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FINANCE & INVESTMENTS


Bloomberg.com

•  Sponsored by Bloomberg LP
•  One of the best sources for national and international financial and investment news
•  Includes stock quotes, market snapshot, financial market updates, rates and bond data, currencies and commodities news
•  For best results conduct searches using the site map


CBS MarketWatch

•  Sponsored by MarketWatch.com, Inc.
•  Provides news about the stock market, mutual funds, personal finance and CBS Worldwide News
•  For best results, conduct searches using the Site Index


CNNMoney

•  Sponsored by CNN and Money Magazine
•  Offers stock and investment information, bonds and rates, world business data, consumer links, retirement advice and more
•  For best results, conduct searches using the Site Index


Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR)

•   Maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
•   The official site for filings (annual reports) for public companies, as required by federal law
•   Includes tutorial for ways to conduct the most productive searches for filings
•   Also includes links to information for regulatory actions, additional investor information, description of SEC forms
•   Includes electronic filings since 1994
•   Best source for official corporate financial requirements


Finance

•  Sponsored by the Internet Public Library (IPL)
•  Provides links to well-selected finance websites
•  Excellent annotations
•  Links to other IPL pages for corporate finance, investments, personal finance
•  Also links to IPL pages for finance organizations and finance serials
•  Not extensive, but an excellent place to begin research


Financial Data Finder (FDF)

•  Sponsored by the Department of Finance, Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
•  Links to financial data websites; accompanied by brief annotations
•  Sites include historical financial information, stock data, market news, Federal Reserve Banks, other resources
•  Includes some international links
•  Not extensive, but an excellent source for quick information


Finance From the WWW Virtual Library

•  Maintained by Tim Opler, Department of Finance, Ohio State University
•  Links to financial markets, security prices quotes, investment banks, commercial banks, employment opportunities
•  Links are organized by user (researchers, students, executives, educators, investment bankers)


Guide to Securities Law

•  Sponsored by Hieros Gamos
•  Extensive links to securities law and regulations for the European Union, NAFTA, GATT, national regimes, U.S. federal law, U.S. agencies, state law
•  Does an excellent job of organizing these diverse resources on one site


Guide to Understanding Financials

•  Sponsored by International Business Machines (IBM)
•  Provides a "... basic introduction to reading financial statements"
•  Excellent; offers a step-by-step tutorial in "Getting Started," "Statement Basics," "Investors' Tips," "Resources and Glossary"


Hypertextual Finance Glossary

•  Maintained by Campbell R. Harvey, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
•  "The largest financial glossary on the Internet"
•  Financial glossary with over 8,000 entries and 18,000 hyperlinks
•  Easy-to-use and well cross-referenced


Internet Resources — Finances

•  Sponsored by the Business & Economics Library, Columbia University
•  Links to sites on the following topics: annual reports/filings, banking, commodities, futures, hedge funds, investment firms, mutual funds, stock market/stocks
•  One of the best academic sites for finance/investments; extensive, easy-to-navigate


Investment FAQ

•  Sponsored by Christopher Lott
•  Provides answers tor FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for 20 categories in finance and investment information, including analysis, bonds, mutual funds, strategies, trading
•  Searchable
•  Offers "tours" for beginners, investors, traders


InvestorGuide

•  Sponsored by InvestorGuide.com
•  One of the most extensive finance/investment sites, InvestorGuide links to investment news, general business news, stock quotes/charts, glossary
•  Free newsletter
•  Excellent; links are especially useful


InvestorMap

•  Sponsored by InvestorMap, Inc.
•  Links to over 3,000 finance/investment sites in over 100 categories
•  "Daily Markets" has up-to-date financial analysis and news
•  Free newsletter
•  One of the best finance/investment sites, especially for its comprehensive links


InvestorWords

•  Sponsored by InvestorWords.com
•  Glossary of over 6,000 definitions and 20,000 links between related terms
•  Searchable
•  Daily and weekly investment newsletters
•  Outstanding for its comprehensiveness


Stock and Commodity Exchanges

•  Maintained by K-Neng Au and Yoshika Ishii, Rutgers University Libraries
•  Links to American and international stock and commodity exchanges
•  Also links to market reports, indexes, additional resources
•  Great place to begin research


YAHOO! FINANCE

•  Updated stock prices, financial news, and currency exchange rates


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh 8/99; updated 10/03; links last checked 12/07

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