Finance
From Subject Guides
Selected Resources for: Finance June 2009,ws/dl
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Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
- "Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, human resources, finance,computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal." Coverage: 1971 - current
- This database includes a wide variety of business journals that cover "business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information" and many other topics. You can search some 1,300 journals for citations and abstracts. Full text is available online for approximately half of those journals.
- ABI/INFORM Dateline Business, Economics: local and regional business publications Search a unique resource focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides access to business information not typically found in national news sources. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications.
- Coverage: 1971 - current
- ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry Business, Economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
- Coverage: 1971- current
- "Search essential banking industry publications providing information about the financial services industry, banking, and industry trends."
- Coverage: 1969 to date
- "Journals, books, and working papers on economics." This database "provides citations for dissertations and articles in more than 620 collective volumes per year."
- The Emerald Library contains full text of 130 journals from the fields of management, human resources, marketing, and similar disciplines.
- "Wilson Business Full Text is a full text database that indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere, including the leading business magazines and trade and research journals, plus the full text of selected periodicals. The abstracts range from 50 to 150 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage begins in January 1995."
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Business Periodicals Index (1958 - 2005)
- Print index of business periodicals from 1958 to 2005. Recent copies can be found on Wilson Business Full Text.
- Call Number: Z7164.C81 B983
- Factiva contains the full text of all Dow Jones publications and 8,000 other publications, 20,000 company reports, and selected business web sites. In addition it contains the full text of Reuters Business Briefings which include global business news as well as foreign language publications. Works best with Internet Explorer 5.01 and newer.
Predicasts F & S Index
- Index of news and reports on industries, companies, and products including acquisitions, expansion plans, innovations, etc. Information can be found by company name or by SIC codes.
- Call Number: Z 7165 .U5 F23
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs
- Find any or all journals available to the Rider Community.
MATILDA, the Rider University ONLINE CATALOG
- Search MATILDA for books, journals, government documents, videos, selected internet resources available to Rider University students at Moore Library on the Lawrenceville Campus and at Talbott Library on the Princeton campus.
General Reference Sources
Almanacs
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Leo Troy)
- Financial and operating ratios for about 192 industries, with 50 tax-based performance indicators based on actual IRS tax return data. Arranged by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), accompanying CD at circulation desk.
- Call number: Reference Ref. HF 5681 .R25 T68
Irwin Business and Investment Almanac
- Dated information from the '90's but good source of short explanations of terms and markets.
- Call Number: Ref. HF5003 .D68a
Dictionaries
Dictionary of International Business Terms
- Call Number : Ref. HD62.4 S54
- Searchable and browse-able dictionary with 6,000 terms and 20,000 cross-references.
New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance
- Call Number: Ref. HG151 .N47
Yahoo!Finance- Financial Glossary
- Excellent source of definitions for acronyms.
Directories
American Corporate Families (Billion Dollar Directory)
- Call Number: Ref. HG4057 .A147
Dun and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory
- Call Number: Ref. HG4057 .A148
Hoover’s Handbook of American Business
- Hoover’s offers some of their information for free online. Hoover’s Company Capsules & Profiles are also available via ABI-INFORM (available via the Rider University Libraries’ home page/DATABASES)
- Call numver: Ref. HD 2709 .H55
International Directory of Company Histories
- Call number: Ref. HD 2709 .U7 .H55
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations
- Who owns whom, the family tree of most major corporations in U.S. and internationally. Latest edition only, 2004 has 8 volumes.
- Call Number: Ref. HG4057 .A217
Mergent Industrial Manual
- Call number: Ref. HG 4961 .M67
Mergent International Manual
- Call number: Ref. HG 4009 .M66
Wards Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
- Call Number: Ref. HG4009 .W35
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of American Industries
- Call Number: Ref. HC 102 .E53
Encyclopedia of Associations
- Call Number: Ref. AS22 .E5
Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance
- Call Number: Ref. HF1001 .E466
International Encyclopedia of Mutual Funds, Closed-end Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Call Number: Ref. HG4530 .M225
International Encyclopedia of Technical Analysis
- Call Number: Ref. HG4529 .I584
International encyclopedia of the stock market
- Call Number: Ref. HG4551 .I528 1999
- Combination encyclopedia and dictionary. Very good explanatory articles.
General Reference Works
Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks
- Organized by NAICS codes, industry level liquidity ratios, coverage ratios and leverage ratios. Very good source of comparison numbers for evaluation of companies.
- Call Number: Ref. HF5681 .B2 R6
Europa World Year Book
- Call Number: Ref. JN1 .E85
The Statesman's Year-book
- Call Number: Ref. JA51 .S7
Handbooks and Manuals
Barron's Finance and Investment Handbook
- Call Number: Ref. HG173 .D66
Handbook of Financial Market Indexes, Averages, and Indicators
- Call Number: Ref. HG4636 .B49
Handbook of Financial Modeling
- Call Number: Ref. HG4012 .G84
Handbook of World Stock and Commodity Exchanges
- Call Number: Ref. HG4551 .H319
Rankings
Business Rankings Annual
- Call number: Ref. HG 4057 .A353
D&B Business Rankings
- Call number: Ref. HG 4057 .A237
Mergent's Dividend Achievers
- Call Number: Ref. HG4050 .M66
Security Analysts' Reports
Business & Company Resource Center Investment Reports
- Search for individual company and click on Investment Reports tab. Reports from Smith Barney, Prudential, CIBC, A.G. Edwards, Morgan Stanley and others.
Standard & Poors NetAdvantage - Companies
- Includes Outlook's Market Insight, Stovall's Sector Watch, Takeover Talk, Stock Picks and Pans and Market Snapshots. To find analyst's reports, see Investment ideas on left column.
- Location: Located at the Circulation Desk of Moore Library for Reference use.
Internet Resources
Databases
Disclosure
- "provides business and financial information on approximately 12,000 public companies. This information is derived from reports files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC). Financial information includes annual and quarterly balance sheets, income and cash flow statements (in a structured as reported format), annual financial ratios, and weekly price-earnings information. Business information includes the full text of the management discussion, the President's letter to shareholders, footnotes to financials, officers, directors, subsidiaries, and exhibits". This database is available from a CD-LAN workstation in the Moore Library Reference Room. Click here to access Disclosure.
This database is available from a CD-LAN workstation in the Moore Library Reference Room.
- "The ReferenceUSA database contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents."
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
- Combines eleven of the investor information products from Standard and Poor's. Information available by company and by industry. Mutual funds information including a screener that allows sorting by various performance and technical ratio. Bond screener sorts by price, rating, yield, etc.
- Contains current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. Information on retail sales, manufacturing, trade, inventories, industrial production and current industry reports, all for the US. This database is available from a CD-LAN workstation in the Moore Library Reference Room.
Gateways & Megasites
- "Online Desktop for Executives", scoll down to Business Research for links to financial information.
- One of the most powerful resources on the Internet. Information on individual stocks, bonds, options including historical data. Reports on corporations, industries and countries. Use the site guide on the left hand side to find categorties
Official Agency and Organization Web Sites
- Rates, payback dates, etc. on U.S. Savings Bonds, T-Bills and Treasury notes.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Independent agency with oversight of commodity futures and options trading. Analysis research and data and links to exchanges.
Federal Reserve Bank Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
Federal Reserve Bank Working Papers
- Search by topics and scroll down to Money and Taxes to link for interface to DFTC, SEC and Treasury regulations.
Securities and Exchange Commission
- Investor information, regulatory actions, litigation, etc.
- Prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Monthly. One of the most important sources for current U.S. business statistics. Covers general business indicators, prices, domestic and foreign trade, labor force, employment and earnings, finance and the major industries. Special reports appear at intervals on national income and product accounts, international transactions, personal income and international investment both here and abroad.
Periodical and Newspaper subscriptions
News Sources
- Indexed and full-text back to 1984. In addition to keyword, the index is searchable by company name, product name and NAICS code. To reach this feature use "Advanced Search" and select from the drop-down box beside each search box.
Rider University
Career Information
What Can I Do With This Major?
- A convenient website that helps you connect majors with careers. Each major contains an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose Links to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers. Disclaimer: Please note that the websites listed under Links are not maintained by the Rider University Career Center but are provided as a convenience to students.
Societies, Agencies, and Organizations
Trade & Professional Associations
Association for Financial Professionals
- Global advocate for the financial profession. Research reports on site are free access
Investment Advisors Association
- Formerly the Investment Counsel Association of America, changed its name to reflect that "every member firm of the Association is registered as an 'investment advisor' under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the law that governs the investment advisor profession".
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
- Largest securities industry self-regulatory organization in the U.S., and parent of the NASDAQ stock market.
Securities Industry Associaton (SIA)
- Trade association for North American securities firms.
Statistics and Data
Data Resources
- Interactive chart builder can include stock prices back 10 years and comparisons with indexes.
Business Statistics of the United States
- Call Number: HC101 .A132
- Foreign exchange rates for 164 currencies, includes gold and silver pricing. Historical daily rates back for a maximum of 2000 days.
International Financial Statistics
- International Monetary Fund's compendium of world economic statistics. Current months in paper, bakc to 1966 in microfilm.
International Financial Statistics Yearbook
- Current edition of yearbook in Ready Reference, older editions in Reference Extension.
- Call Number: HG61 .I57
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993
- Excellent source of demographic and economic statistics including GDP in current and constant currencies, national accounts, finance and prices.
- Call Number: HA175 .M55
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000
- Excellent source of demographic and economic statistics including GDP in current and constant currencies, national accounts, finance and prices.
- Call Number: HA4675 .M552
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993
- Excellent source of demographic and economic statistics including GDP in current and constant currencies, national accounts, finance and prices.
- Call Number: HA1107 .M5
- Research and reports including last year's numbers
- Has searchable interface for all IPO's back three years, includes filings, pricing, withdrawn, etc.
Main Economic Indicators, Historical Statistics; 1964-1983
- Data available for OECD countries(Europe, Japan,Korea,Australia,U.S). Quaterly figures included for some data. Easy to use tables.
- Call Number: HC59 .M34
- Statistics on venture capital.
Standard & Poor's Current Statistics: Security Price Index Record
- Paper copy of S&P 500's prices back to 1941. Easy to skim tables.
- Call Number: HC101 .S74
Statistical Resources
- The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software
- NoodleBib 6 Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list that complies with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. Starter and Advanced versions.The user's guide is also available for download. © Copyright 1999-2006 NoodleTools, Inc.
Library Information
Primary Subject Location
- Moore Library is a comprehensive general library with heavy emphasis on business, education, language and literature, communication and science. A collection of video and DVD formats and the Riderana/University Archives provide special support. Located on Rider's Lawrenceville campus, the building is named for Franklin F. Moore.
Campus: Lawrenceville
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