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Because spies do things with money (launder it, stick it in unmarked Swiss accounts, etc.) you may find that someday you need to learn how to do things with money (besides spend it).


swiss accounts

A Swiss Bank Account — Facts and Fiction: Describes Swiss bank accounts, some of the myths surrouding them, and explains how to get your own (courtesy Thorne).

Swiss Bank Accounts: Also describes how to set up a Swiss bank account, and contains a FAQ and privacy section (courtesy Thorne).


money laundering

Money Laundering 101: Ten Ways to Place Dirty Money: Just what it says, an expert explains the 10 most common ways to launder money.

Money Laundering and Hiding Proceeds of Fraud Crimes: Steps through the basics of money laundering.

The End of Ordinary Money, Part I: The second part (Part II) deals with money laundering, but the whole article looks informative (yeah, it's long and I haven't read it yet). Also delves into cryptography.

The End of Ordinary Money Resources: Related to the above resource (includes links to the article), this serves as a nice money laundering portal (now there's a phrase I never thought I'd write).


stock market

How Stocks and the Stock Market Work (howstuffworks.com): Walks you through the basics of the stock market.


customs

How Customs Works (howstuffworks.com): Explains the customs process, including smuggling.