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FINC 3056 - Principles of Finance: General Resources

This course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of finance. Various theories, including the concept of present value, the opportunity cost of capital, discounted cash flow analysis, capital budgeting, relations between interest rate and bond

Additional Web Resources

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
 http://www.fdic.gov

World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org

Federal Reserve
http://www.federalreserve.gov

SIFMA: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
http://www.bondmarkets.com

New York Stock Exchange
http://www.nyse.com

NASDAQ Stock Market
http://www.nasdaq.com

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
http://www.sec.gov

U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.ustreas.gov

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE )
http://www.cboe.com

Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com

Financial Calculators
http:// www.fincalc.com

Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2
This website helps you to cite your references for your research papers.

APA Formatting Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Treasury Direct
http://www.treasurydirect.com

Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov

Investing in Bonds
http://www.investinginbonds.com

Quick MBA
http://www.quickmba.com/finance/cf/

Careers in Finance
http://www.careers-in-finance.com/cf.htm

Government Websites

Consumer Action Website (for state insurance regulation and state banking authorities)
www.usa.gov/state-consumer

Financial Literacy and Education Commission
http://treas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/financial-institution/fin-education/commission

U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov

U.S. Trustee Program
http://www.usdoj.gov/ust

Ginnie Mae (guarantees bonds backed by home mortgages that have been guaranteed by a government agency, mainly the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration)
http://www.ginniemae.gov

USA.gov (U.S. government’s official Web portal)
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Money/Investing.shtml

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
http://www.cftc.gov

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
http://www.helpwithmybank.gov

Researching a Compnay

Investor Relations

Under the Investor Relations link on most company websites, you will find their quarterly and annual reports, SEC filings, and other financial data.   The annual report will often contain vision and mission statements as well as provide a listing of the corporate governance, board of directors, and business model or current strategy. 

Markets

Business Soruce Complete Database