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In the financial world, the terms "Dow Jones" "S&P 500" and "Nasdaq" are used all the time. Learn more about what these market indexes are, as well as the history and function of the major stock exchanges and investment research houses.
Import Genius - A Great New Tool for Investors and Business Owners
We discovered a great new tool called Import Genius that lets investors and business owners search the import export records of the United States using an online hosted database. Import Genius requires a twelve month subscription but offers tiered pricing with different features depending on the data level you need for import export records.
Ticker Spy Lets You Peek on the Holdings of the Big Investors
There is a new investment service called Ticker Spy that allows you to see the investment holdings of great investors that are required to disclose their holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Ticker Spy service gets that data and puts it into a format that you can understand and search through in a few seconds.
When the Financial Media Gets It Wrong
Sometimes, the financial media just doesn't understand share repurchase programs. They constantly question the source the growth originates yet profit is profit.
Stock Picks, Model Portfolios, & Market Reports
Stock picks, model investment portfolios, and exclusive market reports from a team of top performing investment experts. Free & premium memberships available.
American Stock Exchange [AMEX]
The official site of the Amex Stock Exchange.
Big Charts
Get historical, custom made charts for any stock on this site. Compare stock prices of specific companies to other companies or the market as a whole. Very useful and highly recommended.
Dow Jones Industrial / Utility Average
A list of the companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial and Utility Average.
Free Real Time Quotes
Get free-real time stock market quotes; a service that professionals pay hundreds of dollars a month for. Requires registration.
Investor Guide
Your guide to the stock market - earnings estimates, quotes, and much, much, more.
Nasdaq
The official site of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
New York Stock Exchange
The biggest and most famous stock exchange in the world, the NYSE ["the big board"] handles the trading of over one billion shares daily. Excellent site.
Yahoo! Finance
One of the best and most successful free research sites on the internet, brought to you by Yahoo!
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