Gale business insights handbook of investment research

Gale business insights handbook of investment research [electronic resource] / Miranda Herbert Ferrara, project editor. - Detroit : Gale Cengage Learning, 2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 345 p.) : ill. - Gale business insights Gale virtual reference library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Investment types -- Finding and using investment research -- Major economic indicators and investment decisions -- Indicator-- gross domestic product -- Indicator-- consumer price index -- Indicator-- producer price index -- Indicator-- employment-related statistics -- Indicator-- construction spending -- Indicator-- housing statistics -- Indicator-- durable goods orders (M3 survey) -- Indicator-- personal income and consumption -- Indicator-- consumer confidence index -- Indicator-- retal sales report -- Sell-side and buy-side research -- The impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Investment Research -- Investment advisers -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Broker research -- Mutual funds -- Exchange traded funds (ETF) -- Closed-end funds (CEF) -- Bonds -- How to analyze ratings and valuation -- Global market indices -- Understanding and using Forex (foreign exchange) -- Commodities market -- Alternative investments -- Sustainable and socially responsible investing -- How to read a financial statement -- How to find information about a company's market share.

This series centers on the specific projects, tasks, and activities in which businesspeople currently engage. This volume focuses on investment research and analysis.

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Investments--Research.
Investment analysis.