I'm always surprised when I find that one of the news agencies is doing something "real" with their webspace, namely providing truly valuable information for the average American that actually makes sense and is understandable.  Today I came across a new CNN dot com special report entitled Right On Your Money that feature a whole slew of great short articles and statistics that can really help Americans to get in touch with their place and their finances in the American economy and society.  The webspace is separated into convenient sections that recount everything from real life stories sent in from readers to quizzes and surveys about a variety of finanically-related topics.  Their section title Way of Life contains a large number of helpful articles that talk about planning healthy finances by starting now and thinking into the future for yourself, your retirement, and the education of your children.  My favorite part, and the part most Americans will likely enjoy the most, is the interactive special features that hit key topics that are specialized to the individual interests of particular people.  The one in particular on today's site was about learning how to diversify your investment portfolio by purchasing artwork.  It's not every day that people can really get helpful advice from qualified professionals on topics such as this without paying out tons of money for a personal financial advisor.  For the more technology-savvy American on the go, the website also offers podcasts that keep up with the newest ipod trends...since it seems like everyone and their grandmother has an ipod these days.  It would be great if more news sites and in particular financial sites for investments, banking, and personal finance would start to follow suit on this great idea that the news agencies are starting to implement.  Many folks would not think to visit the news agencies first in order to find out valuable information about these financial topics, but instead would visit the website of their bank or investment firm first.  They might be sorely sorry when they get there to find that the kinds of information contained there, while thorough and well-done, may very well be far over their heads in terms of coherence and content.  Many Americans want to know that dealing with their personal finances isn't something that is all too complicated for them to handle without the help of others  Americans want to be financially independent and able to make decisions for themselves about how they spend and save their money.  The information contained in Right on your Money is a great step to help them along such a path.  If you haven't had the chance to peruse the website, I really do encourage you to set aside a little bit of time, whether during breakfast in the morning or when you're relaxing for a few minutes after work in the evening, to sit down and take a look at what the site has to offer to you.  You might be surprised that what you find there really does pertain to the precise questions that you are asking about your personal finances.