10-K Wizard - This is a great new site for searching the SEC's Edgar filings. It allows you to search directly for any text in a filing, search for a particular company, or search for a particular form for a company. It also will e-mail Excel files containing financial data.
PWC EdgarScan - This is a great site for viewing all of the SEC filings of publicly traded firms. It allows you to download Excel versions of financial statements.
Hoover's Online Company Profiles
Hoover's StockScreener - Allows you to search for stocks that meet your criteria. Up to 20 different criteria may be used.
Reuters PowerScreener - This is a very good java-based screener. It has 80 pre-defined variables and you can define your own. You will have to register (its free) in order to use this tool.
PRARS - Public Register's Annual Report Service allows you to get free annual reports easily.
Quicken.com's Stock Search - This link gets you to the most useful of Quicken.com's screening tools. Novices will be more interested in either the EasyStep Search which walks you through the steps, or the Popular Searches which contains pre-defined screens.
StockTools Super Stock Screener - Another pretty good stock screener.
Quicken.com's One-Click Scorecard - This site will evaluate a stock for you based on the ideas of the Motley Fools, Warren Buffet, Geraldine Weiss, and the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC).
Accounting and Finance Online Resources
Corporate Information - This is a very large list of links to information on public and private U.S. and foreign companies.
Educational Resources in Finance
Eco5 - This is a non-commercial web-portal for Economists.
It was put together by the Students of the European Business School in co-operation with the
Fraunhofer Institute.
DailyStocks - Wow! That's about all I can say. Type in a ticker symbol and it takes you to a page with links to every news source about that stock.
The Financial Management Association's Links
Resources for Economists on the Internet
StockFever - This is similar to DailyStocks, but maybe even better (certainly easier to navigate).
The Treasury Management Pages - Tons of useful links for treasury professionals. Particularly good on fixed income and currency links. Take a look at the Treasury Operations page for links to all kinds of great educational materials.
The Syndicate - Thousands of Financial Links.
Wachowicz's Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students - This is an interesting set of links organized around the major topic areas in a corporate finance class.
Waldemar's List of Futures Sites - Extremely cool and up to date.
WSRN - A great site for those doing on-line research on companies or the economy. They claim to have over 140,000 links!
WWW Virtual Library - Finance at OSU
The OTC Bulletin Board - If you must play with penny stocks, at least go here to get some information first. Just remember that they put the best face on this crazy little market.
South Korean Stocks - This is an amazing site run by the KSE. They have a java application which provides near real-time quotes and lots of other info. I've never seen a stock exchange site this good (even the NYSE, etc.).
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Malaysia
The LIFFE - You must register to gain access to this site, but its free.
Madrid's Bolsa: English version Spanish version
The Mid-America Commodity Exchange - Interactive T-Bond futures trading simulation.
The Minneapolis Grain Exchange
The NASDAQ Home Page
The NYSE - Excellent resource for info about the NYSE. Also has a really good on-line book at their education site. I strongly recommend that you check out the book if you are new to investing.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Closed-end Funds - Get otherwise hard to find data and news on closed-end funds.
CNN-fn Bond Center - Provides a screener to find quotes on all types of fixed-income securities.
The Dismal Science - Keep up to date on the recent economic statistics, and read the opinions of their economists.
Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economics Network
Dow Jones Averages - Interested in the history of the Industrials, Transports, and Utilities? This is a great site with info on how they are calculated, graphs of various time periods, and the events of the time.
Federal Reserve Bank in Print - Search for research papers published by all of the Federal Reserve Banks. You may search by keyword, author, title, publication date, bank, publication name, or words in the title.
Federal Reserve Banks - This link is a gateway into each of the Federal Reserve Bank's Web sites.
FedStats - One URL for loads of federal government statistics.
FRED II - Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED) from the St. Louis Fed. This is a great database of about 800 economic time series. It's especially good for historical interest rate series. Now you can directly download data in Excel format and see graphs of the data.
Ibbotson's Library - Lots of interesting research.
IPO Resource Page - This page contains lots of info on IPOs, including a great summary of what an IPO is all about, who's involved, costs of IPOs, and lots of other data.
Invest FAQ - This is the FAQ (frequently asked questions) page for the Usenet misc.invest.* newsgroups. This is a large FAQ and contains lots of good info for new and experienced investors.
Investing In Bonds . com - This is the Bond Market Association's Investor's Guide to Bond Basics. Lots of good info on all types of fixed-income securities.
Riskmetrics' RiskGrades - This is a fabulous site for individual investors. It uses data from Riskmetrics (see next link) to analyze your portfolio's risk relative to a global portfolio benchmark. It also has tons of other useful features such as an education center, risk tolerance measurement tool, what-if analysis for your portfolio, and so on. I highly recommend this site!
J.P. Morgan's Risk Metrics - Lots of good info on the correlations of world markets, and how to use it for risk management.
Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation - This site contains a lot of economic and demographic information about the Denver Metro area.
The Mutual Funds Home Page - Great source for mutual fund investors. Lots of links.
NASD Academic Research - NASDAQ data, working papers, short interest, etc.
Public Debt to the Penny - Want to know exactly how much we owe? Here it is, on a daily basis from the US Treasury.
OANDA Currency Converter - This is a great site because it automatically converts (both ways) between any pair of the 164 currencies that it tracks. Especially nice is the fact that you can get historical forex rates on any date from 1990 to present, and it also can create "cheat sheets" for travelers.
SEC Edgar Form Type Definitions - This is THE place to go if you want to figure out which form is filed for what purpose.
SEC Edgar Ticker Lookup - Find ticker symbols.
SEC Edgar Database - Every electronically-filed form since 1994.
Statistical Resources - Data? You want data? This site has links to what must be statistics on everything that statistics are collected on. I can't vouch for any of the data you may find by following these links -- remember, "Figures never lie, but liars do figure!" I can't even begin to tell you how great this site is for data junkies like me!
USA Counties Colorado - Provides tons of demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau on a county by county basis. You can also get the data for any other state by following this link and choosing the state of interest. I'd love to find this data by Zip Code instead, so please let me know if it can be had on the Web (free is preferred).
The Dow-Jones Guides - Here are all of those little primers that Dow-Jones sells and frequently gives away. Now you can read them all at your leisure. Topics include: Investing, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Global Investing, and much more.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds - This is one of my all-time favorite books. Written in 1841 by Charles MacKay, it chronicles many of the great examples of the craziness that can arise when people act together with a group mentality. The book is still in print and you can buy a copy from any bookstore. You can also use this link to buy a copy from Amazon.com if you find the online version hard to read. If nothing else, I strongly recommend that you read the chapter on the Tulip Mania.
Frontiers of Finance - This page contains a series of articles from CSFB's Equity Research division on value-based investing. Some of these are quite good. My only quarrel is that they seem far too willing to believe the valuations that the market was putting on the internet sector (see the article on real options for an example) in the 1996 to early 2000 time frame. Otherwise, its pretty decent stuff.
Macro Investment Analysis by William F. Sharpe
Professor Shukla's Notes for Investments
Social Science Research Network - Contains a lot of research papers in the areas of finance, economics, and accounting.
Technical Analysis from A to Z - By Steve Achelis, creator of MetaStock. A decent primer on technical analysis.
Treasury & Risk Management - The current issue, archives, discussion groups for treasury issues, job listings, etc.
Deloitte Economist's Corner - A very nice collection of monthly articles on the economy. Lot's of other goodies as well.
The Better Business Bureau - This site will connect you to the BBB in your area (here's a listing for offices that serve Colorado) and lots of other useful information. Also has an interesting list of Y2K-related scams.
Frauds, Phonies and Scams - From the US Treasury comes this page about government bond scams.
NASAA - This North American Securities Administrators Association site can help to protect you from investment fraud.
NASD Regulation - Find out who the NASD is chasing. Check up on the disciplinary record of your broker or brokerage firm, or file a complaint against them. This service is free for individual investors.
National Fraud Information Center - There's a lot of it out there and this site can help by pointing you to known frauds and providing tips to avoid becoming a victim. Already a victim? Report it here to help save others.
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse - From the Stanford Law School. Do you want to know the status of a class action lawsuit against a company, or see if one exists? The Check out this site.
SEC Division of Enforcement Complaint Center - Do you know of a company who is committing securities fraud. Feel free to point them out to the SEC.
Stock Detective - You've got to visit this site. Covering stock market fraud (real and suspected) is all they do, and they do it very well.
The United States Secret Service Financial Crimes Division - Lots of cool stuff here about financial fraud. This is part of the U.S. Treasury, which also has other information on specific scams.
The Work of the SEC - This page describes the SEC and the laws that they enforce.
The U.S. Federal Tax Code - Searchable!
Allstate Insurance Co. - Lots of good consumer information.
Colorado Dept of Insurance - This is a pretty lame site, but if you need their address, try it out.
QuoteSmith Corporation - Free term life quotes. Enter your info, and get back a list of quotes sorted by price!
Insurance Services Office - The property & casualty insurance industry's leading supplier of statistical, actuarial, underwriting, and claims information has lots of useful information available.
InsWeb - Lots of great insurance info for consumers and professionals.
Lloyds of London - Learn all about this very old and unusual insurance marketplace.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
National Flood Insurance Program - Learn about the NFIP, your home's risk of flood damage, estimate annual premiums, find and agent, etc. You should know that your homeowner's policy does not cover flood damage. The only way to purchase flood insurance is through this government program.
State Farm Insurance Co. - Lots of good consumer information.
Worldwide Weather Insurance Agency - Alright, so you are putting on an airshow. You've got to be worried that the clouds will out in force, or that fog will attend. How about a bit of ceiling height or fog insurance? Or, maybe you need a little insurance against bad weather on your next trip? Check out this site for any kind of weather insurance. You can even book the coverage online.
Western Insurance Information Service
BigCharts - Need a customizable chart of your stock? This is the place to go. You can include various technical indicators, and even see intra-day charts (not real time, unfortunately) or historical charts. Also has historical quotes for any day back to January 1988.
Bloomberg World Market Summary
Bond Quotes - As of June 2002, we now have much better access to bond market prices. The sites below are excellent:
- Bonds Online - This site has a bond screener to help you locate information on over 15,000 bonds (not issuers, unfortunately) of all flavors. Also has bond news, Treasury yield curve, a bond glossary, and lots of other information.
- FINRA Bond Market Data (TRACE) - This site reports the prices and yields of all OTC corporate bond trades. It also has a bond screener that can be used to find bonds, and a glossary of the terms used by the service.
- The Bond Market Association - This site has a wealth of information about bonds, including the same TRACE pricing data as the NASD site above. For bond quotes, I prefer the NASD site.
- Snowgold Date Calculator - This site doesn't have quotes, but it does have a great calculator that shows the difference between the different day count conventions. It is a Java application, or you can download a Windows version at the same address.
Cents Financial Journal - This site has the text of many major economic statistical releases. It is especially strong in the retail sales area, but also has brokerage reports on the economy, commodities, bonds, real estate and Federal Reserve Board reports.
Conference Calls - There are now several sites which allow you to listen in on company conference calls regarding quarterly earnings. Here are a few that I know of (all of these sites use RealAudio):
- Investor Broadcast Network - Has conference calls and interviews on "RadioWallStreet." The site can remind you to listen to upcoming events.
- StreetFusion - Has both replays and simulcast conference calls. Replays are usually available for about 3 to 4 weeks after the original call.
- PR Newswire - This site has the most cumbersome system because it requires you to register for every call. The good news is that you can apparently lie (I did). They have the audio of the call and the press release.
CNET Investor - This site is similar to most other sites, but they have one really interesting site: the CEO Wealth Meter. There you can see how much your favorite CEO's holdings have increased in value today and find out a lot about their normal annual compensation.
Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive - This is a great source for info on mutual funds. It has news, interviews with portfolio managers, columns, a glossary, and all kinds of other stuff.
The Holt Report - Details on the day's market activity
Island in Action - See the Island ECN live 24 hours/day! The Java version lets you see an updating display of the market (15 best bids and asks) for a single stock You can click on an order and get its details, even watch it get completed! To learn more about Island, go to the main page.
LocalBusiness.com - This is a great site for story's about local business. They currently cover about 55 cities, including Denver.
MarketQuote - Futures, option, and stocks. News, quotes, and charts, oh my!
MoneyNet - By Reuters. This is a very nice site with quotes, company news, charts, option chains (and quotes), and more. Highly recommended.
MSCI Indexes - Morgan Stanley's famous MSCI indexes, complete with daily, month to date, and year to date returns in both local currency and US dollars. Similarly, you can get 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year results. Best of all, you can even get historical data and charts back to the beginnings of the index. To get the historical data, click on the index name for a chart, and then choose "Download to Excel." The charts and data can be viewed in either local currency and US dollars. Not only that, but you can find out the constituents of each index, the country it is from, and its weight in the index. I love this site!!
MSN Investor - The best quote site bar none! Includes historical price and dividend data, financial statements, analyst expectations, and all kinds of other goodies. Best of all it free!
StockCharts - This is a great technical analysis site. It has HLC, OHLC, and Candlestick charts. In addition, it has interactive Point & Figure charts which allow you to change the reversal size (but not the box size for some reason). Also has StockScans which allow you to screen for stocks meeting certain technical criteria. This is a great site.
StockMaster at MIT - Charts and data updated daily.
StockSmart - This is a good site with lots of free info. Really great mutual fund data. Also allows you to monitor your portfolio for free!
WallStreet City by Telescan - Free Charts and quotes. Lots of other useful stuff that requires a subscription.
The Short-term Stock Selector - Uses a set of neural nets to generate short-term stock selections. Selections are updated daily at 10AM mountain time.
Yahoo! Finance - This is a great site for financial information of all kinds. It includes expected earnings, charts, an economic calendar, and lots more.
Daily Yield Curves - Active Investment Research or Bloomberg. Both are great - Bloomberg provides more traditional x-axis scaling, but its graph is harder to read. Meanwhile, the AIR page provides much more info and its graph is large and easy to read. Both are updated daily.
ABCs of Figuring Interest - Need to know the difference between simple and compound interest? Do you want to know what the Rule of 78s is all about? How about add-on interest? All of these methods are discussed on this page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
About Your Money - Everything you ever wanted to know about U.S. currency by the Secret Service.
Careers - The Wall Street Journal's career information site. Find articles about job hunting, and also a job search function.
The Investment FAQ - This site provides many answers to "frequently asked questions" about investments.
Nordby's Colorado Stocks - They have some other interesting material on the site, but this section on publicly traded companies in Colorado caught my eye.
R.M. Smythe - I frequently get asked about old stock certificates. Well, here is a company that can research them for you to see if they have any value. As of my posting this link, their charge is $75. If your certificates have no value, they will offer to purchase them as collectibles.
H.L. Camp & Co. - Do you wonder about "program trading?" This site can help demystify it for you.
InvestorWords - This is the best glossary of investment terms that I've yet seen. Over 5,000 definitions with links to other definitions.
Lawrence Kudlow - My favorite economist, CEO of Kudlow and Company, LLC, an economic research and consulting firm in New York City. Check out his recent commentaries, etc.
Mortgage 101 - This is a great site if you are looking for a mortgage. Ton's of info and calculators. Highly recommended!
Winning Investing's Basic Training for Winning Investors - This is a great site to learn about many aspects of analyzing a company and choosing a stock. Highly recommended!
JunkScience.com - Nothing weird here. This site debunks many of the wacky ideas and lousy "scientific" research out there that it seems the media, and often the courts, are all too willing to accept. This has been an area of interest of mine for years, so I highly recommend this site.
Quackwatch - Ok, so you or somebody you know has a health problem and the doctors can't seem to fix it. What do you do? Well, before you rush out and purchase some supposed cure peddled by an "alternative medicine practitioner" make sure you check this site. It covers all kinds of medical frauds and scams and many of the high-profile individuals behind them. Remember, the pitchman is trying to sell you something and will tell you anything you want to hear. Check this site before you buy something your doctor hasn't (or won't) recommend.
STATS - This is a great site that shows how journalists and others continually misinterpret statistics and skew their stories one way or another. Its a very good learning tool for those who wish to critically analyze statistically-based claims (which should be everyone).
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Reports - We have got to ban this stuff!! Read the FAQ and see for yourself why its time to get rid of this terrible killer that is widely used in industry and homes.
Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems - Can pickles be used as light bulbs? Exhaustive scientific research shows that they can. Why would you want to? According to the study: "The primary advantage of pickles as light bulbs is that they can be eaten, either before or after providing illumination. Thus they are to be preferred for long sea voyages." I think I'll pass since I don't like dill pickles, and sweet pickles don't work.
The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project - Are Twinkies sentient beings? Apparently not as they failed the Turing test, though I've known several people who failed it too. View the results of this and other scientific experiments at site.
On the Effectiveness of Aluminum Foil Helmets - Several MIT students have studied the ability of "tinfoil hats" to thwart the government's efforts to read your thoughts. They came to a very surprising conclusion.
The Darwin Awards - Curious about the stupid things people sometimes do that end up killing them? Read all about it here. Also includes sections on urban legends, weird deaths of historical figures, stupid computer users, etc.
The Slinky Home Page - Ok, say you teach physics for a living. That doesn't mean you have to be dull. Bring a Slinky! This page shows you how. Also includes the history of this great toy.
Totally Absurd Inventions - This Web site shows a new absurd, patented invention every week. Hilarious! Be sure to check out the archives.
How Stuff Works - Nothing really weird here. Just a bunch of articles explaining how stuff works. Heck, they've even got an article on personal finance.
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