INVESTMENT Selected Resources

The following is a guide to library resources that may prove useful. It is not an exhaustive list; please consult a reference librarian for help in locating additional materials.

ADVISORY SERVICES

Business & Company Resource Center. (Includes investment reports and financials )
Mergent Online (Moody's).  Choose "Electronic Reference Books" on library homepage.
Standard & Poor’s Outlook. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4901 .O88
Value Line Investment Survey.  Business Ref/Ref. HG 4501 .V26

CURRENT NEWSPAPERS

Barron’s National Business and Financial Weekly. Newspapers (2nd fl., South)
Financial Times (London).  Newspapers (2nd fl., South)
Wall Street Journal. Newspapers (2nd fl., South)

WEB SITES

Big Charts.  http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com
Chicago Board of Options Exchange.  http://www.cboe.com/
CNN Money.  http://money.cnn.com
Commodity Futures and Financial Market Charts – Free.  http://tfc-charts.w2d.com/
The Nasdaq Stock Market. http://www.nasdaq.com/
S & P Index Information.  http://www.spglobal.com/index.html
StockCharts.com: historical charts. http://stockcharts.com/
Yahoo! Finance. http://finance.yahoo.com/?

STOCKS--CURRENT ANALYSIS

Handbook of Common Stocks. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4501 .M59  Also available on Mergent Online.
Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4501 .M58  Also available on Mergent Online.
Standard & Poor’s Security Owner’s Stock Guide. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4915 .S67 
Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys. Business Ref./Ref. 106.6 .S74
Value Line Investment Survey. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4501 .V26

STOCKS--SEC FILINGS & ANNUAL REPORTS

EDGAR Database. http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe.

Choose "Articles, Indexes, Databases" then choose “LEXIS-NEXIS” and search the “Business” section.

DIVIDENDS

Mergent Dividend Record. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4537 .M66

Wall Street Journal Index. (Company Section) Business Ref./Ref.HG 1 .W26 [Annuals, 1958 - ]

BONDS

Handbook of Municipal Bonds. Ref. HG 4952 .H32 1994
Mergent Bond Record: Municipals, Corporate, Government, Convertibles, and Preferred Stock Ratings.
 Business Ref./Ref. HG 4905 .M78
Mergent Online (Moody's).Choose "Electronic Reference Books" on library homepage.

Corporate bonds are covered in the “long-term debt” section of the company’s entry.

Mergent Municipal & Government Manual. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4931 .M58       

      

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

Standard & Poor’s Statistical Service Current Statistics.  Business Ref./Ref. HG 4915 .S68
Mergent Municipal and Government Manual. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4931 .M58
Handbook of U.S. Government & Federal Agency Securities. Ref. HG 4936 .F5
Treasury Bulletin. http://www.fms.tres.gov/bulletin/index.html
FedStats:  http://www.fedstats.gov  Current data locator.

MUTUAL FUNDS

Barron’s. “Barron’s Lipper Gauge.”  Newspapers 2nd fl. South -- quarterly
Mergent Online (Moody's). Choose "Electronic Reference Books" on library homepage.
Forbes. “Annual Mutual Fund Survey.”  Periodicals -- August issue
Standard & Poor’s Security Owners Stock Guide. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4915 .S6

COMMODITIES

CRB Commodity Year Book. Ref. HF 1041 .C56

Standard & Poor’s Statistical Service Current Statistics.   Business Ref./Ref. HG 4915 .S68

STOCK PRICE INDEXES AND AVERAGES

Standard & Poor’s Statistical Service Current Statistics.  Business Ref./Ref. HG 4915 .S68
Dow Jones Averages, 1885-1990. Ref. HG 4915 .D6433
Irwin Business & Investment Almanac. Title Varies : (1977-1996) Ref. HF 5003 .D68a
Half Century of Returns on Stocks and Bonds (1926-1976). Ref. HG 4915 .F47
Stocks, Bonds, Bills, & Inflation: Historical Returns (1926-1987). Ref. HG 4915 .I2 1987
Stocks, Bonds, Bills & Inflation…Yearbook. Ref. HG 4501.S7949
Stocks, Bonds, Bills & Inflation…Yearbook (Valuation ed).  Ref. HG 4028 .V3 S86

 

INDEXES TO ARTICLES

Use these indexes to identify articles by topic and locate full text articles online.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO).

Select under “Articles, Indexes, Databases”

General Business File(Gale/InfoTrac).

Select under “Articles, Indexes, Databases”

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe.

Fulltext newspapers, trade journals & annual reports as well as full text federal, state and international cases, codes, and law review articles.Select under “Articles, Indexes, Databases”

Wall Street Journal Index. Business Reference/Ref. HG 1 .W26  [ Annuals, 1958- ]

FINDING BOOKS

Books may be located by author, title, subject, or keyword in SOUTHcat, our USA Libraries Catalog:

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