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            <title>Business Plan Guidelines</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=301883</link>
            <description>This is a 50+ page document provided to students taking a 12-credit, junior-level course that combines marketing, management, finance, and operations.  These very comprehensive guidelines explain the mission and structure of the course, but the primary focus is helping students develop a business plan.  Detailed requirements are provided on everything from forming teams to doing the final presentation at the end of the semester.  Also included are assessment criteria, resources to put a business plan together, a quality control process to provide feedback about the course, and information about a business plan competition.</description>
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            <title>Finance Professors Blog</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255995</link>
            <description>As indicated in the title this is a Blog intended for use by professors in the field of finance.&amp;nbsp; It appears to be a very active blog and contains many links including current news feeds in tghe area of business and finance,</description>
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            <title>Debt Management Ratios Study Sheet</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=279474</link>
            <description>Learn about Debt Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, EBITDA Coverage Ratio, Equity Multiplier, and TIE Ratio with this printable Smartacus Study Sheet.</description>
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            <title>Dividend and Market Ratios Study Sheet</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=282023</link>
            <description>Use this printable Smartacus Study Sheet to learn about the Dividend Payout Ratio, Dividend Yield Ratio, and Price to Earnings or PE Ratio.</description>
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            <title>Glossary of Federal Reserve Terms</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75537</link>
            <description>This Glossary provides definitions concerning financial regulators and institutions, monetary policy, foreign trade, and consumer credit.  It would be a good resource for and economics or finance class.</description>
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            <title>InvestorWords</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90708</link>
            <description>&quot;InvestorWords is a free, comprehensive investing glossary. Over 5,000 definitions are included, with links between related terms. The site can be openedin a separate browser window, so you can continue surfing the web and just refer to the glossary when you come across unfamiliar words.&quot;</description>
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            <title>Learning How to Invest</title>
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            <description>This website that was provided by the textbook was very informing its overall context of the website should be highly rated among its competition.  The website could either be introduced to students or professionals.  The information that the website contain allowed me to become very informed about a topic that I didnt know much about.  The graphics and context in this website could be very over whelming however, the site directs the web searcher in the right direction.  The graphics and design of this website was very well put together and caught my attention from the beginnin</description>
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            <title>Liquidity Ratios Study Sheet</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=283682</link>
            <description>Learn about liquidity ratios (current ratio and quick ratio) using this printable Smartacus Study Sheet.</description>
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            <title>Mint.com App for iOS</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=621736</link>
            <description>&#1524;THE BEST FREE WAY TO MANAGE YOUR MONEYMint.com allows you to track, budget and manage your money all in one place, so you can see where you&#8217;re spending and where you can save. Open an account, add your bank, credit, loan and retirement accounts and Mint will automatically pull in and categorize your transactions. It&#8217;s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized. MANAGE YOUR MONEY WHEREVER YOU ARE&#8226; View all of your accounts including: checking, savings, credit cards, investments, and retirement.&#8226; Mint automatically pulls in and categorizes your transactions. No need to enter your own transactions.&#8226; Easy-to-understand graphs show you where your money is going so you get a clear picture of your spending and your net worth. (iPad only)&#8226; Know how much you have left to spend. Mint creates a customized budget based on your actual spending.&#8226; Add manual transactions at the time of purchase so you can track cash spending.&#8226; Avoid late fees and monitor cash flow &#8212; get bill reminders, alerts and advice sent right to your device.&#8226; View your data even without a wireless connection. (iPad only)SAFE AND SECUREYour app is passcode protected with a unique 4-digit PIN. If you lose your device, or even temporarily misplace it, simply deactivate mobile access from your Mint.com profile page. With one click, prevent unauthorized access to Mint on your iPad or iPhone.SYNCS WITH MINT.COM ON WEB AND MOBILEAlways have access to your account from your iPad, iPhone and the Web. Your information automatically syncs across devices, so you have your latest information at your fingertips.&#1524;This is a free app</description>
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            <title>MONEY BANKING AND FEDERAL RESERVE</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=294001</link>
            <description>this learning material explain the basics of the united states monetary system (money system), the basic operations of the banking system, and the various purposes of the federal reserves. The learning object is a video with audio, and visual text for the learner to stay attentative and alert during the video. This video will enhance the student&apos;s knowledge about the United States economy starting with the basic which is money.</description>
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