Business Librarians in North Carolina

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Business Librarians in North Carolina

• Investment Resources on a Zero
• Budget
• Using NC LIVE and Free Web Resources
• NCLA Conference September, 2005
• Rita W. Moss UNC Chapel Hill

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Basic Investment Information

• Encyclopedia of Finance
• http//www.ameritrade.com/education/html/encyclope
  dia/
• Guide to Online Investing
• http//www.ameritrade.com/education/html/guide/ind
  ex.html

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Encyclopedia of Finance
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What are Stocks?
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Guide to Online Investing
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Investment Company Institute
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Statements Publications
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Publications
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Specific Investment Information

• Business Source Elite
• 10000 companies in the directory
• Hoovers Company Profiles Capsule
• Profile information is more comprehensive
• ABI/Inform Complete
• Full text of the WSJ

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msn.money
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Research Stocks
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CISCO Quotes
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Analyst Ratings
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YAHOO! Finance (CISCO)
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Historical Prices
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Analyst Opinion
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YAHOO! Finance Mutual Funds
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Fund Quote
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Mutual Fund Investors Center
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Investment Strategies
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Current NC LIVE Databases

• ABI/Inform Complete
• Business Source Elite
• Kiplinger Finance Forecasts

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Final Thought

• Dont Forget
• You can now get more than you pay for!
• And
• As librarians we only make suggestions
• NOT recommendations.