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Business Resources at CSU Libraries

Finance and Investments Resource Guide

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Stocks

Note the sources below that contain historical and/or adjusted stock prices. Make sure you know which price quotes you need. Also note sources that provide split and dividend information. Finding stock quotes for companies that have dissolved can be a bit more challenging. Try the print Daily Stock Price Record or Wall Street Journal for locating this information.

  • Big Charts Historical Quotes
    http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/
    Useful tool for looking up historical closing prices for securities.
  • Bloomberg
    http://www.bloomberg.com/welcome.html
    Provides information on publicly traded companies worldwide.  Searchable by company name and ticker symbol.
  • CNN Financial Network
    http://cnnfn.cnn.com/
    Quotes, symbol lookups, and news.
  • Daily Stock Price Record: American Stock Exchange
    HG 4915 .S66
  • Daily Stock Price Record: NASDAQ
    HG 4915 .S665
  • Daily Stock Price Record: New York Stock Exchange
    HG 4915 .S664
  • Goldsheet Obsolete Security Page
    http://www.goldsheetlinks.com/obsolete.htm
    Information on finding obsolete security information with links to state resources and Canadian resources.
  • Google Finance
    http://www.finance.google.com/finance
    Relative new entry in online finance information and still in beta, but quite a bit of good, easy to locate information.
  • Mergent Online
    Recent pricing information.
  • MSN Money Central
    http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp
    Financial and industry news, banking, investing, planning, taxes, company and market information, company financial data, SEC filings, and historical stock prices (adjusted). Very useful for finding dates of stock dividends and splits.
  • Silicon Investor
    http://www.siliconinvestor.com
    Quotes, charts, and current company headlines.
  • TheStreet.com
    http://www.thestreet.com
    Financial news and analysis. Financial investment commentary, stock quotes, symbols, and picks.
  • Stockmaven.com
    http://www.stockmaven.com
    Extensive research sources for investors. Stock specific information as well as industry information with many links to additional sources.  Good clearinghouse of financial and investment tools.
  • The Ticker Symbol Book
    HG 4513 .5 .T53
    A ticker symbol dictionary
  • Value Line Investment Survey – Plus Edition
    A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
  • Yahoo! Finance
    http://finance.yahoo.com
    This site contains U.S. company data, historical stock prices (actual and adjusted), bonds and options information, and SEC filings.

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Stock Exchanges


*An extensive listing of stock and commodity exchanges can be found on Rutger's University Library's subject guide "Stock and Commodity Exchanges"

U.S.

International

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Bonds

  • Bonds Online
    http://www.bonds-online.com/
    Up-to-date information on bonds.
  • U.S. Government Bonds
    http://www.Publicdebt.treas.gov/
    Quotes from U.S. government securities.

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Mutual Funds

  • Brill’s Mutual Funds
    http://www.brill.com
    Large amount of information for mutual fund investors including trends, tools, and education.
  • Fund Alarm
    http://www.fundalarm.com/
    Unlike other mutual funds or investment advice sites, this site helps investors decide when to sell. Run by a CPA who works for a nonprofit.
  • Morningstar Mutual Funds
    http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Funds.html
    HG 4530 .M67 Ref
    Barron’s has awarded Morningstar as the number one mutual fund site. Site provides quotes, news, investment tools, ratings, and education. Also available in print at Morgan Library in Reference.

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Hedge Funds

  • Between the Hedges
    http://hedgefundmgr.blogspot.com
    Voted Best Financial Industry/Investment Blog by InsideBlogging.com. Provides links to a large number of financial sources all in one place.  Updated mid-day and daily and includes late-night headlines. Created by “Gary”, an anonymous hedge fund manager.
  • Hedge Fund Association
    http://www.thehfa.org/
    International not-for-profit organization that promotes and supports the hedge fund industry.
  • Seeking Alpha:  Investment Strategy, Portfolio Management, Hedge Funds, and Hedge Fund Jobs
    http://www.seekingalpha.com
    This blog is written by David Jackson who runs a long-short portfolio and was previously a research analyst at Morgan Stanley.  The blog includes a resource list of “best stock market, economics, and venture capital blogs.”

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IPO’s

  • EDGAR Online IPO
    http://ipoportal.edgar-online.com/ipo/home.asp
    Includes pricing summary, filings withdrawn, and expirations.
  • IPO Central (Hoover’s)
    http://www.hoovers.com/global/ipoc/index.xhtml
    Includes "IPO's On Deck" for week, pricings, calendar, performance, etc.

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Currency Exchanges

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Indexes

  • Bloomberg
    http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html
    "Movers by Index," regional indices, and world indices. Go through Market Data: Stocks.
  • CNN Money
    U.S. market index information.
  • Dow Jones Indexes
    http://www.djindexes.com/jsp/index.jsp
    Extensive information on the indexes..

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