Patent ID: 7908208

Claim:
A method for managing resource consumer information desired by one or more resource providers, comprising the steps of: defining, by at least one processor, a data collection template of fields for a semi-homogenous profile of resource consumer information desired by a resource provider; customizing the template in real time, by the at least one processor, wherein customizing the template is performed by inserting, deleting, or modifying sections or fields of said template; sending to a device of at least one resource consumer, a web-page with user fillable fields, wherein said device is at least one of a computer, telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA); maintaining an electronic database system by a trusted third party who is neutral to both resource providers and resource consumers; storing in the electronic database system, information entered into the user-fillable fields as a semi-homogenous profile, wherein a semi-homogenous profile is stored for each resource consumer; storing authorization information that includes identification of at least one party authorized to access information stored in the electronic database system; defining, by the at least one processor, portfolio categories; storing, by the at least one processor, one or more user selectable web page links, which if selected cause the creation of portfolio records for each defined portfolio category; defining, by the at least one processor, for each portfolio category, items that will be contained in the portfolio records; associating, by the least one processor, at least one semi-homogenous profile with at least one of the portfolio records.