Homewood Public Library has a variety of resources for the financial investor. Whether you’re interested in the global economy or just last quarter’s performance of one stock, we have print and online tools for you.
Barron’s is a weekly newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company. It was founded in 1921 and covers US financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics. Each issue provides a summary of the previous week’s market activity as well as news reports and an informative outlook on the week to come. Barron’s annual Special Report Best Online Brokers features a ranking of the top online trade brokerage firms. (You can find Barron’s on display with the newspapers.)
The Outlook is Standard & Poor’s weekly investment advisory newsletter for individuals and professional investors. Drawing upon the vast analytical resources of Standard & Poor’s, The Outlook offers solid research on stocks, industries and the economy as well as independent, unbiased recommendations on what securities to buy, hold, or sell. (Ask for The Outlook or the following Value Line items at the Adult Services Desk.)
Value Line Investment Survey® is a weekly publication used by investors to formulate sound investment strategies, identify timely opportunities, and make smart investment decisions. It includes professional research, recommendations, and weekly updates on some 1700 of the most actively traded stocks (about 95 percent of the trading volume of all stocks traded in U.S. markets). If you want to be a stock-picker, Value Line is for you!
Value Line Investment Survey® Small & Mid-Cap Edition is a similar weekly market guide for investors who can tolerate higher risk. It provides stock reports, earnings estimates, and analysis on about 1,800 companies with market capitalizations of less than $5 billion.
“Diversify, diversify, diversify,” to maximize your upside potential and minimize your downside risk over the long term. Many investors buy mutual funds to achieve diversity. The Value Line Fund Advisor Provides comprehensive, reliable research on about 12,000 mutual funds, including no-load and low-load funds. The monthly print issue has a comprehensive index of more than 800 key funds grouped by category with performance indicators for each fund.
We also have several magazines dedicated to personal finance and business. Check out Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Money, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Alabama, Inc., and Birmingham Business Journal.
Homewood Library patrons can read the ever-popular Economist online, through Zinio. The Economist is a global weekly magazine written for those who share an uncommon interest in being well and broadly informed. Each issue explores domestic and international issues, business, finance, current affairs, science, technology and the arts.
