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Stocks
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Credit Default Swaps: The Next Crisis? 
 This March 2008 article discusses the possibility of financial crises involving credit default swaps (CDS), "insurance-like contracts that promise to cover losses on certain securities in the event of a default." Discusses history of CDS and the "potentially even wider ramifications nationwide than the subprime crisis" resulting from a meltdown in the CDS market. From Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1723152,00.html Topics: Investing Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Daily Stocks
Assemblage of over 200 financial links categorized as: market commentary, stock screens, insider reports, financial news headlines, earnings, daily market indicators, upgrades/downgrades, filters, and/or technical stock reports. Try out their powerful stock and mutual fund search engine! Information is identified and sorted by source (such as Bloomberg News) rather than report headline. http://www.dailystocks.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated Mar 26, 2000 Division of Market Regulation: Key Points About Regulation SHO
This fact sheet discusses the federal regulation of short sales, "the sale of a stock you do not own. ... Short sellers believe the price of the stock will fall, or are seeking to hedge against potential price volatility in securities that they own." Includes examples of short sales and "naked" short sales, description of how short selling works, and potentially illegal short selling activity. From the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/keyregshoissues.htm Topics: Investing Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Dogs of the Dow
Advocates a value oriented approach to investing where an investor would buy the ten stocks with the highest dividend yield from the Dow Jones Industrial Average and hold them for one year. Extensive performance data for the current year is provided as well as for previous years. The comments and feedback from customers of various online brokers is one of the highlights of this well organized and informative site. http://www.dogsofthedow.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated Sep 30, 2001 Dow Jones Averages
This site provides current and historical information about the Dow Jones Indexes (Industrial Average, Transportation Average, Utility Average, and 20 Bond Average). It includes detailed composition of the indexes, interesting articles, chronological charts, and daily historical data going back to 1896. http://averages.dowjones.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated Jul 16, 2002 Dow Jones History
Timeline for this company founded in 1882 by Charles Henry Dow, Edward Davis Jones, and Charles Milford Bergstresser "in a small basement office at 15 Wall Street in New York." Significant dates include the 1884 founding of the Dow Jones Indexes (which include the Dow Jones Industrial Average), 1889 when The Wall Street Journal began publication, and 1897 when the "Ticker" was announced. From Dow Jones & Company. http://www.dowjones.com/history.asp Topics: Investing Last updated Oct 12, 2009 FINRA: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
"Created in July 2007 through the consolidation of NASD and the member regulation, enforcement and arbitration functions of the New York Stock Exchange, FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity." The site includes investor alerts, a complaint center, a background-check tool for investigating brokers and securities firms, and professional continuing education resources and compliance tools. http://www.finra.org/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Investing Last updated May 11, 2009 A Guide to Finding Business Information at the Library of Congress: Guide to Business History Resources
Guide for "researchers seeking historical information about an old company or an extinct firm." Topics include general works, directories, periodicals, and finding information about obsolete securities. Also includes links to Internet resources. From Richard F. Sharp of the Library of Congress (LOC) Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/guide/guide1/sharp13.html Topics: Business, Investing Last updated May 18, 2008 Historical Stock Quotes
This handy tool from BigCharts is especially useful for income tax and estate planning preparation. Just type in a stock or mutual fund symbol and the desired date (back to January 2, 1970), and Big Charts provides the closing price. Also, this free service provides easy-to-use online charting. http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/ Topics: Investing Last updated Nov 3, 2004 investorguide.com
Excellent source of information for the investor. Includes news and information on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, brokers, exchanges, and much more, credit, loans, taxes, retirement, etc. The site also has a large categorized directory with annotated links, a learning center, and a glossary of over 6,000 terms. http://www.investorguide.com/ Topics: Finance, Investing, Jobs & Work, Seniors Last updated May 11, 2005 IRS Reminds Taxpayers They Can Use Stock Losses to Reduce Taxes
This press release from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds taxpayers that "they may be able to use their losses in the stock market to reduce their tax burden." Generally, realized capital losses are first offset against realized capital gains. ... Losses in excess of [the annual] limit can be carried forward to later years." Includes links to related IRS publications. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=103509,00.html Topics: Investing, Tax Filing Season Last updated Feb 2, 2009 MarketWatch
Contains business and personal finance news, commentary, and articles; daily market listings; information on stocks, mutual funds, and IPOs; and more. Registration (free) required for some parts of site. http://www.marketwatch.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated May 28, 2009 MoneyCentral
Comprehensive personal finance site. Offers real-time stock quotes, lists of top mutual funds, as well as a wealth of information on topics including retirement planning, saving for college, insurance, and buying or selling a home. Sponsored by Microsoft. http://moneycentral.com/home.asp Topics: Finance, Investing, Jobs & Work Last updated Jul 28, 2000 Morningstar.com
From a well-known name in mutual fund analysis comes this site containing fund rating reports and stock quotes. Fund and stock reports can be retrieved by name, ticker symbol, rating, or performance criteria. Free content includes basic analysis and background, ratings, performance statistics, and graphs, as well as articles on market trends. More detailed reports and portfolio management services are available to subscribers on a fee basis. http://www.morningstar.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated Feb 18, 2000 Motley Fool: Fool.com
A comprehensive investment resource for small investors. They say their "purpose is to inform, educate and amuse the individual investor." Includes areas such as the Daily Double, which profiles a stock that has doubled value in the last six months; helpful personal finance information contained in the Fool's School;and a good section on How to Value Stocks. Be sure to read their disclaimer, under Read This First. http://www.fool.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated May 11, 2005 Silicon Investor
Provides stock news, daily quotes dating back to 1985, company profiles, charts, SEC filings, commodities reports, and more. Also includes discussion forums. Registration (free) required for many parts of this site. http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/ Topics: Investing Last updated Aug 7, 2007 Standard & Poor's 500 Index Calculation
Explanation of how the S & P 500 Index is calculated. There is also brief information on the history and purpose of the Index (follow initial link in opening paragraph). http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/FINANCE/SandPIndexCalc.html Topics: Investing Last updated Aug 4, 2002 Standard & Poor's United States Indices
This site provides descriptions, methodology, constituents and data, news, index changes, name and ticker changes, style indices, and sector indices for the S&P 500, 100, 900, MidCap 400, SmallCap 600, SuperComposite 1500, and REIT Index. http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.category/indices/2,3,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.html Topics: Investing Last updated Dec 23, 2006 Stock and Bond Certificates, Old
Brief suggestions for researching an old stock or bond certificate, which "may still be valuable even if it no longer trades under the name printed on the certificate. ... Even if you learn that a certificate has no value, you may find that the certificate itself has value as a collectible." Includes descriptions of online and print resources. From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). http://www.sec.gov/answers/oldcer.htm Topics: Investing Last updated Apr 13, 2009 Tender Offer
This brief fact sheet explains a tender offer, which is "a broad solicitation by a company or a third party to purchase a substantial percentage of a company's Section 12 registered equity shares or units for a limited period of time." Includes links to related information about the Securities and Exchange Act and "mini-tender offers." From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). http://www.sec.gov/answers/tender.htm Topics: Investing Last updated Apr 9, 2008 What Is a Hostile Takeover?
This brief article provides an introduction to hostile takeovers, noting that a "takeover is deemed hostile when the target company's management objects to the deal." It explains friendly vs. hostile takeovers, tender offers, and proxy fights. Part of a question and answer series related to news topics from Slate magazine. http://www.slate.com/id/1003983/ Topics: Investing Last updated Apr 9, 2008 Why Collect Old Stocks and Bonds?
Background about the reasons for scripophily, "the hobby of collecting old stock and bond certificates." Lists reasons such as financial art, historical interest, family connections, and autographs. Also briefly answers questions of how collectible value is determined and how certificates are priced. From a company that sells old, obsolete stocks and bonds from railroad, automotive, aviation, and general industry. http://www.oldstocks.com/hobby.htm Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Investing Last updated May 21, 2008 |
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