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Stocks of Local Interest
Quotes, charts and more from
Daily Stocks
Or, enter stock symbol below.
Renaissance Learning, Inc. (formerly Advantage Learning Systems) (NASDAQ:
RLRN)
Stora Enso (seo), formally Consolidated Papers, Inc. (cdp)
Georgia Pacific (gp)
Northland Cranberries (cbrya)
The Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI)
Associated Banc-Corp (asbc)
Lands' End, Inc. On May 13, 2002, Lands' End Agrees to Be Acquired By Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S)
(from
Yahoo)
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Financial
Advice |
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American Association of Individual
Investors
Financial advice on all sorts of topics, as well as
resource tools, message boards, etc. Registration required for all but
basic articles.
Identity Theft Resource Center web site. Smart
Computing magazine recommends the Identity Theft Resource Center "whether you are an identity-theft victim or want assistance in
preventing yourself from becoming one."
Motley Fool
Lots of
opinions on finance and investing topics, but not all from experts. Offers
news, FAQs, Message Boards, Archives, and the Fool Watch, a daily email
service. |
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Metasites |
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CNNMoney.com
Hundred of useful sites
and links, including many news stories.
DailyStocks
Research
stocks and mutual funds, get quotes, and more.
EDGAR database (Securities and
Exchange Commission)
FreeEDGAR
At the SEC’s EDGAR site,
you receive official SEC reports, 24 hours after they’re filed. At
FreeEDGAR, you can get real-time filings that have been rearranged into an
easier-to-read format, or email updates to let you know when filings are
made for companies you want to track.
FINweb
Hundreds of links to
world wide web sites on economics and finance.
Wall Street Research Net
Wall Street Research Net was acquired by internet.com and
will enhance its Internet Stocks Channel.
Yahoo! Finance
Select “Finance”
under “Business & Economy” for hundreds of useful sites on every
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Online
Versions of Print Media |
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Most respected print financial resources now
have counterparts on the world wide web. These are often good sites to
find financial advice, comparisons, and news of interest, but are usually
partially or fully restricted to users who pay registration fees (see A
Word About Fee-Based Services on the Internet below). Most of the
following require immediate registration in order to access more than a
few articles, even for free service. Read the fine print for registration
requirements and expectations before registering. |
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Barron’s Online
Business Week
Economist
Financial Times
Fortune
Inc.
Kiplinger
Money Magazine
Morningstar.com
USA Today
ValueLine
Wall Street Journal |
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Personal Finance and Investing |
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Bank Rate
Monitor
Tracks bank rates for major cities throughout the U.S.,
including the Madison and Milwaukee areas. “Other rates” also lists major
credit union rates and gives a national average. Sign up for email rate
alerts.
BigCharts
Covers mutual
funds and stocks, with quotes as far back as 1985. The “Stock
Sectors”option allows you to look up stocks in a certain sector, and you
may view the results of your searches in a pre-formatted (“quick”) or a
self-formatted (“interactive”) chart. You may receive weekly chart updates
if you have HTML enhanced email (Netscape Messenger or Internet Explorer
4.0).
Business Week
Online
In cooperation with Standard & Poor's, many services including excellent links to news and
research materials for investing.
InfoBeat
Free email service
will mail you self-specified financial/investment reports, including
morning, evening and/or weekly quotes. Minimal registration required.
InsureMarket
Lots of life
and auto insurance information, including personalized quotes, a primer on
insurance basics, and links to major insurers.
Invest-o-Rama!
closed its web site effective June 1, 2001. A possible substitute is
Investorguide.com
is published by WebFinance Inc., a five year old provider of
investment resources on the web.
InvestTOOLS
Offers many
free services, such as links to free annual reports and other investment
research information. Many more services available for purchase.
Netstock
Direct
Provides a searchable list of DRP (dividend reinvestment
programs) and no-load stocks.
Quicken Insurance formerly
InsureMarket
Lots of life and auto insurance information, including
personalized quotes, a primer on insurance basics, and links to major
insurers.
Quote.Com
Free delayed
quotes and fee-based real time quotes. Thorough and detailed quote
coverage, plus links to many other financial resources.
Silicon
Investor
Focuses primarily on “tech” stocks, with emphasis on
message boards and chat. Other financial services also available.
Vanguard’s
Websites for Investors
A list of websites, many of which provide investor education |
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Reference Tools |
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The Currency Converter
(Olsen & Associates)
Rates are available for more than 164
currencies for any day since January 1, 1990. Updated daily by Olsen &
Associates.
Financecenter.com’s
SmartCalc
Over 100 calculators for finances--home, auto, budgeting,
savings, credit, insurance, investing and retirement. |
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A
Word About Fee Based Services on the Internet |
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The sites below represent just a fraction of
the sites you can access for a fee (see also Online Versions of Print
Financial Resources, above), and are recommended by various financial
resources.
Online Brokers
Before making any trades with online
brokerages, check out the Gomez
Advisors to see how the online brokerages rate. One of the most
generally recommended sites is ETrade,
where most trades require low commissions.
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StockSmart
An excellent
source for stock information, including quotes on 86,000 stocks from
companies in 39 countries, as well as mutual fund quote, news, and
industry overviews. Requires registration and paid subscription. |
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TheStreet
Includes financial
models and financial analysis for small monthly fee. |
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Disclaimer |
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Disclaimer: The Library does not give
financial investing advice. The above page is to be used as a reference
tool to find the information you need to make your own personal finance
decisions.
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