This page is not intended to make you wealthy, though a few of the sites - notably the FDIC and the Federal Reserve - may help you avoid wasting money. It is instead intended to make you wise.

Omnibus site from the American Economic Association.

Good basic discussion of macro- and microeconomics in lesson form under "Class portal". The whimsy, we suppose, comes under the PEDestrians Guide to the Economy. The tutorial is more thorough, but you have to subscribe. There is also a glossary and a "webpedia".

The site is actually quite short on history, but offers brief discussion of such aspects of business as entrepreneurship, accounting, ethics and more.

Books and papers from Lawrence Boland (Simon Fraser University, B.C., Canada) explore the conceptual foundations of economic reasoning. Learn how what we think is oft determined by how and why we think. Lengthy perhaps, but surprisingly accessible.

From Policy Almanac, a discussion of the federal budgeting process.

Thorough and lucid tutorial, especially for the math-challenged.

Interlinked discussion of major economic concepts.

Not all of it is terribly relevant; but its Economics from A to Z is an extensive list of current issues and topics in taxes, policy and economics and well-worth a browse. The left-hand column can get you to some interesting and useful information if your willing to negotiate the endless pages of sub-links to get there. (Why not just a directory, huh?)

Investopedia.com offers a concise and clear tutorial on basic economics (with even a convenient printable pdf version) as well as advanced topics for the investor, a dictionary, articles on investing and more (o.k., well maybe this one will make you wealthy), though some features require registration.

From Chris Rodda of Magdalene College, Oxford.

Thumbnail descriptions of economic theories and terms, and bios of economic thinkers.

From Findlaw, scholarly articles on private, common and intellectual property, torts, contracts, tax and enviromental law and the economics of crime and law enforcement. An excellent source.
See also Findlaw's Law and Economics Resources.

From Dr. Roger M. McCain of LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, just what it says it is.

The subject tabs across the top - Consumer Protection, Industry Analysis and Regulation & Examination - lead to excellent and exceptionally thorough information in their subject areas.

The Fed offers a surprising amount of education and information to the public. Among its online resources are: Federal Reserve Education, the Fed's main education site; the New York Bank's education page; and the San Francisco Bank's education page

David Lane of Rice University provides an exceptionally thorough online statistics textbook with a diverse list of related links to similar texts elsewhere.

Extensive collection of books, journals and papers available on line.

From Stephen Suranovic of George Washington University, a concise explanation of the many aspects of international trade.

Yes, it really is about making money, but its investing tutorials are a good introduction to the market.

Includes a useful guide to reading those pesky financial statements under "Investment Guides".

William Goetzman's brief guide was a bit math-heavy for us; but even we know what one good graph is worth.

From David Friedman, an excellent discussion of the intersection of law and economics.

From Professor William F. Sharpe, this tutorial is directed to mainly to stock analysts, but would profit any investor who plans to use one.

From Martin J. Osbourne, a very thorough tutorial on the mathematics pertaining to economics.

Originally presented by the House Subcommittee on Domestic Finance, its a bit dated, but still a good to money and the Federal Reserve.

An entire text on the subject, well-indexed and thorough, from William F. Hummel

Illuminating if for nothing more than discovering where the money goes (and you all thought we just wasted it on the undeserving poor!).

Pamela Peterson's 2006 course. Look under "Modules".

Don't be put off by that word "statistics". Robert Niles' site, is clear and simple, and an excellent primer for for those wishing to know how numbers illuminate and deceive.

Learning through interactive graphs. Clear and well-designed site from Dennis & Rebecca Kaufmann.
You may also want to consult Introduction to Graphs from Rob Pusch, Jason Tabor and Judith Grunert at Syracuse University.

U.K. site, useful for clear and concise thumbnail explanations of economics terms and concepts.

A bit quirkily antique, perhaps, but....

From Professor Nouriel Roubini. Go to "MBA Lectures".

On the right, under "Resources" click on Federal Financial Education Directory. Oriented mostly toward personal finance, it is an omnibus page for government web-based learning tools.