The Best Websites for Financial Professionals, Business Appraisers, and Accountants

by Eva M. Lang; Jan Davis Tudor

• ISBN13: 9780471189534
• ISBN10: 0471189537
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A no-nonsense style to quickly finding and evaluating the quality and usefulness of a site Especially designed for the growing number of accountants, business appraisers, and financial professionals who are turning to the Internet business and financial information, this book helps professionals evaluate, target, and locate the best financial and business sites on the Web. Organized by financial area, this is a comprehensive and economical resource for finding public financial information on the Web. Two of the industry's leading researchers, Eva M. Lang and Jan D. Tudor reveal tips, traps, and recommend favorite sites including a comprehensive review of the most important financial sites on the Internet, so that financial professionals can save time, decrease costs, and turn public data into dollars. This book is ideal for the busy professional who needs to know where to find industry statistics fast. Plus, readers will get continuous updating, which will be posted on a related Web site for quick user access.

Author Biography

Eva M. Lang, Asa, Cpa, is a nationally recognized expert on electronic research for business valuation and litigation support services. She is a frequent speaker to national groups on technology and business research issues. Ms. Lang is Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Consulting Group, the largest alliance of business valuation and consulting firms in the United States Jan Davis Tudor, Mlis, is President of JT Research LLC in Portland, Oregon. An avid researcher, Ms. Davis has spoken nationally and internationally on business research and the Internet

Table of Contents

Foreword	xxiii
Preface	xxv
Searching the Internet	1	(20)
First and Foremost	5	(13)
About.com	5	(1)
Fast Search	6	(1)
FindLaw	7	(2)
FirstGov	9	(1)
Google	10	(1)
Ixquick	11	(1)
JustQuotes	12	(1)
Moreover	13	(1)
Northern Light Special Collection	14	(2)
Powerize	16	(1)
Yahoo!	16	(2)
Best of the Rest	18	(3)
Deja Usenet	18	(1)
Direct Hit	18	(1)
Direct Search	18	(1)
Dow Jones Publications Library	19	(1)
Electric Library	19	(1)
FinancialFind	20	(1)
FindArticles	20	(1)
International Affairs	20	(1)
Economic Research	21	(30)
First and Foremost	22	(22)
American FactFinder	22	(2)
Bureau of Labor Statistics	24	(1)
Dismal Scinetist	25	(2)
Economagic	27	(1)
The Economic Report of the President	28	(1)
Federal Reserve District Banks	29	(3)
Federal Reserve System	32	(1)
FedStats	33	(2)
Money Center Banks---Economic Departments	35	(3)
National Bureau of Economic Research	38	(2)
Report of the Council of Economic Advisers to Congress	40	(1)
U.S. Census Bureau	41	(2)
Yardeni's Economics Network	43	(1)
Best of the Rest	44	(7)
American Demographics	44	(1)
Bureau of Economic Analysis	44	(1)
Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Measurement Division	45	(1)
Business Cycle Indicators	45	(1)
Conference Board	45	(1)
Congressional Budget Office Projections	46	(1)
EconBase	46	(1)
EconData	46	(1)
Econometrics Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley	47	(1)
Economic Information Systems	47	(1)
Economic Policy Institute	47	(1)
Economics Research Network	48	(1)
Government Information Sharing Project	48	(1)
Haver Analytics	48	(1)
Standard & Poor's DRI/McGraw-Hill Research Service	48	(1)
STAT-USA	49	(1)
U.S. Infostore	49	(1)
WEFA	49	(2)
Industry Research	51	(20)
First and Foremost	53	(13)
American Society of Association Executives' Gateway	53	(1)
First Research Industry Profiles	54	(2)
Integra Industry Reports	56	(1)
International Market Research Mall	57	(2)
Investext Research Bank	59	(2)
MarketResearch.com	61	(1)
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook	62	(2)
WEFA	64	(2)
Best of the Rest	66	(5)
Bpubs.com Industry Profiles	66	(1)
Business.com Industry Profiles	66	(1)
Chicago Mercantile Excahnge	67	(1)
Frost & Sullivan Research Publications	67	(1)
Hoover's Industry Snapshots	67	(1)
ITA Basic Industries	68	(1)
Manufacturing Marketplace	68	(1)
Research at Economy.com	68	(1)
U.S. Census Bureau: Industry Resources	69	(1)
Valuation Resources Industry Resources Report	69	(1)
WetFeet.com	69	(2)
Public Company Analysis	71	(20)
First and Foremost	72	(13)
10Kwizard	72	(1)
ComapniesOnline	73	(1)
Company Sleuth	73	(1)
CorporateInformation	74	(1)
Corp Tech	75	(1)
Edgar Online	76	(1)
FreeEdgar	77	(2)
Hoover's Online	79	(1)
LivEdgar	80	(2)
Market Guide	82	(1)
Multex Investor	83	(1)
Northern Light	83	(1)
The Wall Street Journal Briefing Books	84	(1)
The Wall Street Research Network	84	(1)
Best of the Rest	85	(6)
144A/Private Placement Database	85	(1)
Dot Com Layoff Tracker	85	(1)
ELibrary	85	(1)
Ex-Exec Tracker	86	(1)
Goldman Sachs Research on Demand	86	(1)
IPO Express	86	(1)
Merrill Lynch Online	86	(1)
The Public Register	87	(1)
SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)	87	(1)
Silicon Investor	88	(1)
Vault Reports	88	(1)
Wall Street City	88	(3)
Private Company Analysis	91	(14)
First and Foremost	92	(8)
Business Filings Databases	92	(1)
ComapniesOnline	92	(1)
CoporateInformation	92	(2)
Corp Tech	94	(1)
dot com directory	94	(1)
Dun & Bradstreet	95	(1)
Experian	96	(1)
Forbes Magazine and the Forbes Private 500	97	(1)
Hoover's Online	97	(1)
Inc. Magazine and the Inc. 500	98	(1)
Northern Light	99	(1)
TechSavvy	99	(1)
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers	99	(1)
Best of the Rest	100	(5)
A.M. Best Insurance Company Directory and Reports	100	(1)
Business CreditUSA.com	100	(1)
Dot Com Layoff Tracker	101	(1)
EDGAR	101	(1)
ELibrary	101	(1)
Ex-Exec Tracker	102	(1)
Franchise 500	102	(1)
Vault Reports	103	(2)
Salary, Executive Compensation, and Surveys	105	(16)
First and Foremost	106	(11)
Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc.	106	(1)
America's Career InfoNet	107	(1)
Business Week	108	(1)
Careerjournal.com	108	(1)
eComp Corporate Database	109	(1)
eComp Executive Compensation Database	110	(1)
The Institute of Management and Administration	111	(1)
JobStar: California Job Search Guide	112	(1)
LivEdgar	113	(1)
Occupational Employment Statistics	113	(1)
SalariesReview.com	114	(1)
Salary.com	115	(1)
Trade Associations	116	(1)
Wage Web	116	(1)
Best of the Rest	117	(4)
CompGeo Online	117	(1)
Forbes	118	(1)
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000--1 Edition	118	(1)
Price's List of Lists	118	(1)
Valuation Resouces.com	119	(1)
William M. Mercer	119	(2)
Mergers and Acquisitions	121	(24)
First and Foremost	122	(17)
BIZCOMPS	122	(1)
Business Valuation Market Data	123	(2)
Corporate Growth Deal Retriever	125	(1)
The Daily Deal	125	(1)
Done Deals	125	(3)
EDGAR Databases	128	(2)
Global Securities Information's '33 Act Deals Database	130	(1)
Global Securities Information's Mergers & Acquisitions Database	131	(1)
Mergerstat (Database)	132	(2)
Mergerstat Review Tables	134	(1)
NVST.com	134	(2)
SNL Securities	136	(1)
Thomson Financial Securities Data Company Global Worldwide M&A Database	137	(2)
XLS.com	139	(1)
Best of the Rest	139	(6)
American Society of Association Executives' Gateway	139	(1)
Carl UnCover	140	(1)
Commscan	140	(1)
DLJ Direct	140	(1)
International Business Brokers Association	140	(1)
Kagan and Associates	141	(1)
M&A Source	141	(1)
Merger Market	141	(1)
Merger Network	141	(1)
Mergers-r-us.com	142	(1)
Mergerstat	142	(1)
Powerize	142	(1)
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers	142	(1)
Thomson Financial Securities Data	143	(1)
Webmergers.com	144	(1)
World M&A Network	144	(1)
Intellectual Property	145	(30)
First and Foremost	147	(17)
Delphion Intellectual Property Network	147	(2)
The Intellectual Property Mall	149	(2)
The Intellectual Property Transaction Database	151	(2)
Law.com Intellectual Law Practice Center	153	(1)
Patent Cafe	154	(2)
The United States Copyright Office	156	(2)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office	158	(3)
University of Texas Copyright Crash Course	161	(2)
World Intellectual Property Organization	163	(1)
Best of the Rest	164	(11)
ABA Intellectual Property Law Section	164	(1)
Association of Research Libraries Copyright and IP Center	165	(1)
BitLaw	165	(1)
Consor	166	(1)
Copyright Clearance Center	166	(1)
CorporateIntelligence	167	(1)
Deparatment of Energy Patent Databases	168	(1)
Intellectual Property Law Web Server	168	(1)
Intellectual Property Owners Association	169	(1)
International Trademark Association	169	(1)
Journal of Technology Law & Policy	169	(1)
Kuester Law Technology Law Resource	170	(1)
Lexis-Nexis Intellectual Property Solution	170	(1)
Musicians' Intellectual Law & Resources	170	(1)
Stanford Copyright and Fair Use	171	(1)
The Trade Secrets Home Page	172	(1)
U.S. Patent Citation Database---Community of Science	172	(1)
The WATCH File at the University of Texas	172	(3)
Tax and Accounting	175	(20)
First and Foremost	176	(14)
Accounting Pro2Net	176	(1)
AccountingWeb	177	(2)
Big Five Sites	179	(3)
Bureau of National Affairs	182	(1)
Commerce Clearing House	183	(1)
CPA Journal	184	(1)
Electronic Accountant	185	(2)
Internal Revenue Service	187	(1)
Tax Analysts	188	(2)
Best of the Rest	190	(5)
Accountant's World	190	(1)
AICPA Online	190	(1)
Audit Net	191	(1)
CPA Net	191	(1)
Environmental Accounting Project	191	(1)
EY Passport	192	(1)
FY TaxCast	192	(1)
Federal Tax Law	192	(1)
FTA State Tax Rates	193	(1)
RIA Tax	193	(1)
World Tax	194	(1)
International Business	195	(22)
First and Foremost	196	(12)
American Chambers of Commerce Abroad	196	(1)
Bureau van Dijk	196	(1)
Business Information Sources on the Internet: Country Information	197	(1)
Commercial Service---U.S. Department of Commerce	198	(1)
CorporateInformation	199	(1)
Country Net	200	(1)
Eldis Country Profiles	200	(1)
European Union ``Business Resources''	201	(1)
[e-mail]	201	(1)
Global Business Web	202	(1)
Global Financial Data and Resources Locators	202	(1)
GLOBUS and the National Trade Data Bank	203	(1)
International Business Resource Connection	204	(1)
International Business Resources on the WWW	205	(1)
International Trade Center	206	(1)
Kompass	206	(1)
Latin American Network Information Center	207	(1)
Tradeport	207	(1)
The Wall Street Journal	208	(1)
Best of the Rest	208	(9)
1001 Sites.com	208	(1)
Arab World Online	208	(1)
Asia Big	208	(1)
Background Notes	209	(1)
Bank Hapoalim	209	(1)
BolagsFakta	209	(1)
Braby's Red Index	209	(1)
Canadian Business Map	210	(1)
China Big	210	(1)
China Online	210	(1)
Company Records Online	210	(1)
The Embassy Web	210	(1)
Europages: The European Business Directory	211	(1)
EY Passport	211	(1)
Global to International Investing	211	(1)
Guide to International Investing	211	(1)
Hieros Gamos: The Comprehensive Law and Government Portal	212	(1)
Hoover's Online	212	(1)
International Statistical Agencies	212	(1)
Latin Supplier	212	(1)
Mark Bernkopf's Central Banking Resource Center	213	(1)
Mbendi: Africa's Leading Website	213	(1)
New Zealand Companies Office Database	214	(1)
Orientation Global Network	214	(1)
Planet Business	214	(1)
System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval	215	(1)
Thomas Register of European Manufacturers	215	(1)
WebTop.com	215	(1)
World Factbook	215	(2)
Index	217