Sources
Finance rules and product protections vary by country. These sources provide U.S. examples and general educational material; international readers should also use their own country's regulator and consumer-protection agencies.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (U.S.)
Emergency-fund guide and adult financial-education tools.
FDIC Money Smart (U.S.)
Money Smart provides noncommercial financial education covering banking, saving, credit and borrowing.
Investor.gov / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Investing basics, diversification and the compound-interest calculator.
Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
Credit freezes and fraud alerts, identity theft and current consumer scam warnings.
International readers
Use your national financial regulator, deposit-insurance agency, tax authority and consumer-protection body for legal rights, coverage limits, credit-report processes and product disclosures that apply where you live.