Needles/Powers 2002e Managerial Accounting - Internet Research Activities

Needles Accounting Resource Center

Managerial Accounting , 2002 Edition
Belverd E. Needles, Jr., DePaul University
Marian Powers, Northwestern University
Susan Crosson, Santa Fe Community College


	Internet Research Activities Chapter 15: Financial Performance Evaluation Use of Investor Services Instructions: Use one of the following investor rating services or investment services to answer questions posed in your text regarding financial performance for three different companies. Most of the traditional ratings services charge a fee for services. If you, or your institution, have not registered for this service, try: Investment Sites: Rating Services (possible fee) Moody's Standard & Poor's Investment Services (possible fees for some services) Microsoft Investor Hoover's Free Investment Information Sites Yahoo! Finance Excite Business and Investing FinancialWeb Office.com eTrade Quicken.com Sample Analysis: Sun Microsystems Analysis from Various Investment Services (no fee) Microsoft Investor Yahoo! Finance Excite Business and Investing Quicken.com Extended Research Activity Compare and contrast the investor services offered by Microsoft Investor, Yahoo! Finance, Excite Business and Investing, FinancialWeb, and Office.com for analyzing Sun Microsystems as a potential investment. (Choose 3 of 5 for comparison.) What information is provided in each? Are financial ratios included? Are current articles included? Are quotes available? What type of historical information is available? Are SEC reports available from the investment site? Either print out your answers for submission or email them to your instructor.





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