the Internet Public Library

Finance Resources

The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.

Show Me Associations | Serials in this category.

Corporate Finance

Financial transactions for businesses and strategies for corporate financial management.

Investments

Tools, techniques and resources for investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other financial instruments.

Personal Finance

Financial transactions for individuals and families; and strategies for personal financial management.

Resources in this category are:

ABI World

http://www.abiworld.org/

Bankruptcy information, including news/headlines, legislative information, statistics, and a bankruptcy library. "ABI World is the premier site on the Internet for bankruptcy statistics, information and research for both the insolvency professional and the general public, as well as a resource for the media."

Author: American Bankruptcy Institute (abi@pipeline.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Bankruptcy

Annual Reports Library

http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/index.html

On this site, there is "information for investors about how to read an annual report, how to find reports online, information for students and educators as well as for those involved in creating annual reports and for those interested in reports by non-profit and charitable organizations."

Author: Annual Reports Library (jimbomil@worldnet.att.net)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Accounting

Business & Economics--Finance

AuditNet

http://www.auditnet.org/

"Internet Resources for Auditors, Accountants and Financial Professionals. Sections include Kaplan's AuditNet Resource List (KARL) with more than 300 Internet resources for auditors, accountants and financial professionals and Auditors Sharing Audit Programs Network (ASAPNet) with over 100 audit programs for auditors and accountants.

Author: Jim Kaplan (jmkaplan@ix.netcom.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Accounting

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Auditors

Barkley's Comprehensive Financial Glossary

http://www.oasismanagement.com/glossary/index.html

Definitions of terms from the worlds of finance, investments, and risk management.

Author: OASIS Management

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Business & Economics--Finance--Investments

Economics and Finance Information

http://home.gvi.net/~stevenw/Main.html

"Links to personal finance and hardcore economics." Lightly annotated and organized by topic.

Author: Steven A. Waller (stevenw@gvi.net)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Economics

Business & Economics--Finance

Gay Financial Network (GFN)

http://www.gfn.com/

"Gfn.com is the first fully integrated virtual community devoted to the distinct financial information and investment needs of the gay and lesbian community. [Their] mission is simple: Community, Commitment and Capital." Along with general financial information, they have an online newsletter, Gay Financial Weekly, covering business and government news with an emphasis on issues of particular interest to gays and lesbians. Some areas of the site are only available to GFN members. Membership is free.

Author: GFN Holdings, LLC (support@gfn.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender

Keywords: investment

MagPortal.com: Magazine Articles on Finance & Investment

http://www.MagPortal.com/c/fin/

A searchable, browsable directory of magazine articles related to finance and investment topics that are available online. Topics covered include: Bonds; Briefs; Derivatives & Trading; Market & Economy; Mutual Funds; Personal Finance; Property & REIT's; Retirement Plans; Stocks; Taxes. Updated every few days.

Author: Hot Neuron LLC (support@magportal.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Money Hunter

http://www.moneyhunter.com/

Money Hunt Properties is a commercial venture capital broker which has provided a downloadable business plan for use in any word processing program. Its site also includes links to venture capital sources and information.

Author: Money Hunt Properties (loop@moneyhunter.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing; Business Plan

Money: Best Places to Live

http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/

This site profiles America's 300 largest metro areas. Money's Best Places search engine allows one to search a database in order to find the best places to live, work or play. Search by city name or by a combination of nine factors, including: weather, economy, housing, health, education, crime, transportation, leisure, arts and culture. 

Author:

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Consumer Issues & Services

Business & Economics--Finance

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Weather; Arts; Leisure; Homes; Cost of Living

The New York Stock Exchange Glossary of Financial Terms

http://www.nyse.com/

The NYSE Glossary of Financial Terms offers clear and concise definitions for common financial terms.

Author: The New York Stock Exchange

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB)

http://www.otcbb.com/dynamic/

"The OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume information in over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities. An OTC equity security generally is any equity that is not listed or traded on Nasdaq® or a national securities exchange.  OTCBB securities include national, regional, and foreign equity issues, warrants, units, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and Direct Participation Programs (DPPs). The OTCBB: provides access to more than 6,500 securities; includes more than 400 participating Market Makers; electronically transmits real-time quote, price, and volume information in domestic securities, foreign securities and ADRs; and displays indications of interest and prior-day trading activity in DPPs."

Author: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (isfeedback@nasdaq.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Over-the-counter

Public Register's Annual Report Service (PRARS)

http://www.prars.com/newform2.html

A service that will SnailMail selected annual reports from participating companies to addresses in the United States. Organized alphabetically and by industry.

Author:

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Directories

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Annual Reports

Rate.net

http://www.rate.net/index.htm

"RateNet tracks over 11,000 financial institutions in 175 markets nationwide. RateNet is the only ranking service in the banking industry that analyzes interest rate performance and financial stability." There are also links to banking web sites and "to many related real estate, autos and investment products."

Author: DataTrac Corporation (info@dtrac.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Banking

Business & Economics--Finance

Business & Economics--Real Estate

Keywords: investments; automobiles; autos; cars; mortgage

Research Starting Point

http://www.iwaynet.net/~nesser/research.html

"This site provides a structured look at many sites on the Internet which may be helpful in performing various types of legal and/or business research." Links are grouped into the categories: accounting, companies, government, industry, legal, news, reference, search engines, and statistics.

Author: Nesser Consulting Group, Ltd. (nesser@iwaynet.net)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Business & Economics--Industry

Law, Government & Political Science

Keywords: companies; industry; statistics; market research

Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse

http://securities.stanford.edu/

"The Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation. The Clearinghouse identifies 1039 issuers that have been named in federal class action securities fraud lawsuits since passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Clearinghouse also contains full text searchable copies of more than 2000 complaints, briefs, filings, and other litigation-related materials filed in these cases."

Author: Stanford Law School (webmaster@law.stanford.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Wachowicz's Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students

http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html

Large list of links of interest to finance students assembled by Professor John M. Wachowicz, Jr. The links are divided into 8 categories -- introduction to financial management, valuation, tools of financial analysis and planning, working capital management, investment in capital assets, the costs of capital..., intermediate and long term financing, and special areas of financial management. Most of the links have brief annotations describing their content.

Author: John M. Wachowicz, Jr. (jwachowi@utk.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Business Valuation; Capital

Search the IPL Ready Reference Collection

Return to: Business & Economics | Ready Reference Collection | IPL Reference Center | IPL Lobby