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Investing Guide

Using our online catalog

Use the following subject headings to find books on investing:

Browsing the shelves:

Browse the shelves in the reference, adult non-fiction, new books, and audio-visual sections of the Library:

  • Annuities--368.32

  • Banks & banking--332.1

  • Investing--332.6

  • IRAs/401(K) Plans--332.024

  • forms of investment: stocks, bonds, mutual Funds--332.63

Reference Materials

(Reference Business Table)

  • Mergent's Annual Dividend Record

  • Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks

  • Morningstar Mutual Funds

  • Mutual Fund Fact Book

  • Value Line Investment Survey: Expanded Edition

Periodicals

Current issues are located on the Main Floor

Barron's

Business Week

Forbes

Fortune

Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Money

Wall Street Journal

 

Web Sites

  • Bankrate.com
    http://www.bankrate.com
    Check this website for information on mortgage rates, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and much more.

  • Bonds Online
    http://www.bondsonline.com
    Topics include US corporate bonds, US Municipal bonds, US Treasury and Federal Agency securities, bond funds, convertible bonds, and portfolio strategy.

  • CEO Express--http://www.ceoexpress.com
    Business portal includes links to investment sites, financial markets, investing magazines, as well as company research and general business resources.

  • CNN Money
    http://money.cnn.com

  • Internet Public Library Investment Pathfinder: --http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus35.00.00/

  • InvestorGuide: "The Only Investing Site You Need"--http://www.investorguide.com
    Comprehensive investment site with "Investment Guide University" for investors of all skill levels, and a financial dictionary

  • Mutual Fund Statistics
    http://www.ici.org/stats/mf/
    An "annual compilation of facts and figures on the U.S. mutual fund industry" including links to annual Mutual Fund Factbooks.

  • Ohio State University's Virtual Finance Library
    http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/overview.htm
    A resource from Ohio State's Department of Finance for students and personal investors.

  • Pink Sheets
    http://www.pinksheets.com
    Current and historical quotes for OTC (over-the-counter) stocks.

  • Savings Bonds.gov
    http://www.savingsbonds.gov
    "Your official source for savings bond information."

  • Scripophily
    http://www.scripophily.com
    Research and identify old certificates of stocks and bonds, and explore the historical significance of obsolete certificates.

  • Securities & Exchange Commission Tools for Investors
    http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools.shtml
    SEC's Online Publications for Investors

    http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs.shtml

  • Yahoo Finance
    http://finance.yahoo.com
    One of the most comprehensive sites for stock quotes, historical stock prices, charts, news, insider holdings and a host of other investment and personal finance information.


OPLIN Research Databases

A current library card is required to access OPLIN databases.

eLibrary
Full-text database of magazines, newspapers, television and radio transcripts, and more.

EBSCOHost databases:

  • MasterfilePremier:
    Abstracts and full-text articles for over 1,880 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including business and general reference.

  • Business Source Premier
    "Provides full text for over 1,060 journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and much more."

  • Newspaper Source
    Provides full text for 159 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six newswires, and nine newspaper columns, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles Times (for a total of 194 full text newspapers and other sources."

  • Regional Business News
    This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
     

Selected Books

  • Alexander, Colin
    Streetsmart Guide to Timing the Stock Market: When to Buy, Sell and Sell Short (2006)
    Call No. 332.63228 Al
  • Goodman,Jordan Elliot
    Master Your Money Type: Using Your Financial Personality to Create A Life of Wealth and Freedom (2006)
    Call No. 332.024 Go
  • Quinn, Jane Bryant
    Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People (2006)
    Call No. 332.024 Qu
  • Tracy, John A.
    How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers (2004)
    Call No. 657.3 Tr


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