Course Guide
MBA 236B.1 Investment Strategies and Styles
Fall 2010
The following online and print resources provided by the Long Business Library are key to finding information required for this course. Use the Library proxy Server to access the electronic resources from off-campus.
Books
| Use the OskiCat catalog to search for books. Subject headings, such as the following, will prove useful: asset pricing, financial crises, financial risk management, valuation, investments. Limit the location to BUSI. |
Current News
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| New York Times (via Proquest) |
Read the full-text of the NY Times. Sort by page number to browse in the order of the print paper. |
| Wall Street Journal (via Proquest) | Read the full-text of the WSJ. Sort by page number to browse in the order of the print paper. Please use ProQuest instead of Factiva to read the WSJ on a daily basis. |
Key Journals
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Financial Analysts Journal Financial Markets and Portfolio Management Journal of Corporate Finance Journal of Finance Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis Journal of Portfolio Management |
Articles
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| Business Source Complete | Indexes the major journals and finance magazines. Full text or UC E-links provided for most sources. |
| EconLIt | Indexes over 400 journals in economics, including financial economics. Full text is provided through UC E-links. |
| Factiva | A large full text database of articles and news from thousands of magazines, newspapers, and wire services. A good source for current company news. Read the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Economist, Financial Times by clicking on the "News Pages" button at the top. |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Click on the News category button for access to thousands of magazines, newspapers, and wire services. |
Company Information
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| Business Source Complete | Click on SWOT Analyses or Company Profile link. link |
| Hoover's Online | Company profiles / current and some historical financial data |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Click on the Business category button for company profiles and financial data/annual reports. |
| Mergent Online | Provides comprehensive financial information for public companies. |
| Value Line Research Center | Provides stock market performance data, betas, and Value Line investment advice for 4,000 U.S. companies. Also performance and investment advice for 100 industries. |
Analyst Reports
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| ThomsonOne | Analyst reports from investment banks via ThomsonOne.
Choose "Screening & Analysis -> Research" on the left sidebar. Must be accessed using Internet Explorer. |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Click on the Business category and do a company search. Choose "financial information" and scroll down to analyst reports from ThomsonOne. |
Industry Profiles and Analyses
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| IBIS World Industry Market Reports | For over 700 U.S. industries, provides 25-30 page reports that include key statistics, segmentation, market characteristics, industry conditions, key factors, key competitors, industry performance and outlook. |
| Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys | Major analyses for 52 U.S. industries. Provides overview, outlook, and
performance data for key public companies. Available only in print format - Reference Collection HC101 S77. |
Stock Market Data
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) | Daily, monthly, or annual prices for stocks on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ since 1925-present. May be used only on the public pcs in Long Library. |
| Global Financial Database | Long runs of market data including: corporate bond yields, historical stocks, interest rates, stock market indices, total return indices, treasury yields, etc. |
Other Useful Information
Long Library homepage
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