Investment Sources Pathfinder
Manuals
Mergent's handbook of common stocks. Gives background information, financial data, and prospects.
BUS. LIB. HG4501 .M59 Quarterly Business Library
Value Line Investment Survey. A
major investment service that gives reports on approximately 1700 stocks in 90
industries. Also provides a weekly newsletter that gives Value Line's views on
business, the economy, and the stock market.
BUS. LIB. HG4501 .V26 Weekly Business Library
Standard & Poor's bond guide. Lists more than 7,000 bonds, gives comparative financial and
statistical information.
BUS. LIB. HG4905 .S435 Monthly Business Library
Standard & Poor's stock guide. Lists more than 10,000 stocks, gives assessment of the capacity
and willingness of an issuer to pay dividends.
BUS. LIB. HG4915 .S67 Monthly Business Library
Standard & Poor's dividend record. Provides data to track and
process payments and other corporate actions.
BUS. LIB. HG4908 .S77 Annual Business Library
BUS. LIB. HG4908 .S76 Quarterly Business Library
Standard & Poor's The Outlook. Analyzes and projects business
and stock market trends. Includes brief data on individual securities, with
purchase/sell recommendations; also S&P stock market indexes.
BUS. LIB. HG4501 .S7664 Weekly Business Library
Annual Reports and SEC Filings
Annual reports and SEC filings are available through the following Business Library databases:
Baseline, Bloomberg, Hoover's, Mergent Online, ReferenceUSA/OneSource, Thomson One Banker.
Annual reports also are available through several Internet links on the Business Library web site Business Research Links page such as:
Wall Street Journal Annual Reports.
Microfiche Collection. The Business Library has SEC filings and annual reports on microfiche from 1978 through 1998. The collection contains annual reports, proxies, prospectus, and 10Ks for all U.S. and many international public companies. The collection is arranged by fiche number so you must use the index (in the bound and loose-leaf binders on the reference shelves) to locate the report you need.
Databases
Thomson One Banker. Internet-based
analytics tool that combines source data, flexible searching, and charting to
give you the data and tools for in-depth research. It includes historical
research and statistics as well as forecasts.
Business Library database resources.
Bloomberg. An interactive
financial information network that integrates data, news, analytics, multimedia
reports and e-mail onto a single platform.
Business Library database resource.
Mergent Online. Detailed
information on 11,000 U.S. public companies. There are 15 years of financial
statements included.
Business Library database resource.
Hoover's. Provides a business-oriented
perspective on topics such as company and industry information, money
management, career development, news, and business travel.
Business Library database resource.
Value Line Investment Survey.
A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks,
more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Business Library database resource.
Research insight. Contains
financial information for thousands of companies. Data history is up to 20
years for all companies.
Business Library database resource.
Baseline. Allows equity
research in more than 7,000 U.S. companies or the creation of a list of
companies with specific characteristics.
Business Library database resource.
Books
Willis, Clint (2003). What do
I do with my money now?: answers for any market from Warren Buffett, Peter
Lynch and other investors you can trust. New
York: Marlowe & Co. Business Library.
BUS. LIB. HG4521 .W3855 2003 Business Library
Plunkett Research, Ltd. (2004). Plunkett's
investment & securities industry almanac.
Houston, Tex.: Plunkett Research. Business Library.
BUS. LIB. HG4907 .P58 Business Library
Hancock, John (2005). An investor's
guide to ethical & socially responsible investment funds. London; Sterling, VA: Kogan Page.
HG4515.13 .I58 2005 Swem
stacks
Scott, David Logan (2003). Wall
Street words: an A to Z guide to investment terms for today's investor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
HG4513 .S37 2003 Swem
reference
Blake, Christopher (2007). The
investment portfolio users manual. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
HG4529.5 .I585 2007 Swem
stacks
Marcus, Bruce W. (2005). Competing
for capital [electronic resource]: investor relations in a dynamic world. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
HG4910 .M34 2005 INTERNET Swem resource
Internet Sources
Mutual Fund Connection. The Investment Company Institute site includes extensive mutual fund information.
Marketwatch.com. Stock market news and reports.
Bloomberg.com. An information services, news, and media site.
Zacks Investment Research. Compiles, analyzes, and distributes investment research to both institutional and individual investors.
Business periodicals with financial content
Barron's (Business Library and Swem newspaper shelves)
Black Enterprise (Business Library, Swem stacks, and EBSCOhost and ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest) - full text)
Forbes (Business Library, Swem stacks, and EBSCOhost and ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest) - full text)
Fortune (Business Library, Swem stacks, and EBSCOhost and ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest) - full text)
Institutional Investor (Swem stacks and EBSCOhost and ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest) - full text delayed one month)
Wall Street Journal (Business Library, Swem newspaper shelves, and ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest) - full text)
