Exam 4: Sources of Investment Information

Dun and Bradstreet is known for its comprehensive data on no-load mutual funds.

The primary advantage of using Compustat over using the S&P manuals is that Compustat

The Business Periodicals Index references subjects in approximately 170 periodicals in fields of accounting,advertising,banking,communications,economics,finance etc.

Which journal has both academic and practitioner articles that deal with mainly analytical tools,new laws and regulations,and financial analysis?

While the SEC requires the l0-K report to be filed annually the 8-K,which covers important events of which stockholders should be aware,is filed quarterly.

Standard & Poor's Bond Guide is a monthly booklet providing information to investors on corporate and convertible bonds.

Morningstar Inc.is best known for its data on mutual funds.

Morningstar is one of the largest mutual funds in the U.S.

Robert Morris Associates provides the majority of data on international stock markets.

One would expect to find information on motor vehicles,banking,national income and inflation statistics in the Survey of Current Business.

The Federal Reserve Bulletin would least likely contain information on

The World Wide Web has become very important to investors mostly because they can now access EDGAR-online.

Compustat is PC based system aimed at the individual investor and provides comprehensive information on financial data for over 3,000 companies.

You can find the same economic data on any of the 12 Federal Reserve Bank's Internet Site.

Year-end Corporate Reports for NYSE stocks are selected and bound in an annual publication called Standard & Poor's Stock Guide.

The National Bureau of Economic Research has successfully used economic indicators to identify peaks and troughs in the business cycle.

The 10K report is

_____ would probably be used to compare the financial ratios of a company with those of the industry.

A cross index of companies which provides names,addresses,phone numbers and sales is Dun's Marketing Services Billion Dollar Directory.

Which of the following is not a source of economic data published by the government?