Finance Links

http://businessdirectory.dowjones.com

Offers ratings and reviews to hundreds of financial websites, saving you the
time of checking each yourself. Dow Jones Offers Money and Investing Update from the Wall Street Journal with current commentary and data on most major markets. (John Page)

http://www.reportgallery.com

Complete listing of Annual Reports published on the internet. Save time and
paper by gathering financial information online. They have links containing
complete, page by page review of Annual Reports from around the world. Many Viewing Pages have hot links directly to Company Home Pages. A search engine is provided to find listings on specific categories, geography and text. (John Page)

http://www.cbot.com

One of the most active markets in the world in commodities and financial
derivatives. The CBOT market is generating valuable price information that you can track at this web site. You will find charts
and technical research (via MarketPlex), recent crop reports (in RealAudio
format) and Market price data and commentary. You can also phone in to track a market that interests you. (John Page)

http://wsn.doremus.com

A source for corporate bond data. Follows deals over time and lets you figure
out current pricing in the corporate bond market. (John Page)

First Union Economic Information - http://firstunion.com/library/econews

First Union's site is pretty impressive and includes analysis of the U.S., and international economies. It includes regular commentary and weekly analysis of current conditions. (Michael Dotson)

Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce - http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/JIBC/

The JIBC is designed to inform professionals and support discussions of electronic banking and commerce issues. You can subscribe to receive Journal issues via email. The Journal's web site supports publication of substantive analytical articles by including archives of email issues and of full text articles in the HTML format. (Michael Dotson)

The FDIC - http://www.fdic.gov/index.html

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation home page offers up to date information on rules and regulations, Deposit Insurance, Bank Data, Consumer and Community information, current event information, etc. There is extensive information about banking in general along with FDIC white papers. (Michael Dotson)

Online Banking Report: Strategies for the Internet ?http://www.onlinebankingreport.com/home/

An independent online newsletter, which is 5-years old, focused on the Internet banking industry. It provides information on the latest trends in the online banking industry. It provides an exclusive monthly report on home banking and interactive financial products. Unfortunately the full publication is not free like much of the Internet has been, subscriptions are $695 per year there is some very useful basic information available for free.(Michael Dotson)

The Economist http://www.economist.com/
The weekly business newsmagazine on the web. The Economist Web site publishes, gratis, a few articles; however, it charges a fee for online access to the full "newspaper." (Michael Dotson)

The Federal Reserve System:

Purposes & Functions - http://www.federalreserve.gov/pf/pf.htm

This web site is a publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. It is both available to view online or via Adobe Acrobat format, as a complete publication or by chapter. It provides an Overview of the Federal Reserve System; Monetary Policy and the Economy ; The Implementation of Monetary Policy; The Federal Reserve in the International Sphere; Supervision and Regulation; Consumer and Community Affairs; Reserve Bank Services (Michael Dotson)

Listing of all Federal Reserve Banks - Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco.

The International Finance and Commodities Institute (IFCI) http://risk.ifci.ch

A non-profit foundation, IFCI offers a Risk Watch site that provides a very informative introduction and guide to important official documents in the area of financial risk management, focusing on:

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> Introduction to Risk Management provides an overview of the main issues in risk management.

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> Key Risk Concepts provides a framework for understanding risk in financial markets. Gives real life examples, read about the failure of Barings, for example.

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> Risk Library contains carefully selected regulatory documents going back to 1988

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> Glossary contains a listing of some 3,000 risk related terms to assist the user in understanding the more technical terms in the documents. I found entries brief but helpful. (Michael Dotson)

Sound Money from Minnesota Public Radio - http://www.soundmoney.org/

It抯 a live call-in program on personal finance that examines investment issues from taxes to investments to planning. Like any such show, they often have investment advice ?I抦 sure we抎 all be skeptical of this after this course; I know I am. It抯 best at giving updates to the facts of rates, and insurance issues. (Michael Dotson)

Chicago Board Options Exchange - http://www.cboe.com/

Everything you want to know about option trading can be found here, including such information as:

Products (Wide variety with explanations, e.g., of equities and LEAPS) | Trader's Tools (Quotes, News, Symbol Directory) | Education (Discussion ?/span>HOW OPTIONS WORK? | and more, including ?span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Institutional Investors | About CBOE | Help & Resources

Hey, you may even find answers to question #1. (Michael Dotson)

http://www.ibc.ca/English/industry.htm

Website for the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Discussions on basic insurance
techniques and principals as well as explaining different types of
insurance. (Wendy Roberts)

http://www.treasury-management.com/

A website and magazine directed to Corporate Treasurers and other financial
professionals who must management debt and investments. There are some
interesting free articles on the website. (Wendy Roberts)

http://www.pionline.com/pension/

Online news and data from Pensions & Investments, the international
newspaper of money management. Includes daily news about institutional
investing, performance stats, RFPs and recruitment ads.


http://www.latticefinancial.com/technicalpapers.html

This company provides sophisticated optimization software for managing
pension plans, insurance risk, portfolios or corporate risk. This
particular page has some interesting articles on risk management. (Wendy Roberts)

http://www.adtrading.com/

This site is a monthly e-zine about derivatives markets and trading.
Visitors to this site can look at articles reviewing software, trading
techniques and feedback from other users. There is also a
frequently-asked-questions section and a glossary. (Wendy Roberts)

http://www.numa.com/

A large website with information on derivative instruments, derivative
exchanges by country, links to other key derivatives sites, and definitions
with calculators of derivative instruments. (Wendy Roberts)

Ford investor services - http://www.fordinv.com/about2.html

Ford investor services provides quantitative research on common stocks in the form of written reports, valuates models, and has a computerized data base. The Ford data base has over 4000 common stocks with more than 100 data items on each company. In addition to providing standard financial information, Ford adjusts data to eliminate non-recurring factors, converts raw data to ratios for analysis, and provides proprietary valuation calculations. Ford has historical data on market securities dating back to 1970 for the US and international securities dating back to 1987. (Chris Nakamura)

The StockCar Index fund - http://www.stockcarstocks.com/fund_site/advisor_site/advisor_intro.htm

The StockCar Index fund provides the investor the opportunity to invest in the companies that sponsors NASCAR racing. The fund invests in primary car sponsor, track owners, merchandise, and major network broadcasters. (Chris Nakamura)

Trendvest - http://www.trendvest.com/index.htm

Trendvest is a rating service that projects the future performance of common stocks and mutual funds. Trendvest has a massive database that to customize your analysis and has a stock trading simulator for learning and testing portfolio strategies. (Chris Nakamura)

'Behavioral Finance Group' at the University of Mannheim - http://medici.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/BF/e/index.html

The 'Behavioral Finance Group' at the University of Mannheim is a team of researchers whose work is to build on psychological theories and concepts to help explain investor behavior and other phenomena occurring in the financial markets. The Behavioral Finance Group's goal is to publish their findings outside of the academic circles and to create a cooperation between the financial industry and academics. There are several research paper volumes on the website with a summary about different behavioral topics. (Chris Nakamura)

http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/findir/indexi.html

This website provided a listing of faculty from different universities about different financial interest, such as, behavioral finance, corporate finance derivatives, options and futures financial econometrics entrepreneurship. By selecting a specialize topic of interest you will be given a list of faculty members with a link to their personal website. (Chris Nakamura)

The Motley Fool - http://www.fool.com/

Is this a wise or 'greater fool' school? Check it out and decide for
yourself. Offerings include News & Commentary, Stock Strategies, Special
'Fool' advice and Discussion Boards (get your hot tips here). (Michael Dotson)

Financing News - http://www.datamerge.com/financingnews/index.html

Want to know how to raise venture capital? Thinking of an IPO? Here's a
place to go to gain insights, to get insider's notes on various Venture
Capital Firms. Want guidance and advice for raising capital and taking your
company public? Check this site out. (Michael Dotson)

Futures Industry Institute - www.fiafii.org

Since we have an upcoming lecture and readings dealing with the futures
markets, I thought that the website for the Futures Industry Institute and
Futures Industry Association would be useful. (RodWildryr)

www.investorama.com

Another personal finance learning community that exists for our on-line
investing well-being and piece of mind. Once you become a member (free), you
actually have a good site for reference material and investing links.

California Department of Corporations - www.corp.ca.gov/

It has information and research on businesses qualifying or registering to do
business in California. Check out the Securities Regulation Division or the
articles on fraudulent case against Hapjack Marketing, Inc. (RodWildryr)

Chicago Board Options Exchange - www.cboe.com

Again, with related coursework forthcoming, I thought a good website on
options would be appropriate. The Chicago Board Options Exchange is the
world's largest options marketplace. Take the virtual visit. (RodWildryr)

The International Finance and Commodities Institute (IFCI)
http://risk.ifci.ch

A non-profit foundation, IFCI offers a Risk Watch site that provides a very
informative introduction and guide to documents in the area of financial
risk management, focusing on:

Introduction to Risk Management provides an overview of the main
issues in risk management:
Key Risk Concepts provides a framework for understanding risk in
financial markets. Gives real life examples, read about the failure of
Barings, for example.
Risk Library contains carefully selected regulatory documents going
back to 1988
Glossary contains a listing of some 3,000 risk related terms to assist
the user in understanding the more technical terms in the documents. I
found entries brief but helpful. (Michael Dotson)

http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/

is a volunteer personal hobby of the author (unidentified) who provides this service solely as a convenience to other Web users and himself looking for economics resources and information. Links are provided to other financial economics web sites organized in the following categories: collections, institutions, publications, data, news, communications, courses and insurance. (Dinah Szander)

http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Collection&cid=ZZZNSJCX70C

Site of the Financial Times. This is a news magazine that is accessible for free if one registers. It features forums, columnists, special reports, and country and industry surveys on financial economics matters. (Dinah Szander)

http://www.nikko.co.jp/

Reports monthly Japanese indices including:
1.Nikko Stock Performance Index
2.Nikko Bond Performance Index
3.Nikko Convertible Bond Performance Index
4.Nikko Japan Mix Index ( J-Mix )
In both Japanese and English, for free. (John Page)

http://www.wwquote.com/

Real-Time stock quotation system that allows you to watch your stocks just like an investor on the floor would. When the value of a stock changes on a market, as a member you can watch that value change on your computer as well, without refreshing your screen. (John Page)

California Department of Insurance - http://www.insurance.ca.gov/docs/index.html

The objectives of this site are to "assist consumers, aid in licensing agents, and serve as a source of information on laws that regulate the insurance industry". Available information includes some related to specific companies and complaints against them, and news on regulatory and other developments. (Steve Schneider)

Foreign Currency Trading Resource Center - http://www.forex-trc.com/

This site describes currency markets as "the world's most profitable trading markets", and offers a "unique way to earn an independent living harvesting net profits from up and down price movements." For $175 you can buy their product and "thoroughly test alternative trading strategies without real money at risk". Presumably, once you've had a string of luck with play money you will then switch to real money and generate fees while losing it. (Steve Schneider)

Commerzbank: Foreign-currency Research/Prices - http://www.commerzbank.com/navigate/kurs_frm.htm

This site offers research and daily commentary and reports on foreign-currency matters (non-Euro, from its perspective), aimed at providing information needed to make good investments decisions. Included are daily rates of the Euro vs. eight non-EMU currencies. (Steve Schneider)

Economics Statistics Briefing Room of the White House - http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

Its purpose is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators by providing links to information produced by a number of federal agencies. (Dinah Szander)

Bank of America - http://corp.bankofamerica.com/research/index.html

Contains Bank of America analysts' weekly briefings on global and domestic perspectives on the macroeconomy, special industries and the financial markets. Included are succinct reports provided by the Office of the Chief Economist on the key issues influencing the economy and financial markets. (Dinah Szander)

National Credit Union Association - http://www.ncua.gov/

The NCUA is an independent federal agency that supervises and insures credit unions. The site contains information on credit unions in general (what they are, history, how to start one) as well as on individual credit unions. Other content includes news and reference information (including other websites) and a fraud hotline. (Steve Schneider)

From the FDIC website - http://www.fdic.gov/buying/loan/index.html

This part of the site provides information on buying loans that have been acquired from closed banks and S&Ls. The FDIC pools such loans based on criteria such as loan terms, collateral, and performing vs. non-performing. It then sells them to others. This is a good example of "liquidity enhancement" in action. (Steve Schneider)

http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/s&l/index.html

This part of FDIC site provides a "Chrono-Bibliography" of the Savings & Loan Crisis. It consists of an extensive list of material dealing with the topic, arranged in chronological order and with brief descriptive narrative. (Steve Schneider)

The "Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock" -
http://www.webho.com/WealthClock

This is a funny, simple site that calculates Bill Gates' personal wealth based on the number of Microsoft shares he owns and on the current stock price. To add some perspective, it also calculates each American's per capita share based on census data. (Steve Schneider)

United States Government Printing Office - http://www.access.gpo.gov/

This page is loaded with information. I thought, because of the title, that
this site would have to do with the creation of money and printing, but it is
actually the home of government information and printing. Check out the
official description of the Standards of Conduct of the President of the
United States. (RodWildryr)

Federal database links - www.fedworld.gov

Federal database links at this site give you a broad breakdown of all Federal
Government information. Set up by the NTIS (National Technical Information
Service), it connects you to almost any government file/site that may be
necessary for information and/or research. (RodWildryr)

National Association of Pension Funds (UK) - http://www.napf.co.uk/aboutnapf.htm

Founded in 1923, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) provides representation and other services for those involved in designing, investing funds, and advising occupational pension schemes in the United Kingdom. NAPF membership alerts you at an early stage to developments in legislation, regulation, taxation and other areas which will affect the financial aspects of your scheme. (Chris Nakamura)

Crawford & Company - http://www.crawfordandcompany.com/

Crawford & Company provide a diversity of services to a broad client base; insurance companies and self-insured corporations. Its claims specialists investigate, evaluate, and negotiate losses. Crawford & Company provides individual services and integrated claims and risk programs. (Chris Nakamura)

Economics of the Internet - http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/resources/infoecon/

"The Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues." It is maintained by Professor Hal Varian at the University of California-Berkeley. I have used it in researching our group project, particularly the section entitled "Network Economics". (Dinah Szander)

(ed. note: If you are interested in someone who actually has thought deeply about the Internet and its economics, Hal Varian is the man.)

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/

The FRED?database, through which, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides consumers, students, economists and financial institutions around the world with economic and financial information in an easy-to-use format. FRED?provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. (Dinah Szander)

http://www.pmpublishing.com

This is a web site that analyzes options data from the major commodity
exchanges. Includes lots of cool graphics that chart the volatility of various commodities and has a comprehensive on-line pricing function. This information is useful to both options and futures traders, and is free of charge. (John Page)

http://www.secdata.com/

A leading provider of Merger information world wide. Has 3 databases, Corporate Finance, Public Finance, and Venture Economics. Each provides information about IPOs, debt issues, poison pills, joint ventures, and much more information about the world of in the world of finance. (John Page)

American Economic Association - http://rfe.wustl.edu/EconFAQ.html

A summary of resources available on the Internet for economists sponsored by
the American Economic Association. http://www.aeaweb.org/. There are papers and models as well as links to other websites.


http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp

General stock information and research. It seems slightly more
sophisticated than the average consumer finance site with analyst ratings
and recommendations. You can download software from the website, which will allow you track investments. (Wendy Roberts)


http://risk.ifci.ch/

This website examines risk in the financial markets and provides basic
guidelines for investors when investigating the risk of various instruments.
It also has some case studies on LTCM and Barings as examples of what can go wrong. (Wendy Roberts)


Swingtrader - http://swingtrader.com/

Become a trader in your spare time (if any)! Use this website to beat the
market: "SWINGTRADER.COM is a method that, over time, has performed better than most other systems available to the individual trader. It allows the
individual trader to be right less than 50% of the time and still generate
significant profits. When followed properly, it does not allow the trader to
ride a loss." (Wendy Roberts)
(ed. note: If you believe this then I have a reliable 1969 Alfa Romeo everyday driver you might want to buy with your profits!!!)

http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/info/policy/

Several good articles on the objectives of monetary policy in the United
States and the strategies of the Federal Reserve Board. The articles are
well-organized with an additional section on monetary indicators. (Wendy Roberts)

Bankrate - http://www.bankrate.com

Another web site that I bet has trouble converting eyes into dollars.
This website provides interest rates at for lots of financial institutions for
both loans and investments. ( Buying and selling) (John Page)


BARRA - http://www.barra.com/

BARRA provides innovative analytical models, data, software and services that enable clients worldwide to make superior investment and trading decisions. Home of the BARRA Growth Index, the BARRA Value Index for S&P 500 and S&P Midcap firms, similar indices for Canadian firms, Dow Jones betas, and emerging market volatility rankings. (John Page)

http://economics.about.com/finance/economics/

Is supposed to be a guide to economics. It is run by John S. Irons and includes net links, articles and forums. A recent article discussed the size of Alan Greenspan's briefcase as a forecast of interest rate change. (Dinah Szander)

FINWeb - http://www.finweb.com/

A financial economics web site managed by James R. Garven, Ph.D. The primary objective of FINWeb is to list Internet resources providing substantive information concerning economics and finance-related topics. It has links to journals, working papers, databases and other sites. (Dinah Szander)

Central Banking Publications - http://www.centralbanking.co.uk/

This is the website for Central Banking Publications, an organization that publishes directories, journals and research studies dealing with activities of Central Banks and with related financial subjects. The site includes information on publications and research services, as well as a news section and a list of links to central banks around the world. (Steve Schneider)

International Association of Financial Engineers - http://www.iafe.org/

This is the site of the International Association of Financial Engineers. The site is "Dedicated to Defining and Fostering the profession of Financial Engineering," although it doesn't seem to provide much in the way of a definition. However, the "core knowledge" listed includes many of the financial topics covered in EMBA 723, such as valuation of cashflows, asset pricing (including CAPM), derivatives, the term structure of interest rates, etc. (Steve Schneider)

BankRate.com ?http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp ?is a comprehensive web site providing up to date information on most all bank related rate and fees information. Including rates and news on Auto loans; Checking/ ATM fees; Credit card; Home equity; Internet banking deals, and more. Also, the site provides how to: Calculate your payment; Check your bank; Master the basics and Watch market rates. (Michael Dotson)

Bonds Online ?http://www.bonds-online.com ?Bonds Online covers the basics of the bond market, with specialized sections on Treasuries, savings bonds, zero-coupon bonds, municipals, corporates and collateralized mortgage obligations with calculator. Has a useful glossary and FAQ section. (Michael Dotson)

CNNFN (Financial Network) CENTER ?http://www.cnnfn.com ?A wealth of information from CNN on rates and events, including world markets, consumer strategy, world business, small business, retirement planning information, and extensive info on bonds via http://www.cnnfn.com/markets/bondcenter ?This site is designed to give users a quick overview of the bond markets. Daily news coverage, yield and price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond and other bonds. You can look up bonds according to such criteria as issuer, price, yield, maturity and credit rating. (Michael Dotson)

Investinginbonds ? www.investinginbonds.com ?Sponsored by the bond industry's trade organization, this site offers bond-market basics and links to other useful sites with features such as regulatory news and calendars on upcoming events. This site is very big on information and education about the bond market and with guides and info on buying bonds. (Michael Dotson)

Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities Co., Inc.
http://www.metmtg.com/Metropolitan_Mortgage/Top_frameset.asp?Flash=No

Metropolitan Mortgages and Securities is a member of Metropolitan Financial Group based in Spokane, WA providing financial services to the consumer. Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities provides financial services such as residential loans, annuities, alternative cash flow purchases, and life insurance. (Chris Nakamura)

American Municipal Securities, Inc.
http://www.amuni.com/

American Municipal Securities offers municipal and corporate bonds, government securities, mutual funds, annuities, and individual stocks. Each client works with an investment consultant, who tailors a financial portfolio for the investor. American Municipal Securities is known as the leader in the sales of municipal bonds to the individual investor. (Chris Nakamura)

Ohio State Financial Data Finder
www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/osudata.htm

This is a summary of financial information (including financial institutions, markets and economy) by location and by provider. The web sites are targeted for finance researchers and scholars. It also includes descriptions of some databases and services that are not yet available on the Web. (Dinah Szander)

First Union Economic Information - http://firstunion.com/library/econews

First Union's site is pretty impressive and includes analysis of the U.S., and international economies. It includes regular commentary and weekly analysis of current conditions. (Michael Dotson)

Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce - http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/JIBC/

The JIBC is designed to inform professionals and support discussions of electronic banking and commerce issues. You can subscribe to receive Journal issues via email. The Journal's web site supports publication of substantive analytical articles by including archives of email issues and of full text articles in the HTML format. (Michael Dotson)

The FDIC - http://www.fdic.gov/index.html

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation home page offers up to date information on rules and regulations, Deposit Insurance, Bank Data, Consumer and Community information, current event information, etc. There is extensive information about banking in general along with FDIC white papers. (Michael Dotson)

Online Banking Report: Strategies for the Internet - http://www.onlinebankingreport.com/home/

An independent online newsletter, which is 5-years old, focused on the Internet banking industry. It provides information on the latest trends in the online banking industry. It provides an exclusive monthly report on home banking and interactive financial products. Unfortunately the full publication is not free like much of the Internet has been, subscriptions are $695 per year there is some very useful basic information available for free. (Michael Dotson)

http://www.corporateinformation.com/

This website contains research reports for over 15,000 companies throughout the world. I found the information about the company's competitors, the
brief financial analysis and the subsequent links to be very helpful. (Rod Wildryr)

International Finance and Commodities Institute http://risk.ifci.ch/index.htm

This website is from the International Finance and Commodities Institute. It has a risk library, a glossary, links, documents and real cases about financial risk, management and regulation. (RodWildryr)

Hoovers Online - http://www.hoovers.com/

Capsule information and profiles on companies both large and small. Particular emphasis on IPO's. Some information is free and some is for members only. (Wendy Roberts)

CyberCash http://www.cybercash.com/cybercash/services/

CyberCash offers a full suite of payment solutions for the Internet. They have payment services for credit card, micropayment and internet check transactions. An interesting example of how payment options on the Internet are expanding. (Wendy Roberts)

SEC EDGAR filings - http://www.freeedgar.com/

FreeEDGAR provides free unlimited access to indexed SEC EDGAR filings. (Wendy Roberts)

http://www.countrydata.com/

Economic statistics as well as political and social data for 100 key countries. Forecast risk ratings for the future for select countries. (Wendy Roberts)

Wharton Financial Institutions Center http://wrdsenet.wharton.upenn.edu/fic/wfic.html

This website is operated by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site contains information gathered mainly through primary research the Center conducts on financial market issues. The research focuses on three themes relating to financial markets and institutions: improving productivity and performance; managing financial risks; and assessing the competitive structure of the markets and industry. Steve Schneider)

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City http://www.kc.frb.org/

The bank covers the Tenth District, which includes much of the US "heartland". The site contains general information on the bank and the Federal Reserve System, as well as economic data, information on research papers and records of speeches given by bank officials. A valuable feature is the list of links to other branches' websites, all of which vary considerably in look and ease of use. The Kansas City site is one of the easiest to navigate, and with its links provides a good gateway into system. (Steve Schneider)

Bankers Trust Funds Management
http://www.btfunds.com/invphil.asp

Partners with reputable intermediaries who invest in and distribute their funds in several countries, such as, UK, Germany, France, and Switzerland. Each fund is managed in US dollars. Identifies and invests in undervalued and mispriced companies. Evaluates the investment opportunity as most profitable by the difference between the business value and the market price. (Chris Nakamura)

The Clayton Group
http://www.claytongroup.com/htm/profile.htm

Clayton offers a variety of portfolio analysis and property valuation services optimized to enhance value and minimize risks. Also, determines precise objectives and reviews it continually to maximize your return. (Chris Nakamura)

Futures & Financial Market Charts
http://www.tfc-charts.w2d.com/

This URL offers free online commodities futures market charts. It includes a glossary of futures terminology and a brief educational course on commodities trading. (Dinah Szander)

Financial Markets Center - Front Page
http://www.fmcenter.org/

This URL provides news, analysis, basic education and citizenship tools about the Federal Reserve and financial markets. It also features online access to key Federal Reserve documents. The Center itself is a nonprofit institute seeking to promote democratic values, accountable public institutions and improved living standards for ordinary citizens. (Dinah Szander)

International Monetary Fund - www.IMF.org

The cool thing about this site is that it has the entire monetary and financial statistics manual online. Great resource site for anyone looking for background or framework for monetary statistics. (Jennifer White)

NASDAQ Online - www.NASDAQ.com

This site is good as a learning tool for someone unfamiliar with stocks. There is a lot of current market
information. Its most outstanding feature as website link for you though is the live live web-cam of times square. Even if you don't learn anything when you visit the site, just looking out on good old New York make you feel like a financial mover/shaker! (Jennifer White)

Economics Jokes - http://www.etla.fi/pkm/JokEc.html

Is a collection of jokes about economics and economists. This URL may be useful for my group presentation. (Dinah Szander)

Monetary Policy Information - http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/info/policy/

Defines and explains monetary policy objectives, instruments, and indicators. This URL also provides information about the Federal Reserve. (Dinah Szander)

Semi-Annual Report on US Monetary Policy - http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/hh/

Humphrey Hawkins Testimony and Report provides semi-annual testimony and reports on monetary policy given by the Federal Reserve to the U.S. Congress. The time period is July 1996 through July 1999 (Dinah Szander)

Company Annual Reports - www.reportgallery.com/international.htm

The above site offers links to annual reports of foreign companies, with particular attention to Japan (www.gcis.com) and England (www.carol.co.uk). (Manuel Tumaneng, Jr.)

Company Sleuth - www.companysleuth.com/

Provides a summary of what a company does, and offers a list of Internet domain names it owns, along with trademarks and patents, in addition to the company's involvement in legal suits. Isn't this important information for "momentum
traders?" (Manuel Tumaneng, Jr.)

Big Charts - www.bigcharts.com

Like its overview says, this is one of the easiest and most comprehensive market/investment research sites that I often visit. Very fast, colorful, insightful and free. (RodWildryr)

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank - http://www.clev.frb.org/ccca/Speech99/jj101999.htm

As you certainly already realize, way too much time can be spent reading the amount of material available through the Internet, but this one caught my interest by touching on a few points of your first lecture. Not enough into risk vs. uncertainty though. (RodWildryr)

Jubilee 2000 - http://www.jubilee2000uk.org/main.html

A look at the effects of Financial Institutions on third world countries and the relationship of debtors and creditors. It puts a human face to the impacts of global financial market and arguments for reducing if not eliminating third-world debt. A lot of information and history is presented here. (Michael Dotson)

About.com - Global Business ?http://globalbusiness.miningco.com/index.htm

A resource for significant amount of information a internet resources about global trade, investment, and finance. This site includes links to most companies online Annual Reports, Antitrust information, Economic Analysis (an impressive list of resources), International Business Etiquette, Free Trade, Markets & Exchanges, etc. (Michael Dotson)

Reuters Risk Management Library - http://www.reuters.com/risk/risklibrary/index.htm

This site is the Reuters Risk Management Library. Reuters Risk Management is a firm that sells financial risk management software and services. The library contains articles on financial risk management topics such as hedging and interest rate swaps, written by staff at Reuters America. (Steve Schneider)

Strong Investments Corporation -
http://www.estrong.com/strong/Our_Funds/stocks.htm

Strong is a Capital Management company that manages $30 billion in assets. They manage stocks (growth and income funds), bonds (taxable and non taxable), and provides cash management funds (ultra short and mutual funds) for individuals. (Chris S. Nakamura)

Indian Financial Market Online -
http://members.tripod.com/ovcsridhar/framemain.html

Indian Financial Market Online provides a gateway to varies organizations and intermediaries in the Indian Financial market. They also provide websites to the Ministry of Finance in India, Market Intermediaries, and Personal Finance options. (Chris S. Nakamura)

FISERV
http://www.fiserv.com/resources/welcome.iml