Smart Stops on the Web

Enron Senate Testimony
www.riskcenter.com
CPAs and risk management professionals can register for free here and access a transcript of Senate testimony given by Frank Partnoy, professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law, on the unregulated status of derivatives use by Enron. Risk Center users also can read news items on equity markets, laws and regulations, and risk strategies and technology.

The [Risk] World According to GARP
www.garp.com

Sign up to become an affiliate member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals and get free access to all public areas of the group’s site such as Today’s Risk eNews with articles about commodities, e-business, fixed income and operational risk. The site also offers a section of links to industry association, organization and regulatory body Web sites.

Case Studies and Questions
riskinstitute.ch
Accountants can read up on “Lessons From the Collapse of Hedge Fund, Long-Term Capital Management” at the International Financial Risk Institute site. This case study also includes an analysis of what caused the collapse and offers CPAs the same credit risk instruction the world’s bank regulators received. In addition, the site’s Dictionary of Financial Risk Management has detailed definitions for financial analysts and managers.

All About VaR
www.gloriamundi.org
Financial risk managers can find value-at-risk book reviews, discussion groups, answers to frequently asked questions, news and presentations here, as well as articles such as “An Irreverent Guide to Value-at-Risk” and “Stress Testing by Large Financial Institutions: Current Practice and Aggregation Issues.”

Advice on How to Control Risk
www.topves.nl
Willem Top, a risk management, risk control, safety management and loss control consultant, offers visitors to his site—including CPAs and consultants—free advice on how to set up and implement risk and safety management systems. He presents model systems using exhibits, flowcharts and text discussions.

Bob’s Got Bookmarks
www.trinity.edu/rjensen/bookbob.htm
Professor Bob Jensen of the department of business administration at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, offers accountants, educators and the general public Web links in categories from accounting and finance to technology and Internet security, as well as archived links dating back to 1998.

One for the Money
www.jobsinthemoney.com
Anyone working in accounting, banking, finance, insurance or investments looking for a change can post resumes at this site, search available jobs, use its salary comparison feature or see an employer’s profile in its Company Gallery section. Users also can access current finance articles and news.

Uncle Sam, Meet Uncle Fed
www.unclefed.com
This site bills itself as the “complete online resource for tax relief” and lives up to that slogan with more than a dozen sections of information, links and resources for taxpayers, preparers and professionals alike. The Tax Help Archives house instructions and forms—from 2000 back to 1996—for help in preparing delinquent tax returns.

The Mommy Track
www.momsrefuge.com
Working Moms Refuge includes sections titled Art of Juggling, Career, Family, News, Single Moms, Sports Mom and even one for dad—Dad’s Voice. It also has practical articles for the home (“Ten Ways to Achieve a Goal or Special Project with Your Child”) and the business (“Working Women Relying on the Internet”).