Starting Points: Guide to Stocks and Bonds

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Adult Reference – 1^st Floor 

International Directory of Company Histories - R 338.47 Int

This multi-volume encyclopedia includes detailed narrative histories of hundreds of companies (including name changes) along with side-barred contact information, figures, company perspectives, key dates, and more.

(Located at reference desk)

Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies

Profiles of 900 major non-public companies, including in-depth histories for 200 of the largest or most influential.     

New York Times – Year-End Closing Prices  

Closing figures for the last day of trading for the previous year.

Wall Street Journal – Year-End Closing Prices

Closing figures for the last day of trading for the previous year.

Financial Desk – 1^st Floor  
 

Directory of Obsolete Securities

Contains brief profiles of banks and businesses whose names have been lost due to name change, mergers & acquisitions, dissolution, reorganization, and bankruptcy.        

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks  

Quarterly detailed overviews on thousands of stocks.

Mergent Industrial Manuals

Includes company histories including name changes and dates. Use the blue index. Contains information on transfer agents, auditors, shareholders and annual meetings.      

Standard & Poor's Stock Market Encyclopedia

Quarterly detailed overviews on thousands of stocks.
                                                                                           
Value Line Products

The Library subscribes to Small and Mid-Cap Edition, Mutual Fund Survey, Investment Survey, and Investment Survey Selection & Opinion newsletter.

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 332.6
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject headings for this topic are big business – history; bonds; investments; securities; stocks.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost, Infotrac Onefile, and Business & Company Resource Center - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit the search to
       a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Big Charts: Includes quotes, news, industries, markets, historical quotes, big reports and more.  
         
Edgar (SEC Filings and Forms): The registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms of all foreign and domestic companies can be located through Edgar.        
        
Stocks and Bonds: A stocks and bonds primer and the basics of investing.
       
Yahoo Finance: Current and historical stock quotes, up to date news, and portfolio management resources.

**The Library also offers a collection of Business & Personal Finance related sites on its website.  Go to (www.wppl.org), then to Reference Resources, then Good Web Sites, then click on Business & Personal Finance.**

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