CHAPTER FIVE

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The Annual Report and Other Sources of Incredibly Valuable Information

Every analyst and business professional should be intimately acquainted with the information available in the public domain that he can access and use for a variety of purposes. The sources discussed here will include:

  • The annual report
  • The 10K report to the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • Forbes and Fortune magazines and their websites
  • The Public Register Annual Report Service (PRARS)

There is an enormous amount of valuable information available that everyone should be aware of. Much of it is free and readily accessible on the Internet. ...

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