Business 1100 Research Guide
Financial Planning Project
This course project is a research assignment in
financial planning. Before you begin your research, read the sections
"Developing An Investment Plan" and "Traditional
Investment Alternatives" in your text. You
will prepare a personal financial plan using $40,000 which you
have to invest in the stock market.
Self-Analysis - Your Investment Goals
- About.com:Stocks
http:// stocks.about.com
Good introduction to stock investing.
- biz.yahoo.com/Education
Center
http://biz.yahoo.com/edu
Under Investing 101, select "Beginning Investing" or "Stocks" to read articles on getting started in stock investing.
Stock Selection
- FORTUNE.com
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
Browse the Fortune lists for companies to investigate.
- Yahoo Finance Stock Screeners
http://screener.finance.yahoo.com/presetscreens.html
These stock screeners will help you select stocks using selected
criteria.
- Investment
Finder - MSN Money
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/customstocksdl.asp
Another stock screener.
- Standard & Poor's Company Research
If you're trying to decide whether or not to purchase stock in a particular company, read the STOCK REPORT to see what Standard & Poor's has to say about that company.
Tracking Stock Prices
- Yahoo Finance - My Portfolio
http://finance.yahoo.com
Go to the MY PORTFOLIOS section and create your own portfolio of stocks which you have selected.
Company and Industry Analysis
Other Resources
Judy
Wagner, Professor/Reference Librarian
SRC 3044
60-942-2021
wagnerj@cod.edu
