Brill.com Glossary - Mutual Fund Terms
The Encyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators (Reference HG 4915 .C56 2003)
Financial Glossary
Glossary provided by Yahoo! Finance.
Global Investor Glossary
Provides brief definitions of finance and investment terms.
Glossarist Stock Market Glossaries and Stock Market Dictionaries
Provides links to online glossaries and dictionaries.
Glossary of Terms
Glossary provided by Ibbotson Associates.
The International Dictionary of Personal Finance (Reference HG 179 .R84 1999)
International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market (Reference HG 4551 .I58 1999)
InvestorWords
A basic glossary maintained by InvestorGuide.com with brief definitions.
The Language of Commodities (Reference HG 6046 .E75 1985)
Provides examples with many of the definitions.
NASDAQ glossary
A basic dictionary of stock market terminology created by NASDAQ.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance (Reference HG 151 .N48 1992)
riskglossary.com
Glossary from Contingency Analysis.
Wall Street Words (Reference HG 4513 .S37 1997)
Defines nearly 4000 terms and provides tips for investors.
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All About Value at Risk
GloriaMundi.org provides a variety of educational resources on the subject.
Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive
Funds 101 - Mutual Funds for the New Investor provides good basic information. Also provides news and data.
FED101
Maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, this educational Web site provides information about the history, structure, policies, and services of the Federal Reserve.
Financial Management Training Center
Matt H. Evans, CPA, offers free online courses on financial management, courses offered by telephone, and links to other educational sites.
Financial Markets Center
Provides information about the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, financial markets, and the economy.
Forecasting Principles
J. Scott Armstrong, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania created Forecasting Principles for educators, practitioners, and researchers of forecasting.
Investopedia.com
Provides articles, tutorials, simulations, a dictionary, and more.
The Motley Fool: How to Value Stocks
Features materials created for the educational series How to Value Stocks from the Motley Fool.
Optionetics
An investment education resource offering articles, guides, and links on stock options, including how to use options and how to exit an options position, and volatility.
Study Finance
Created by the University of Arizona, this site features RealAudio files covering basic finance topics and financial career information.
Ten Questions to Ask About Any Investment Opportunity
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers general advice for investors.
Trillion Dollar Bet
A companion site for the PBS Nova episode, the Trillion Dollar Bet, exploring the Black-Scholes Formula, which allows one to determine the value of a call option at any given time.
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anz.com's Benchmark Your Business
Calculates breakeven point or volume required to achieve profit goals.
The Current Value of Old Money
Created by science librarian Roy Davies, provides links to Websites that help determine how much a specified amount of money at a certain period in time would be worth today.
DividendDiscountModel.com
Calculates the present value of the future dividends that a company is expected to pay its shareholders.
General Business - Formulas, Calculators, & Tables
Milner Web page providing links to more general business resources.
Handbook of Financial Mathematics, Formulas and Tables (Reference HF 5691 .V42)
How to calculate, interpret, and use various financial formulas used in business analysis and management; with interest, present value, depreciation, and mathematical tables.
Monthly Interest Amortization Tables (Reference HG 1621 .M66 1994)
Provides tables for interest rates from 2% to 25.75%.
RBC Centura - Calculators and Tools
An online aid to calculating loan payments and amortization.
Sales Volume Breakeven Analysis
A simple calculator from KJE Computer Solutions, LLC.
Savings Bond Calculator
From the Bureau of the Public Debt in the Treasury Department, this site computes the redemption value of specific US savings bonds.
SEC Mutual Fund Cost Calculator
Provides a means to estimate and compare the costs of owning mutual funds.
Thorndike Encyclopedia of Banking and Financial Tables (Reference HG 1626 .T49 1987)
Tables for calculating loan payments and amortization, compound interest and annuity, and investment discounts and yields. Updated by a Yearbook (Reference HG 1626 .T492).
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Finance and Economics
A guide to resources from the Rutgers University Libraries.
Finance and Investment
A guide to print resources in Milner Library.
Finance Resources on the Web
Web site maintained by Ian Giddy of NYU.
Finance Resources on the Web - Dakota State University
Wide ranging gateway to sources. SOme sections have not been updated recently.
Finance Site List
Wide range of sites, some listing online resources, others listing print materials; by the Journal of Finance.
FINweb
FINweb is managed by James R. Garvin, Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin and contains many links to economic and finance related topics.
Information Sources in Finance and Banking (Reference HG 151.7 .L47 1996)
A guide to the organizations, reference works, and other publiications providing information about finance.
International Trade Sources: A Research Guide (Reference HF1379 .S36 1997)
Internet Resources and Services for International Finance and Investment (Reference HG 64 .J5 2001)
InvestorGuide.com
A full service investment portal featuring investment news from standard investment sources and a subscription newsletter and commentary service.
Money Mentor
A financial portal.
NumaWeb
Numa Financial Systems provides links to sites concerned with financial derivatives.
Project Finance Portal
The Baker Library at the Harvard Business School (HBS) provides a guide to print and online resources for project financing.
Superstar Investor
Provides access to over 11,000 investment-related links.
Virtual Finance Library
A wide ranging site developed by the Department of Finance at Ohio State University; it includes the Financial Data Finder, which describes and links to many sources of financial data around the world, ranging from fee-based to subscription to free of charge.
Wachowicz's Web World; Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students
Created by a professor at the University of Tennessee, the site presents links to online resources, PowerPoint slides, interactive quizzes, and more, all keyed to his textbook on financial management.
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Bloomberg.com
Provides business news and financial information.
Bureau of Public Debt
The government agency responsible for selling US Savings Bonds, and Treasury bills, notes, and bonds features information on these financial instruments, current and historical statistics, and government securities market regulation.
The Financial Data Finder: Downloadable Data
From the Department of Finance, Ohio State University.
Financial Management Service, US Department of the Treasury
The body that provides centralized payment, collection, and financial reporting services for the government.
Handbook of Financial Analysis, Forecasting, and Modeling (HG 4011 .S46 2001)
Book with computer disk.
Interest Rate Spreads & Market Analysis: Tools for Managing Financial Exposure in Global Markets (HG 1623 .U5 I5901) and the earlier edition: (Reference HG 1621 .I58 1992)
The International Handbook of Corporate Finance (Reference HG 4026 .I57 2000)
Covers lending, project finance, currency exposure, equities and more.
Investment FAQ
Provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions on investment.
Knowledge Center
A collection of articles, tutorials and other educational materials provided by Ibbotson Associates.
MsMoney.com
Covers basic topics in personal finance, offering articles, links, tools, and calculators.
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Milner Library electronic journal subscriptions include dozens of finance journals. For the journals listed here, use the Find It link to connect to full text, or use an index to identify articles and then use Find It to link to full text for the article.
Accounting & Finance - Find It
Applied Mathematical Finance - Find It
Brookings-Wharton Papers on Financial Services (HG 181 .B82) and Find It
Emerging Markets Finance & Trade - Find It
European Financial Management - Find It
European Journal of Finance - Find It
Financial Executive (FE) (HF 5001 .F1301) and Find It
Financial Management (HG 4001 .F55) and Find It
Financial Planning - Find It
The Financial Review (HG 1 .F56) and Find It
Financial Times - Find It
Global Investor - Find It
Government Finance Review (HJ 9103 .G57) and Find It
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance - Find It
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance (HF 5601 .J73) and Find It
Journal of Banking & Finance (HG 23 .J68) and Find It
Journal of Business (HF 5001 .J601) and Find It
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting - Find It
Journal of Economics and Finance (HB 1 .J6454) and Find It
Journal of Finance (HG 1 .J6) and Find It
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (HG 1 .J65) and Find It
Journal of Financial Economics (HG 1 .J62) and Find It
Journal of Financial Management and Analysis - Find It
Journal of Financial Planning - Find It
Journal of Financial Research (HG 1 .J653) and Find It
Journal of Government Financial Management (HJ 9801 .F401) and Find It
Journal of Monetary Economics (HG 201 .J68) and Find It
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (HG 1 .J64) and Find It
Journal of Portfolio Management (HG 4501 .J68) and Find It
Journal of Property Investment & Finance - Find It
Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management - Find It
Mathematical Finance - Find It
Public Budgeting & Finance (HJ 2052 .A2 P8) and Find It
Public Money & Management - Find It
The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (HF 5001 .Q3301) and Find It
Researchmag.com
Articles and broker profiles available online.
Research in Finance (HG 1 .R38)
Review of Financial Studies (HG 1 .R485) and Find It
Strategic Finance (HF 5686 .C8 A2705) and Find It
The following source lists periodicals in finance and describes their audience and content:
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Economics and Finance
(Reference HB 63 .C22 9th ed.2004/2005)
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Big Charts
Features graphic presentation of business and investment data and includes stock quotes, industry analysis, market news and commentary.
Business Wire
CNN/Money
Financial information and links from the editors of CNN and Money magazine.
FinCareer
An online magazine dedicated to news, information, advice, and job listings for financial careers. Features articles and news, human resources help, and a large job bank.
internetnews.com - Business
Jobsinthemoney.com
Aimed at finance professionals seeking career and employment information. Registered users may apply for posted positions online.
MSN Money
Stock quotes, news, and investment and banking articles.
Reuters.com
Vcall
RealAudio files offer current financial news for investors. Includes regular daily scheduled programs and special programming.
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Bonds Online
Provides information on corporate and government bonds and securities.
FMSbonds.com - Municipal Bond Specialists
Price quotes, plus news and commentary on the municipal bond market.
Investing in Bonds.com
Basic information about bonds and investing in bonds, plus bond prices, provided by the Bond Market Association.
Standard & Poor's Bond Guide (Desk HG 4905 .S43502)
Wall Street Select
Directory of market and broker sites.
Chicago Board of Options Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CNNMoney - Commodities
Provides data on current prices of selected commodities.
Commodity Library
Current and historical data from theFinancials.com. Continued use requires a free subscription or paid subscriptions which provide access to additional information.
Commodities Price Locator. (Reference HF 1040.7 .C46 1989)
Where to find regularly reported spot or cash prices of commodities. Covers 150 publications and 31 databases.
Commodity Prices (Reference Z 7164 .P94 W33 1991 Floor 4)
Bibliography of sources for wholesale, retail, and other quotations for over 10,000 products.
IMF Primary Commodity Prices
Provides data tables annually, quarterly, monthly, and weekly.
ino.com
Provides quotes by market and exchange.
Mineral Commodity Summaries
USGS Web site providing production and price information.
TFC Commodity Charts
Free source of daily commodity futures and financial market information.
EDGAR Online IPO's
Sponsored by the SEC's EDGAR Online, this database offers news and searching of initial public offer filings by company, exchange, deal size, or shares offered.
Hoover's Online - IPO central
Provides information on filings, prices, and performance.
Initial Public Offerings Resources
Provides links to commercial and academic resources on IPO's.
IPO Home
Provides news and commentary concering initial public offerings, as well as educational resources and investing tips. Free registration provides more information.
Yahoo! Finance - Initial Public Offerings
Provides profiles and news concerning pricings, filings, and withdrawals.
Daily Stocks
Search by company for stock quotes, charts, news, SEC Filings, and more. Some features require registration.
Fool.com Quotes and Data by Motley Fool.
Offers stock quotes and index information.
Harrisdirect
An online brokerage network which gives free quotes, news, and online stock trading.
ICI Mutual Fund Connection
Provides information and statistics, including its Mutual Fund Fact Book.
Mutual Fund Investor's Center
Provides information on investing and links to mutual fund companies.
Quote.com
Lycos provides a ticker search and free stock quotes. Their full service requires registration.
Standard & Poor's Equity Investor Services
Provides equity research information and tracks various S&P indexes.
Standard & Poors Index Services
Provides closing figures for the various S&P indexes, as well as descriptions of each index and lists of companies in each index alphabetically and by industry.
Standard & Poor's Security Owner's Stock Guide (Desk Reference HG 4915 .S67)
Provides stock price data with little additional information.
Stock Answers: Finding Historical Stock Prices
Written by the Suburban Library System of Illinois, this site provides an overview of the process and sources to find historical stock prices.
Stock Maven
Data on stocks, currentcy, and commodities.
Time Travel - Locating Sources of Historical Stock Quotes
Describes a process and discusses each source recommended.
Yahoo Finance
Provides quotes by ticker symbol, stock news, company news, and business and securities news.
Zacks Earnings Forecaster (HG 4501 .E27)
A monthly forecasting journal. Current issues are in the periodicals area on floor 4.
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Finance Association
Association for Financial Professionals
CFA Institute
Financial Executives International
Financial Management Association
Financial Planning Association
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Bureau of Public Debt - Law and Guidance
The government agency responsible for selling US Savings Bonds, and Treasury bills, notes, and bonds features information on, and links to, the laws and regulations regarding government securities and the regulation of the government securities market.
CyberSecuritiesLaw
Compiled by Blake A. Bell and published by Glasser LegalWorks, the site covers SEC news and litigation involving the Internet and securities and provides free subscriptions to the CyberSecuritiesLaw Tribune.
Securities Law & Compliance Center
An online guide to securities law.
Securities Law
Cornell University's Legal Information Institute provides an overview of the topic with links to the laws, regulations, and judicial decisions covering securities and links to related Web sites.
ABI World
American Bankruptcy Institute web site.
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy law information from the Legal Information Institute.
Internet Bankruptcy Library
Provides access to a wide range of resources.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
An independent agency that regulates commodity futures and option markets in the U.S.
Government Securities Market Regulation
North American Securities Administrators Association
Securities and Exchange Commission and the related site, SEC News Digest, which provides recent Commission actions, such as enforcement proceedings, rule filings, and policy statements, updated daily.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The CFTC regulates commodity futures and options trading in the United States.
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Retirement Planning
Ohio State University FactSheet providing an overview of the planning process with links to related sites. Other related FactSheets -- without links -- include Financial News You Can Use, IRA - Individual Retirement Account, Start with Mutual Funds, Investing in Bonds, and Investing in Stocks.
AIG VALIC's Retirement Planning
Provides general retirement planning information and links to calculators.
Social Security Online
The Social Security Administration's official website provides information about social security, disability, and Medicare benefits and permits online ordering of a Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement.
SURS
The web site for the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois provides information about pending legislation, the annual report and investments performance summary for the system, member information, and a benefit estimator for members.
TIAA-CREF
Provides general retirement planning information and details of the funds available from TIAA-CREF, plus additional features for members.
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Commodity Market Review 2005-2006
The UN's FAO issues an annual analysis of world market developments affecting agricultural, fishery and forestry products, with specific commodity reviews and data. The archives contain the two previous reports.
CRB Commodity Year Book (Reference HF 1041 .C5603)
Covers over 90 commodities, currencies, interest rates, and stock index futures. Reviews each commodity and factors affecting its price, demand and production during the past year. Statistical supplement published three times during the year.
Interest Rate Spreads Analysis (Reference HG 1621 .I58 1992)
Interest rate levels for various instruments and interest rate relationships between instruments, between maturities, and across instruments and maturities.
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2004
Analysis and statistics from the FAO.
Survey of Current Business - U.S. Department of Commerce (HC 101 .A1312)
Topical articles and two statistical sections: "Business Cycles Indicators," and "Current Business Statistics." Historical companion volume is: Business Statistics (Ref. HC 101 .A1313 1961-88). An online version of recent issues is available in Acrobat (PDF) format at the Bureau of Economic Analysis site.
A Guide to Statistical Sources in Money, Banking, and Finance
(Reference HG 171 .B35 1988)
A guide to 480 state, regional, national, and international sources of statistical information.
Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators
(Reference HC 106.8 .O47 1985)
Describes each indicator, its use, published sources, and frequency of publication.
International Financial Statistics Locator (Floor 2 Reference HG 151.7 .B37 1995)
Where to find regularly reported financial statistics for other countries.
Investment Statistics Locator (Reference HG 4910 .C5 1995)
Indexes investment statistics in 56 standard business sources and gives the frequency of the data.
Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal (Reference HB 3743 .L44 2005)
Guide to using the statistical series published in the Wall Street Journal. Covers the business cycle, Federal Reserve System, money supply, interest rates, inventories, capital expenditures, stock market, international transactions, leading economic indicators, and federal fiscal policy.
Statistical Sources for Business
Milner Library Web page providing links to additional statistical sources.
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The Annual Reports Library
Contains over 1.45 million original reports (and proxies) from corporations, foundations, banks, mutual funds and public institutions located around the world. The site gives advice and some links on how to get copies of reports, and how to make the best use of them.
FundAlarm
Created and maintained by Roy Weitz, CPA, offers news and information to help users decide when to sell their mutual finds.
The Investor's Information Sourcebook (Reference HG 4515.9 .M35 1995)
Describes over 1700 sources of investment advice, from financial publications and newsletters to computer services, television programs, and audio tapes.
Mergent Equity Research Report (Reference HG 4028 .V3 M47)
Updated quarterly.
Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks (Desk Reference HG 4905 .M815)
Mergent's Handbook of Nasdaq Stocks (Desk Reference HG 4501 .M5801)
Morningstar.com
The Stock Selector feature identifies investment opportunities by industry sector and investment characteristics. Provides company profiles and links to company news.
The Outlook - Standard & Poor's. Weekly. (Floor 4 Desk HG 4501 .O8)
Reuters Stocks Information
Provides financial ratios, company snapshots, and industry sector information.
SEC filings
Includes the full text of 10-K reports.
Standard & Poor's Stock Reports Latest 2 editions at the Desk (Reference HG 4905 .S442)
Prior to 1998, the Stock Reports were issued in three segments:
---American Stock Exchange (HG 4905 .S44)
---New York Stock Exchange (HG 4905 .S443)
---Nasdaq and Regional Exchanges (HG 4905 .S44401)
Standard & Poor's NASDAQ and Regional Exchange ProFiles
(Desk Reference HG 4501 .S6901)
Stock Market Encyclopedia - Standard & Poor's (Desk Reference HG 4057 .A4601)
RGE Monitor
An excellent source for commentary on the US stock market by NYU professor Nouriel Roubini.
Value Line Investment Survey (Desk Reference HG 4501 .V26)
Loose-leaf, updated weekly. Brief industry analysis with detailed financial data for key companies. Selection & Opinion issues provide general investment advice and list recommended stocks.
Wall Street Central
Provides information on financial markets and individual companies, including many links to company specific sources.
Worldscope
Disclosure/Worldscope Snapshots is an international database containing data derived from corporate annual and 10-K reports, disclosure statements, newspapers, and wire services. Each corporate record includes a description of the business, selected financials, key ratios, and names of officers. Updated weekly.
Many additional sources of company financial information are accessible through the Company Information page.
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The American Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Deutsche Börse Group
A German site, prvides information about German composite indices.
FT.com - Financial Times
Provides a wide range of financial information, including information about 3,000 equities traded on the London Stock Exchange.
The FOOL 50 Index
Motley Fool's new index of 50 companies designed to be a realistic market index for the 21st century. The site explains the creation of the Index and provides details on all the companies.
New York Board of Trade
Formed from the NYCE and CSCE exchanges, the NYBOT site provides market information, industry reports, charts and quotes.
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Bloomberg's Market Data
Provides links to major international stock indices.
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For tax information, visit the IRS site or the Tax Accounting section of the Accounting page.
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