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Sources of Financial Information

Sources of Information about the Economy and Markets

Government Publications:

Census Bureau (Commerce Dept): Business Conditions Digest, Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

Commerce Department: Business Statistics, Survey of Current Business

Council of Economic Advisors: Economic Indicators

Federal Trade Commission: Quarterly Financial Report

Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve Bulletin; Publications of Individual Federal Reserve Banks - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis; San Francisco; Federal Reserve Monthly Chart Book, Historical Chart Book

Securities and Exchange Commission: Annual Report

Other Publications:

Commercial Publications: Brokerage Reports, Dow Jones Investor's Handbook, Standard &Poor's Trade and Security Statistics,

Exchanges: Amex Fact Book, NASDAQ Fact Book, New York Stock Exchange Fact Book

Journals and Periodicals: Business Week, Financial Analysts Journal, Financial Executive, Financial Management, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Investment Age, Journal of Portfolio Management, The Media General Financial Weekly, Money, OTC Review, Pension and Institutional Investor

Newspapers: Barron's, Commercial and Financial Chronicle, Investor's Daily, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Transcript

Electronic data bases: Dow Jones News Retrieval Service, Compuserve

Sources of Information about specific industries

Moody's: Bank and Finance Manual, Industrial Manual, Municipal and Government Manual, OTC Industrial Manual, Public Utility Manual, Transportation Manual

Standard & Poor's: Handbook, Investment Advisory Service, Industry Survey, Outlook, Statistical Service

Other: Dun & Bradstreet's "Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios", FTC/SEC's "Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing Companies", Robert Morris Assoicates' "Annual Statement Studies", Prentice Hall's "Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios", Financial Research Associates "Financial Studies of Small Business", trade associations, Value Line Investment Survey

Sources of Information about specific firms

Company: announcements, actions, annual reports, prospectuses, quarterly reports, 8-K, 10-K

Commercial Publications:

Moody's: Bank and Finance Manual, Industrial Manual, Municipal and Government Manual, OTC Industrial Manual, Public Utility Manual, Transportation Manual

Standard & Poor's: Analysts Handbook, Bond Guide, Corporate Records, Daily Stock Price Records, Outlook, Statistical Service, Stock Guide, Stock Reports

Other: Brokerage Reports, Predicasts, Value Line Investment Survey, Value Line OTC Special Service Situations Service

Electronic data bases: Infotrac, Compustat PC, Dow Jones News Retrieval Service, Compuserve, Invest Text, Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe, Diclosure Global Access

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