Services
Information
Learn to invest money in equities with these resources.
Mutual Funds
www.mutualfunds.about.com is a good overall resource about mutual funds.
www.indexuniverse.com provides information about index funds.
The Securities Exchange Commission shows the total cost of holding a mutual fund.
The S.E.C. Interactive Data Viewers show side-by-side comparison of sales charges, expenses and fees.
Morningstar provides good, concise information about mutual funds.
FINRA offers side by side mutual fund expense comparisons.
FINRA Mutual Fund Breakpoint Search Tool shows sales-charge discounts available when making larger investments in equities.
Stocks
Visit Google Finance for Google’s Stock Screen tool, a free and intuitive tool that helps you screen stocks using criteria such as earnings growth and P/E ratios. For example, the tool can show you stocks with P/E ratios at the low end of a range with a bar chart showing the current distribution of P/E ratios in the market. The bar chart, which is built into the selection tool, can be used by moving a pair of sliders along the chart to focus on the part of the market you want to see. Another feature of the site is Google Domestic Trends which provides a unique indicator of consumer and market sentiment, showing you how often Google users searched industry-related keywords.
