Business and Finance

Free Premium Resources

A list of top-quality databases funded by MidYork Library System. Simply click on the link, log in with your library card number, and explore.

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Business and Company Resource Center (GALE)

Articles from business magazines and journals, company and industry profiles, histories, rankings, and investment reports. (funded with federal LSTA Funds through NOVELNY)

Grolier Online:

Includes access to the Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

Quality Internet Resources

BigCharts

Information on markets and historic stock quotes.

Bloomberg Financial

requires Internet Explorer (http://www.bloomberg.com/welcome.html) A commercial information service, news, and media company headquartered in New York.

CEO Express

“Designed by a busy executive for a busy executive.” Many great links in categories of Daily News & Info, Business Research, Office Tools & Travel, Breaktime.

EDGAR Database for Corporate Information

The Securities and Exchange Commission's database of SEC filings, plus useful online publications and notifications for investors.

Morningstar

Listed in Money's 50 best financial websites as a "must-have bookmark for every fund investor." Basic access to their Portfolio Manager, Portfolio X-Rays, Conversations, and Informational Email is available FREE. Advanced Premium membership costs $9.95 a month.

The Motley Fool

Investing advice with an attitude and sense of humor.

The New York Stock Exchange

Current information and a great description of the stock exchange and its history.

Researching Companies Online

A tutorial for finding free company and industry information on the web.

SmartMoney Magazine

Recommended by Honorine Wallack, Certified Financial Planner, this web version of the Wall Street Journal Magazine of Personal Business includes updates of the day's market, tracking of personal stocks, a personal investment & financial planning section, the latest news, and much more.

Superstar Investor

A directory with more than 7,500 links to the best investing sites. Provides access to business & financial news, online broker ratings, technical analysis, portfolio tracking, news & newspapers, annual reports & EDGAR filings, and other investment-related topics.

Thomas Register

Requires free registration, but offers much of the same information that the unwieldly print editions provide.

Yahoo Finance and Investment

A wealth of information on finance and information including historic stock quotes.