Investing Research Sources

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Value Line Ref. HG4501.V26
"The Ratings & Reports section contains one-page reports on approximately 1,700 companies and more than 90 industries. Each company report contains, among other things, Value Line's Timeliness, Safety, and Technical ranks, financial and stock price forecasts for the coming 3 to 5 years, an analyst's written commentary, and more." (taken from company website) This also ranks industries by their probable performance for the next 12 months.
"The Selection & Opinion section contains Value Line's latest economic and stock market forecasts, one-page write-ups of interesting and attractive stocks, model portfolios, and financial and stock market statistics." (taken from company website) Constantly updated.

Hoover's handbook of American business Ref. HG4057 .A28617 2003
Profiles 750 major U.S. companies

Hoover's handbook of private companies Ref. HG4057 .A28616 2003
Profiles major U.S. private enterprises

Mergent Industry Review Ref. HG4961 .M68
Ranks companies by industry; includes statistics on revenue, net income, operating profit margin, etc. (updated twice a year)

Security owner's stock guide (Standard and Poor's) Ref. HG4915 .S67
Concise data in tabular format for about 5,100 common and preferred stocks. Two most recent editions kept in reference index section. Older editions are in the stacks. Updated monthly.

Mergent bond record Ref. HG4905 .M78
"This resource provides coverage on corporate, government, municipal, industrial development/environmental control revenue and international bonds, plus structured finance and equipment trust issues, medium-term notes, convertible issues, preferred stocks and commercial paper issues." (taken from company website)

U.S. industry & trade outlook 2000 Ref. HC106.82 .U16 2000

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Online Reference Sources (for journal articles and statistics)
Note: Most of these sources are limited to Valparaiso University Users. Some are freely available. = Freely available

ABI Inform (business database)
Academic Search Elite through INSPIRE (general database) http://lore.inspire.net/
BusIndustry: Business & Industry
BusinessOrgs
Business Source Premier through INSPIRE http://lore.inspire.net/
Disclosure (the pumped up version of Edgar)
Edgar (free government website of filings by public companies) http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Expanded Academic ASAP (general database)
Hoover's (Some of this website is freely available. Use it to find basic company information. Use our databases and print resources to get more in-depth information.)  http://hoovers.com/
Standard and Poor's Net Advantage (very useful tool! Includes S&P Register and Industry Survey. Register contains information on 55,000+ companies. Survey has an overview of 50+ industries, giving outlook and performance information.)
Statistical Universe
WorldScope

Electronic Indexes: Newspaper Articles

LexisNexis Academic
Newslink
Newspaper Source through INSPSIRE http://lore.inspire.net/

We have many other business reference sources--if you don't see what you need, ask for help!