COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS MOVE BEYOND HOME & GARDEN SERVICES OFFERING WEB-BASED FINANCIAL ADVICE

From: The Boston Globe | Date: March 19, 2000| Author: Dolores Kong, Globe Staff | Copyright information

It's not your old-fashioned cooperative extension service.

Long known as an authority on home economics and gardening, the government-funded service now offers personal financial advice on the Internet.

Through a variety of Web sites, federal, state, and local cooperative extension officials are teaching families and individuals how to save, invest, and reduce debt.

Among the online features: an interactive budget calculator, an investor risk-tolerance quiz, and work sheet...

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