Economics 221
February 1, 2001
The references in the document below were prepared by Dot Thompson (dthompsn@, x73232.
For the initial assignments for your portfolio, you will need to access company information and data. For a more thorough analysis (an assignment which will be due at the end of the semester) you will need to examine industry information. In the "real world" you would probably begin your analysis with industry information. This list of resources is arranged to provide both print and internet resources. On a day to day basis you will be using internet resources. The wonderful sites available seem to be multiplying each day, so don't consider this list as exhaustive. Feel free to use other sites--but please do share them with me and with the class.
Information about investing (vocabulary) in general
http://www.stocktrack.com (requires
subscription-some free info)
http://cnnfn.com --CNN's financial link
http://thestreet.com Lots of free
advice-some via subscription
http://thefool.com ditto thestreet
http://www.cnbc.com this is the CNBC website
Company information:
Check company websites (ie., apple.com)
http://www.hoovers.com (lots of free
information-fee required for depth)
Stock information
http://www.nyse.com (New York Stock
Exchange)
http://www.nasdaq.com (Nasdaq)
http://www.amex.com (American Stock
Exchange)
http://www.yahoo.com (click on finance
and markets)
Bond Market Information
http://www.marketguide.com
(This comprehensive Weg site provides a wealth of investment and financial
information, including research reports on over 8,000 public companies.
http://www.bondmarket.com (These
two are the bond association pages)
http://www.investingbonds.com
http://www.nyfrb.com (look under bonds
and economic education)
http//wsrn.com (Wall Street Research Net is a great site for fundamental
research on actively traded companies and mutual funds and for locating
important economic data that moves markets. It provides links to company
homepages, SEC filings, earnings estimates, graphs, charts and much more.
Company Information
Annual Reports The Library has annual reposts for the Fortune 100 list. They are available electronically through Lexis/Nexis, Disclosure (on Dow Jones & First Search) and Worldscope (on First Search).
Individual Company and Stock and Dividend Information (at counter in Library)
Hoovers Handbooks: profile the history, products, and financial nature of selected corporations.
HG4057.H286173 Ref Counter Hoover's Handbook of American Business
HG4057 .A33 Ref Counter Hoovers Handbook of Emerging Companies
HG 4009 H66 Ref Counter Hoover's Handbook of World Business
HG4905 .M81 Ref. Counter Moody's Handbook of Common Stocks 1982-2001
HG4930 Mutual Funds Update month in review of top performance and other info.
HG4905 .44 Ref Counter Standard & Poor's Stock Reports (AMEX)
HG4905 .443 Ref Counter Standard & Poor's Stock Reports (NYSX)
HG4905 .444 Ref Counter Standard & Poor's Stock Reports (NASDAQ and Regional
HG4501.V26x Ref Desk Value Line Investment Survey: Selection and Opinion. NY: Value line
HG4501 .V26xRef.Desk The Value Line Investment Survey: Ratings and Reports
(Quarterly publication that analyzes and reports on approximately 1,700 companies over a ten year period.
Industry Information
HF5681.R25T68 Ref Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1971-
HF1746.H35 Handbook of North American Industry A collection of useful statistics on the North American economy including extensive information on individual industries
HG4905.S78 Ref. Desk Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. NY:
Standard and Poor's, 1992- Contains data on major domestic industries