Research Guides : Finance and Investment

This guide lists basic English-language reference sources both print and electronic on finance and investment information available in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library.

**Reference titles can be found in the open or closed stacks in the Reference Department.**

Investment Services

Value Line Investment Survey. Value Line Publishing, Inc.  Weekly. [Ref. HG4501.V26 Location: Reference Desk]

This three part investment source provides coverage for 1,700 companies plus an industry review for 90 industry groups. Standard & Poor's Stock Reports. Standard & Poor's. Quarterly. [Ref. HG4907 .S72]

For the over 3,000 companies covered, information provided includes financial statement data, stock prices ranges, an analysis of the most recent earnings report, capitalization, and research and development efforts.

Morningstar Mutual Funds. Morningstar Inc. Biweekly. [Ref. HG4530 .M8 Location: Reference Desk]

Analysis of 1,700 mutual funds, including 160 closed-end funds; provides ratings, analyst reviews, aggregate performance data for 48 investment categories; plus commentaries on fund investing and the fund industry. Mergent Industry Review. Mergent, Inc.  Semiannual.

Provides comparative statistics, industry rankings, and growth rates for approximately 8,000 companies in 133 industry groups.

Business & Company Resource Center. Gale Group.
A database of financial data, histories, rankings, investment reports, product brand information, news and magazine articles.  For the investment reports:  go to Advanced Search, at Content Area, select investment Reports, search by company or ticker symbol.

Mergent Manuals. Mergent, Inc.Annual. (Updated by monthly News Report)
Data provided include history, business, financial statements, rating, officers, and subsidiaries.  [Ref. HG4961 .M65]

Bank and Finance Manual [Ref. HG4961 .M67] Industrial Manual [Ref. HG4538 .M663]

International Manual [Ref. HG4931 .M58]

Municipal and Government Manual [Ref. HG4961 .M7237]

OTC Industrial Manual [Ref. HG4961 .M72453]

Public Utility & Transportation Manual Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Standard & Poor's. Weekly. [Ref. HC106.6 .S74 Located at the Reference Desk]

Surveys of 52 major U.S. industries, including financial data on the leading companies within these industries. Each survey includes recent developments, trends, markets, and government regulations.

*Online via Market Insight Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks. Mergent, Inc. Quarterly. [Ref. HG4501 .M59]

Provides 10 years of annual financial data on more than 950 stocks, company background, recent developments, and prospects.
Mergent Dividend Record. Mergent, Inc. Bi-weekly with a year-end issue. [Ref. HG4537 .M66]

Provides timely information on the dividends of stocks and mutual funds in the United States and Canada, plus major foreign stocks traded in the United States. Mergent Bond Record.  Mergent, Inc.  Monthly with year end annual. [Ref.  HG4905 .M78] 

Coverage of corporate, government, municipal, and international bonds plus other issues includes maturity date, Moody’s ratings, interest and dividend dates, and redemption information.

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Corporate Financial Information

Public companies that sell on the stock exchanges typically have links to their financial information on their home page.  Look for links such as Investor Relations, Investors, Investors Information or Financial Information.  Or, use the next three listed websites to go directly to a company’s annual report.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Edgar Database.
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm

Annual Report Gallery.
http://www.reportgallery.com

CAROL: Company Annual Reports Online.
http://www.carol.co.uk/
Free registration required to access annual reports.
Abbreviated financial information may be found at:
Mergent Manuals. Mergent, Inc.

[See Investment Services for description and locations]
Hoover's Handbook of American Business. Hoover's, Inc. Annual. [Ref. HG4057 .A28617]
http://www.hoovers.com

Profiles include an overview, history, historical financial information, competitors, products, and rankings.
Hoover's Handbook of World Business. Hoover's, Inc. Annual. [Ref. HG4009 .H66]
http://www.hoovers.com

Profiles of 300 international enterprises - overview, history, officers, locations, products and operations, competitors, and historical financial data, and rankings.

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Financial Ratios and Rankings

The performance of companies are analyzed and measured in the following sources. Information provided includes measures of operating performance, liquidity, profitability, and rankings.

Annual Statement Studies. Robert Morris Associates. Annual. [Ref. HF5681 .B2 R6]

Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Annual. [Ref. HF5681 .R25 I525]
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Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds Websites

A magnitude of information on stocks, mutual funds, and bonds can be found on the Internet through the various search engines and directories, such as Google, AltaVista, and Yahoo. Consulting the search "TIPS" at the home page of each search engine will help you get the most out of your searches. Listed are a few selected web sites.

Stocks Web Sites:
American Stock Exchange. http://www.amex.com
Big Charts - historical quotes. http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com
Bloomberg Financial Markets. http://www.bloomberg.com
Nasdaq. http://www.nasdaq.com
New York Stock Exchange. http://www.nyse.com
PCQuote. http://www.pcquote.com
Yahoo Finances. http://finance.yahoo.com
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR databases http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm

Mutual Funds Web Sites
Fund Info Service.http://edgar-online.fundinfo.wilink.com/cgi-bin/start.pl
Morningstar Mutual Funds.http://morningstar.com
Mutual Funds Link.http://mutualfunds.miningco.com/finance/mutualfunds/

Bonds Web Sites
Bond Markets.  http://www.bondmarkets.com
Federal Reserve Statistical Release.http://federalreserve.gov/releases/H15/data.htm
Investing in Bonds.  The Bond Market Association.  .http://www.investinginbonds.com

Databases and Indexes

Databases and indexes provide access to information in journals, magazines, newspapers, and reports. The electronic databases are accessibleon all campus computers. Remote access to NC LIVE databases is available with a password from the Reference Desk. An alphabetical list of all databases is on the library's home page at http://web.nccu.edu/library/databases.html.


Electronic Databases [Reference Department]
Academic Source Premier via EBSCOhost, NC LIVE

Business & Company Resource Center. The Gale Group.

Business Source Premier via EBSCOhost, NC LIVE

LexisNexis Academic.  LexisNexis

Market Insight.  Standard & Poor’s Corp.

Research Insight (COMPUSTAT).  Standard & Poor’s Corp. 

The Wall Street Journal via ProQuest Company, NC LIVE.

Printed Indexes [Serials Department]
Business Periodicals Index. H.W. Wilson Company.

F&S Index United States and International. Information Access Company.

The New York Times Index. New York Times Company.

The Wall Street Journal. UMI.

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Periodicals (Selected)

These are only a sampling of the business journals and newspapers related to finance and investment housed in the Shepard Library. Electronic titles may be accessed through NC LIVE databases and at the library's home page link "Journal Finder". Current print titles are located on the second floor in the Serials Department and Reserve Department. Older titles in print are located on the third floor in the Annex. Microform titles are located in file cabinets on the second floor in the Serials Department.
PERIODICALS
Barron's 

Financial Analysts Journal

Financial Management 

Investor's Business Daily 

Investment Management Weekly
Journal of Banking & Finance

Journal of Finance

Journal of International Money & Finance

The Wall Street Journal



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Dictionaries, Guides, and Handbooks

Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms. Barron's.
[Ref. HG151 .D69]

Barron's Finance & Investment Handbook. Barron's.
[Ref. HG173 .D66]

Dictionary of Investing. Jerry M. Rosenberg.
[Ref. HG4513 .R67]

How Mutual Funds Work. Albert J. Fredman.
[Ref. HG4530 .F73]

How to Read a Financial Report. Merrill Lynch.
http://www.ml.com/philanthrophy/ipo/resources/pdf/howtoreadfinreport.pdf

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money & Finance. Stockton Press.
[Ref. HG151 .N48]

Encyclopedia of Banking & Finance. Bankers Publishing Company.
[Ref. HG151 .M8]

Encyclopedia of Finance.
http://www.ameritrade.com/education/html

Yahoo's Financial Glossary.
http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/g.html

Financial Terms Glossary.

http://www.mortgageloan.com/finance-glossary

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