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SEC.gov: If there’s one site you, as a fundamental analyst, need to know about, it’s this one. SEC.gov is a massive repository of financial information provided by the regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The top function you’ll want is the ability to download all companies’ financial statements.
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Nasdaq.com: Nasdaq is best known for being a leading stock market exchange, a forum where traders buy and sell shares of certain stocks. But Nasdaq has built out a respectable Web site, containing loads of information for fundamental analysts. You’ll find summaries of companies’ financial statements, trading information, and stock quotes.
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USATODAY.com: If you’re looking for business news, money.usatoday.com contains everything from business trends to economic reports. The site also contains a historical stock price lookup feature that will tell you what a stock’s price was in the past. There’s also a Stock Meter, which tells you how conservative or aggressive a stock is. You’ll also find the column, Ask Matt, each weekday.
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moneycentral.msn.com: If you’re trying to find stocks that meet certain fundamental criteria, moneycentral.msn.com has a powerful screening tool. You can tell the system what traits you’re looking for, and it returns a list of all the stocks and companies that meet your criteria.
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Morningstar.com: Morningstar is best known as being a research firm that tracks mutual funds. But Morningstar.com contains quite a bit of information on stocks, including fundamental data. It’s also interesting to look up mutual funds and see which stocks they own, especially if the funds have skilled fundamental analysts.
