Websites
- Market DataProvides current data on US stocks, international markets, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, credit markets, commodities, futures, currencies, and earnings. From the WSJ.
- InvestopediaInvesting information for beginners, experienced investors, and active traders. Features tutorials, an investment game, a dictionary, research material and more.
- InvestorGuide.comFeatures information and advice on stocks, mutual funds, retirement planning, portfolio management, and estate planning.
- Investor's ClearinghouseProvides information on investing and financial markets, including educational material and links to other investment websites.
- Investor InformationThis SEC website has links to tips and publications to help users invest wisely.
Reference Books
Investors' Guide to Stock QuotationsCall Number: HG4636 .W28 1990 Young Library Reference – 2nd floorPublication Date: 1990Explains how to read stock, bond, mutual fund, and commodities quotations in newspapers. Also includes appendices listing companies, ticker symbols, and exchanges on which stock is traded, and definitions of ratings by Moody's and Standard and Poor's.
Books
Finance and Investment HandbookCall Number: HG173 .D66 2007
Young Library – 4th floor
More than 5,000 terms, financial abbreviations, and acronyms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions.
The Money MarketCall Number: Call Number: HG226 .S74 1990 Young Library – 4th floorComprehensive money market coverage including treasury bonds, CDs, and money market funds.
The Stock MarketCall Number: HG4551 .H23 2007 Young Library – 4th floorIntroduction to the stock market--what it is, how it works, and why it plays a vital role in business and economic growth.- The Informed Investor's Guide to Financial QuotationsCall Number: HG4521 .B439 1994 Young Library – 4th floorDemonstrates how to read, understand, and interpret financial market quotations printed in financial publications and newspapers. Financial instruments covered include stocks, bonds, treasury securities, futures, options, mutual funds, and the dollar and foreign exchange.
E-books
Financial Analyst's Indispensable Pocket GuideProvides CFA terminology and fundamental concepts.
The Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street JournalProvides overview of the economic forces affecting investments and shows how to read and analyze the Wall Street Journal's market data.- Commodity Trading ManualA comprehensive overview of the futures industry, including exchange operations, market fundamentals, a glossary, and directory of major future exchanges worldwide.
Business and Economics Liaison
Jennifer Horne
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