Level II provides additional information and resources to those women who know and are using the basic knowledge and skills of money management. Featured sites contain information about buying insurance, saving for a home or for your children's college, starting a business, saving for retirement, shopping for credit, and paying taxes.

While most information is available anonymously, there are plenty of opportunities to enter personal information in order to gain greater access. Those who enter requested information should compare any benefit gained to the cost of privacy lost. To understand how the sponsoring sites intend to use your personal information, click on the "Privacy" link that can usually be found at the bottom of each web page.

To review basic words and concepts, see Level I.

Fifteen (15) is the top score for any site at the Intermediate Level. Click here to read about the Evaluation Criteria that were used to select featured sites. To date, we can not find this information available in any language except English.

Women Business Owners
Score: 14
Sponsor: AARP
At the intermediate level, much of the information on this site is written for the AARP target audience of people 50 years and over. However, the material for women business owners should be helpful to women of any age. While advertising is present, it is discreet compared to similar sites.

MsMoney
Score: 13
Sponsor: MsMoney
This site covers topics like "Life Planning" (Starting Out & Single; Marriage, Kids & College; Divorce & Single Parenthood) that are important to women and not addressed on other sites. Some ads, but not as busy as the following entries.

Intermediate Personal Finance
Score: 13
Sponsor: Motley Fool
The Fool covers each of the topics we include in the intermediate criteria in an interesting format. If you are subject to sensory overload, the advertising may crowd you.

Money 101
Score: 13
Sponsor: Money Magazine
Twenty-five online lessons beginning with setting priorities and ending with estate planning. With the exception of charity and/or philanthropy, it covers every topic in our Basic and Intermediate levels. This site is also "busy" with advertising.

Consumer Guides
Sponsor: Federal Consumer Information Center
Free and almost free publications to make you a better consumer of financial products.

See if You Qualify for a Free Electronic Tax Return
Sponsor: Quicken.com
Follow this link to see if you qualify for filing a free online tax return.

Saving for a Home
Sponsor: Motley Fool
Finding, financing, and maintaining a home.

Calculating Tax Deductions for Donated Items
Sponsor: Ms.FinancialSavvy.com
This doesn't say anything about the importance of including charity in your financial plan, but at least it's a start.

College Planning
Sponsor: FinAid.org
A comparison of different college savings plans plus information on loans and scholarships.

Starting your Own Business
Sponsor: Small Business Administration Women's Business Center
Guidance available in multiple languages!