Post by Eagle1 on Apr 7, 2006 15:32:27 GMT -5
Due Diligence
Before You Invest - Investigate: article on how to complete due diligence: www.nfa.futures.org/investor/inv_swindles/IS-Before.pdf
Forms of due diligence investors have access to: (this is only a partial list as an example)
SEC Filings
S.E.C: short selling - SHO regulation - www.sec.gov/spotlight/keyregshoissues.htm
Edgar at the SEC
NASD - Public Disclosure
SHORT SELLING COMBINED WITH FRAUDULENT STOCK MANIPULATION
www.advancedsmallbusiness.org/positionpaper.htm
The Short And Distort - Stock Manipulation - By Rick Wayman
More info on illegal short selling tactics: www.yp.com/stocklemonade.html
What is an 8K filing?
Company Web sites: Please note not all company websites are updated on a regular basis so you should use additional content sources to ensure accuracy
Company IR and PR Contacts:
Please be aware the IR contacts can only disseminate and distribute publicly disclosed information.
Yahoo! Finance: finance.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Finance is an excellent source of information on public companies, but they cannot assure 100% accuracy. Yahoo! relies on other content source providers including Reuters and some public company information is not updated or accurate.
Hoovers:
www.hoovers.com/
News Wire Services
MarketWire.com
BusinessWire.com
PrimeZone.com
PRNewsWire.com
CCN Matthews.com
Third Party Content:
Investor Web portals including InvestorIdeas.com
Please read all disclosure and disclaimers to be informed if the site is being compensated by any of the public companies on the site:
www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp
News Sources/ Media (partial list):
American Banker, Bloomberg, CBS Market Watch, CNET, CNN FN, DBusiness, moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp, New York Times , Reuters, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,
Please be aware that all media articles are based on the journalist's opinion and inclusion of their level of research and due diligence and may vary with each writer.
Investor Chat Rooms and Message Boards: Please be aware that message boards are a venue to express freedom of speech and can be abused by excessive postings, abusive commentary, defamation of character and inaccurate and false information. They are a format for individual investors to post information with an agenda to make a stock go up or down and should be read and considered accordingly.
www.InvestorIdeas.com/Resources/InvestorChat.asp
"Lawyers say defamation lawsuits against message board posters by companies wanting to silence their online critics are on the rise."
wired-vig.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50548,00.html
Blogs (web logs that are updated regularly): A new media form of information, but are based on, and restricted by, the writer's depth of research and personal opinions.
www.blogsearchengine.com
Before You Invest - Investigate: article on how to complete due diligence: www.nfa.futures.org/investor/inv_swindles/IS-Before.pdf
Forms of due diligence investors have access to: (this is only a partial list as an example)
SEC Filings
S.E.C: short selling - SHO regulation - www.sec.gov/spotlight/keyregshoissues.htm
Edgar at the SEC
NASD - Public Disclosure
SHORT SELLING COMBINED WITH FRAUDULENT STOCK MANIPULATION
www.advancedsmallbusiness.org/positionpaper.htm
The Short And Distort - Stock Manipulation - By Rick Wayman
More info on illegal short selling tactics: www.yp.com/stocklemonade.html
What is an 8K filing?
Company Web sites: Please note not all company websites are updated on a regular basis so you should use additional content sources to ensure accuracy
Company IR and PR Contacts:
Please be aware the IR contacts can only disseminate and distribute publicly disclosed information.
Yahoo! Finance: finance.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Finance is an excellent source of information on public companies, but they cannot assure 100% accuracy. Yahoo! relies on other content source providers including Reuters and some public company information is not updated or accurate.
Hoovers:
www.hoovers.com/
News Wire Services
MarketWire.com
BusinessWire.com
PrimeZone.com
PRNewsWire.com
CCN Matthews.com
Third Party Content:
Investor Web portals including InvestorIdeas.com
Please read all disclosure and disclaimers to be informed if the site is being compensated by any of the public companies on the site:
www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp
News Sources/ Media (partial list):
American Banker, Bloomberg, CBS Market Watch, CNET, CNN FN, DBusiness, moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp, New York Times , Reuters, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,
Please be aware that all media articles are based on the journalist's opinion and inclusion of their level of research and due diligence and may vary with each writer.
Investor Chat Rooms and Message Boards: Please be aware that message boards are a venue to express freedom of speech and can be abused by excessive postings, abusive commentary, defamation of character and inaccurate and false information. They are a format for individual investors to post information with an agenda to make a stock go up or down and should be read and considered accordingly.
www.InvestorIdeas.com/Resources/InvestorChat.asp
"Lawyers say defamation lawsuits against message board posters by companies wanting to silence their online critics are on the rise."
wired-vig.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50548,00.html
Blogs (web logs that are updated regularly): A new media form of information, but are based on, and restricted by, the writer's depth of research and personal opinions.
www.blogsearchengine.com