutional Investor.com
News and resources for financial professionals

International Public Management Association for Human Resources
HR resources including benchmarking, best practices, glossary, and web resources

InvestorGuide.com
Investing, stock quotes and research, personal finance and business news

Journals: @Brint.com
Resources from business technology management and knowledge management

Market Watch
Stock market news, commentary, and investor research

Plunkett Research
Industry sector analysis and analysis, industry trends, and industry statistics

Risk Magazine
Online magazine for managing risk

Smart Money
Investing, saving, and personal finance

US Department of the Treasury
Promotes conditions for prosperity and stability in the U.S.

US Securities and Exchange Commission
Protects investors and maintains market integrity

Wall Street Journal
Business and stock market news

Yahoo! Finance
Latest in finance news

ZDNet
Business technology blogs

Bailments

Bailments
Definition, examples, and related articles from LegalCenter.com

Law.com
Definition of bailment


Wills and Estate Planning

Estate Planning
From AARP.com

Estate Planning
From Forbes.com

Legal Will and Estate Planning
Information on wills, trusts, and more from the American Bar Association


Textbook Companion Site

Business Law
Practice tests, weblinks, case studies, and glossary

 

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