Financial Markets For The Rest Of Us
An Easy Guide To Money, Bonds, Futures, Stocks, Options, And Mutual Funds

by Robert Hashemian

Appendix A

APPENDIX A

Related Web Sites

This being the Internet and specifically the World Wide Web age, I decided that rather than presenting you with a glossary, which you can certainly get online, I would list some useful Web sites that I have visited in the past and that may have something to offer to the interested reader. This is not a comprehensive list, and considering the dynamic nature of the Web, it can never be. But I think it is a pretty good basic compilation, and I hope you find it useful.

Media

www.bloomberg.com—Bloomberg
www.bridge.com—Bridge Information Systems
www.cnbc.com—CNBC
www.cnnfn.com—CNNfn
www.reuters.com—Reuters

Informational

finance.americanexpress.com—education, American Express
finance.yahoo.com—news, investment
investor.stockpoint.com—research, quotes
moneycentral.msn.com—education, investment
www.bigcharts.com—quotes, historical data
www.briefing.com—research, analysis
www.clearstation.com—investment, data
www.dbc.com—news, investment, Data Broadcasting Corporation
www.dowjones.com—education, indices, Dow Jones & Company
www.dripcentral.com—DRIPs
www.e-analytics.com—investment, education
www.excite.com/money—news, investment
www.fairmark.com—tax information
www.faqs.org/faqs/investment-faq/general/part1/—education
www.fool.com—investment—Motley Fool
www.gruntal.com—research
www.hoovers.com—news, research
www.investorama.com—investment
www.investorguide.com—investment
www.ipo.com—research
www.leggmason.com—research
www.marketwatch.com—news, investment, CBS MarketWatch
www.multex.com—research
www.ragingbull.com—news, investment
www.robertsonstephens.com—research
www.russell.com—education, indices
www.siliconinvestor.com—investment
www.standardandpoors.com—education, indices, Standard & Poor’s
www.stockcharts.com—research, quotes
www.thestreet.com—news, investment
www.valueline.com—reports, research, indices
www.wilshire.com—education, indices

Brokerage-Related

alexbrown.db.com—Alex Brown (part of Deutsche Bank)
www.abnamro.com—ABN AMRO
www.agedwards.com—AG Edwards
www.ameritrade.com—Ameritrade, Ceres
www.bearstearns.com—Bear Stearns
www.buyandhold.com—BUYandHOLD Securities (DRIPs investing)
www.csfb.com—Credit Swiss First Boston (and recently acquired DLJ)
www.datek.com—Datek Online
www.etrade.com—E*Trade
www.gs.com—Goldman Sachs
www.hq.com—Hambrecht and Quist
www.lehman.com—Lehman Brothers
www.ml.com—Merrill Lynch
www.morgan.com—J.P.Morgan
www.ms.com—Morgan Stanley
www.ndb.com—National Discount Brokers
www.painewebber.com—Paine Webber
www.powerstreet.com—Fidelity PowerStreet
www.schwab.com—Schwab
www.scotttrade.com—Scottsdale Securities
www.sharebuilder.com—ShareBuilder Securities (DRIPs investing)
www.smithbarney.com—Smith Barney
www.suretrade.com—Suretrade
www.waterhouse.com—TD Waterhouse

Mutual Funds

www.aimfunds.com—AIM Distributors
www.fidelity.com—Fidelity Investments
www.franklintempleton.com—Franklin Templeton
www.janus.com—Janus Distributors
www.prudential.com—Prudential
www.scudder.com—Scudder Kemper Investments
www.troweprice.com—T. Rowe Price
www.vanguard.com—Vanguard Group

Life Insurance/Annuities

www.aetna.com—Aetna Inc.
www.axa.com—AXA Group
www.conseco.com—Conseco Services
www.hancock.com—John Hancock Financial Services
www.lifeinsurance.com—Northwestern Mutual Life
www.massmutual.com—Massachusetts Mutual life
www.metlife.com—Metropolitan Life Insurance
www.mutualofomaha.com—Mutual of Omaha Companies
www.nyl.com—New York Life Insurance
www.oppenheimerfunds.com—OppenheimerFunds Distributor
www.thehartford.com—The Hartford Financial Services
www.travelers.com—Travelers Insurance Company (part of Citigroup)

Rating/Services

www.firstcall.com—earnings estimates
www.gomez.com—online broker rating
www.indexfunds.com—index funds
www.investorwords.com—glossary
www.lipperweb.com—mutual fund rating
www.moodys.com—bond rating
www.morningstar.com—mutual fund rating
www.pcquote.com—quotes
www.quote.com—quotes
www.quotesmith.com—life insurance quotation service
www.spcomstock.com—quotes
www.zacks.com—earnings estimates

Exchange-Related

www.amex.com—American Stock Exchange
www.bostonstock.com—Boston Stock Exchange
www.cboe.com—Chicago Board Options Exchange
www.cbot.com—Chicago Board of Trade
www.cme.com—Chicago Mercantile Exchange
www.instinet.com—Instinet Corporation
www.island.com—Island ECN, Inc.
www.nasd.com—National Association of Securities Dealers
www.nasdaq.com—NASDAQ Stock Market
www.nfa.futures.org—National Futures Association
www.nqb.com—National Quotation Bureau
www.nymex.com—New York Mercantile Exchange / COMEX
www.nyse.com—New York Stock Exchange
www.optionsclearing.com—Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
www.otcbb.com—OTC Bulletin Board
www.pacificex.com—Pacific Exchange
www.phlx.com—Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Financial Publications

www.barrons.com—Barron’s
www.businessweek.com—Business Week magazine
www.forbes.com—Forbes magazine
www.fortune.com—Fortune magazine
www.ft.com—The Financial Times
www.individualinvestor.com—Individual Investor magazine
www.investors.com—Investor’s Business Daily
www.money.com—Money magazine
www.smartmoney.com—Smart Money magazine
www.wsj.com—Wall Street Journal

Government-Related

www.bog.frb.fed.us—Federal Reserve Board of Directors
www.ftc.gov—Federal Trade Commission
www.irs.ustreas.gov—Internal Revenue Service
www.sec.gov—Securities and Exchange Commission
www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm—EDGAR Database (company filings)
www.treasurydirect.gov—TreasuryDirect
www.ustreas.gov—US Treasury