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Investment Information
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See also: UTSA Library subject guides for Corporate Information and Industry Information.
Background Information
Barron's Finance & Investment Handbook
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG173 .D66 1995
Location: Downtown Library, Reference HG173 .D66 1998
The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Finance
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG151 .B49 1997
Global Development Finance
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HJ8899 .W672
Annual publication. Published in 2 vols.; v. 1, Analysis and summary tables; v. 2, Country tables. Continues the "World Debt Tables." Covers external debts and other financial aspects of developing countries. Coverage: 1997-current.
Investopedia Financial Glossary
Free Website: http://www.investopedia.com/
A free online financial dictionary with thousands of terms and buzz words in all areas of business, investing, and finance.
Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation...yearbook (SBBI)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4501 .S7949
Library has 1988, 1992, 1994-current
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Books
Books and Materials at the UTSA Library
UCAT, UTSA Library Online Catalog
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Newspapers
Here are a few individual newspaper titles to browse for current information:
Barron’s
Location: JPL Current Periodicals and Newspapers
Dow Jones weekly publication. See each issue’s "Market Week" section for statistics. In addition to NYSE and ASE stock data, Barron’s covers selected issues in 27 foreign markets. It also tracks mutual funds and closed-end funds.
Investor's Business Daily (IBD)
Location: JPL Current Periodicals and Newspapers
Published five times per week. IBD’s "Intelligent" tables show data not listed in the Wall Street Journal.
Wall Street Journal
Location: JPL Current Periodicals and Newspapers & Downtown Library, Current Periodicals
Published five times per week. For the average investor, the Journal is preferable to IBD’s multitudinous charts.
For online access to newspapers, see also: UTSA Library subject guide Newspapers at UTSA Library
Online Financial News Services (free via web):
Business Wire
Free Website: http://www.businesswire.com/
CBS MarketWatch
Free Website: http://cbs.marketwatch.com/
CNN Financial News
Free Website: http://www.cnnfn.com/
Euromoney
Free Website: http://www.euromoney.com/
PR Newswire
Free Website: http://www.prnewswire.com/
See also: UTSA Library subject guide for Corporate Information: Databases & Article Searching
See also: Databases by Subject > Business, Finance and Economics
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Stocks
There are hundreds of websites dedicated to stock information. This subject guide includes websites that complement UTSA Library's printed reference materials. If you're looking for historical data, the Daily Stock Price Records are the primary tool to use, or, you can browse through back issues of the Wall Street Journal or try BigCharts' historical pricing.
American Stock Exchange
Free Website: http://www.amex.com/
BigCharts
Free Website: http://www.bigcharts.com/
Offers interactive charts, quotes, news, industry analysis and intraday stock screeners. Offers date-specific, historical pricing as far back as January 1985. BigCharts Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of MarketWatch.com Inc.
Daily Stock Price Record: American Stock Exchange
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4915 .S66
Quarterly. Library has 1972:v.3-1975, 1980:v.4-current.
Daily Stock Price Record: NASDAQ
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4915 .S665
Quarterly. Library has 1993-current.
Daily Stock Price Record: New York Stock Exchange
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4915 .S664
Quarterly. Library has 1970-1971:v.3, 1972-1975, 1980v.4-1981v.1, 1981v.3-current.
Dow Jones Guide To The World Stock Market
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4661 .D68 1994
Presents miniature portraits of the 2,500 largest stocks in 20 key equity markets, constituting over 80% of the market value of all stocks in the world.
List of Stock Exchanges
Free Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stock_exchanges
Major stock exchanges in the world.
Mergent Dividend Record
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4908 .M6
Continues the Moody's Dividend Record. Semiweekly. Library has 1972-current.
Moody’s Handbook Of Common Stocks
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4905 .M816
Quarterly. Provides basic financial and business information on nearly 1,000 stocks. Supplies 10-year comparative statistics and ratios. Coverage: Current; older issues back to 1972 4th quarter in JPL Stacks.
Moody’s OTC Industrial Manual
Location: JPL Microfilm Cabinets HG4961 .M7237 (1970-1999)
Companies traded over-the-counter or on regional conferences. Updated by the semi-weekly Moody's OTC industrial news reports.
Moody’s OTC Unlisted Manual
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4961 .M7239
Has weekly updates with title: Moody’s OTC unlisted news reports, plus weekly cumulative index. Coverage: Current; older issues back to 1986 in JPL Folio Stacks and Microfiche Cabinet.
NASDAQ
Free Website: http://www.nasdaq.com/
New York Stock Exchange
Free Website: http://www.nyse.com/
Security Owner’s Stock Guide
Location: JPL Reserve HG4915 .S67
Monthly publication from Standard and Poor’s Corporation. Data are revised through the last business day of the previous month. The Stock Guide presents financial data on more than 17,000 companies issued on 23 exchanges. Coverage: Current & previous month.
Standard & Poor's Stock Reports. American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and Regional Exchanges
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4921 .S681
Previously published under separate exchange names, now compiled under this title. Do a title search in UCAT for "standard and poors" to locate older volumes separated by exchange name. Coverage: Current.
Stock Exchanges Worldwide Links
Free Website: http://www.tdd.lt/slnews/Stock_Exchanges/Stock.Exchanges.html
A list of world's major stock exchanges and other exchange resources.
Value Line Investment Survey
Location: JPL Reserve HG4501 .V26
Weekly. Useful for industry analysis as well as its focus on individual stocks. A good source for beta. Like the Stock Guide, Value Line enables the user to screen stocks by timeliness, yield, P/E, total return, etc. Provides a snapshot 17-year financial history for each stock. Coverage: Current.
See also: UTSA Library subject guide for Corporate Information: Annual Reports/Financial Information.
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Bonds
Bond Guide
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4915 .S678
Current and previous issue.
Bonds Online
Free Website: http://www.bonds-online.com/
From Twenty-First Century Municipals, Inc.
BondMarkets.com
Free Website: http://www.bondmarkets.com/
From the Bond Market Association.
Investing In Bonds
Free Website: http://www.investinginbonds.com/
Sponsored by the Bond Market Association, this web site outlines the basics of bonds.
Mergent Bond Record
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4905 .M78>
Continues the Moody's Bond Record. Library has Moody's 1974:Jan-1978:Jan, 1980:Jan-1999:June; Mergent begins 1999:July
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Mutual Funds
Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive
Free Website: http://www.brill.com/
Interviews, news, commentaries, portfolio tracking and more.
Investment Company Institute (ICI)
Free Website: http://www.ici.org/
Provides facts and figures on mutual funds and information on associated economic, legal, regulatory and retirement and security issues.
Morningstar Mutual Funds
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HF4530.M8
Biweekly publication. Lists rankings of mutual funds by various categories. A 30-minute video, "Evaluating Mutual Funds with Morningstar," is also available in the library's Multimedia Center. Partially free via web: http://www.morningstar.com/.
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Credit
Consumer World : Money and Credit
Free Website: http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/money.htm
Consumer World is a huge website containing information on all things consumable, and includes a section for investing, insurance, credit/banking.
Credit Survey
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HG4501 .C76
Weekly. Continues in part Moody's Bond Survey. Coverage: Current & older issues back to 1997 in JPL Folio Stacks
Contact Info for the Three Credit Bureaus
Free Website: http://www.creditinfocenter.com/creditreports/CreditBureauContactInfohtm.shtml
Compiled by the Credit Infocenter.
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Retirement
AARP Webplace : Money and Work
Free Website: http://www.aarp.org/money/
Social Security Administration
Free Website: http://www.ssa.gov/
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Organizations
American Association of Individual Investors
Free Website: http://www.aaii.org/
IMF: International Monetary Fund
Free Website: http://www.imf.org/
"The IMF is an international organization of 182 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries under adequate safeguards to help ease balance of payments adjustment."
NAIC Online
Free Website: http://www.better-investing.org/
Sponsored by the National Association of Investors Corp.
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Free Website: http://www.nasd.com/
See also the NASD Regulation, independent subsidiary of the NASD charged with regulating the securities industry and the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Securities Industry Association
Free Website: http://www.siaonline.org/
World Bank
Free Website: http://www.worldbank.org/
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Currency Converters & Calculators
AIER Cost-of-Living Calculator
Free Website: http://www.aier.org/research/cost-of-living-calculator
Compare years 1913 to present.
Calculators On-Line Center
Free Website: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
A more general website for calculators, including ones for investment.
The Currency Site
Free Website: http://www.oanda.com/
Current and historical exchange rates for 164 currencies from Olsen & Associates.
FinanCenter
Free Website: http://www.financenter.com/
Provides online calculators for use in personal finance: credit card rates, mortgage rates, retirement planning, Roth IRAs, bond yields, insurance, etc.
Pacific Exchange Rate Service
Free Website: http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/
Including historical data back to 1971.
Universal Currency Converter
Free Website: http://www.xe.net/currency
Xenon Laboratories, Toronto.
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Further Research
Many companies have their own websites for the convenience of their shareholders and the investment community. For instance, http://www.apple.com/ leads to Apple Computer Inc.'s website. Use a search engine like HotBot or Google to search for a company name...see if they are on the Web.
Quicken.com
Free Website: http://www.quicken.com/
Yahoo!: Business and Economy : Finance and Investment
Free Website: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Finance_and_Investment/
Web directory with links to sites covering all aspects of investing.
See also: UTSA Library subject guides for Corporate Information and Industry Information.
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