Websites

The Internet can provide a world of information about companies and their financial status. Websites tend to disappear over time and are often replaced by others that are even better. Here are some Websites that were available when this book was written that can help you research financial information:

The glossary available at Investorwords.com ( www.investorwords.com ) is a goldmine for all those hard-to-understand terms that you may hear in financial discussions. It ‚ s a quick way to find well-written definitions for words, ratios, and terms. Most items are cross-referenced to related topics.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ‚ s Website ( www.sec.gov ) is a source for annual reports and other statements for publicly held companies.

Forbes, Inc. maintains a Website ( www.forbes.com ) with information on the 500 top private companies. Other valuable business sites include Dun & Bradstreet ( www.dnb.com ), the Brandow Company ( www.bizminer.com ), Zacks ( www.zacks.com/research ), and Hoover ‚ s Online ( www.hoovers.com ). They all specialize in information for investors and business people. You can find information on companies and industries at these sites.

www.monster.com is a job search site that can give information about where the company is hiring and what types of measures and responsibilities are expected of the applicants .

Don ‚ t overlook general search engines, such as www.google.com , for searching for a company name alone or together with other words or phrases such as ‚“annual report ‚½ or ‚“press release. ‚½