Business and Investment Sites

Databases:

Remote access is limited to Wilmette and Kenilworth library card holders

Business and Company Resource Center
brings together in one database company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports and periodical articles. The full-text of many of the periodical articles is available online and may be printed out or emailed to another location. Library and remote access.

Business Data Online - Reference USA
contains information on over 14 million U.S. businesses and 1.5 million Canadian businesses including sales, number of employees, and contact information. Library and remote access

Morningstar
Rates stocks and funds. Research current or prospective holdings and see how investments fit together. Library and remote access.

Wall Street Journal index and full text (via Proquest Database)
Full-text searching and retrieval of the past 3 years is a part of the Proquest service. Limit your search by selecting the Guided search method and entering "Wall Street Journal" in the Publication Name field. Library and remote access.

Multipurpose Sites:

About.com: Financial Planning/Investing
General business and finance. Includes section for Investment Clubs.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Dept. of Labor provides statistics for business needs.

Bloomberg.com
Business and investment news and tools.

Business Dictionaries
Links to a variety of business dictionaries, including both general sources and specialized ones.

CBS MarketWatch
Primarily a news service.

CNN/Money
An overall news service from the editors of CNN and Money magazine. Special sections include investing and a retirement planner.

INFOTRAC
Database of business and investment articles, many full text, accessed remotely by providing your library card number.

Market Watch
Up to the minute business and investment information.

Motley Fool
An overall news service. Special sections include investing and a retirement planner.

Northern Light Business News
Aggregates online business news, newswires, and industry blogs.

Quicken
Research links under the "Investing" tab include symbol lookup and comparisons to like companies.

Quote
Stock information, industry research, personal finance, business news center, and more.

Yahoo! Finance
Usual subject organization of web sites. Includes symbol lookup.

Specialized Sites:

Annual Reports
Site for accessing both current and historical annual reports.

Bankrate.com
A "one-stop online source for information on all things financial -- from savings to borrowing."

Big Charts
Includes access to historical quote information and special lists of companies.

Bizstats
Provides access to financial ratios, business statistics and benchmarks.

Corporate Information
Includes links to private companies and other countries.

FX Currency Converter
You select currencies, date and amount for conversion.

Hoovers Online
Company information including headlines and executive job changes.

Moolera
Specifically marketed to 20 and 30 year olds.

National Association of Investors Corporation
Educational materials and investment information, especially for investment clubs.

QuantumOnline
Provides online information on preferred stocks and other exchange-traded income investments.

ThomasNet
A resource for industrial information, ThomasNet provides links to products, services, and suppliers.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (home of EDGAR)
The official site of the US government agency.

Chicago Area Business:

Chicago Business
Powered by Crain's Chicago Business, this site serves as a portal that offers daily local business news plus links to public records and hundreds of local and national business-oriented sites. (Registration is required, though there currently is no charge.)

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

City of Chicago - For Business

Evanston Chamber of Commerce

Small Business Association - Illinois

Wilmette Chamber of Commerce