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Personally, I have always had a "no fear" attitude when it comes to computers and the current explosion of on-line help and reference sites that have proliferated the Internet have served to reinforce the value of this technology, particularly in the area of financial planning. The value of the information available is immeasurable, however, the time that you waste aimlessly "surfing" and "browsing" most certainly can be put to more productive use.
With the objectives of providing both superlative information and doing so in an efficient manner, I have assembled several dozen hot-links to sites that I feel contain valuable content. To help you make your selection, these have been organized, categorized and commented on so that you will be able to access the site of your choice both quickly and easily.
To reach any of these sites, simply double-click on the hot-link located in the right hand column and a new window will open at the selected address. When you close the site, you will be returned to where you were in the Baywood Financial Group site.
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Things are always changing on the Internet and some of these URL's (site addresses) may be discontinued after time. If you find a "dead" link that we have missed, or come upon a new address which you think may be of value to our other clients, please drop me an e-mail and we will update our page accordingly. |
General Market & Investment
Research
| About Network | A comprehensive commercial research site with numerous hot links to valuable investment resources such as: banking, finance & budgeting, calculators, debt management, estate planning, small business and many other features. This site contains mostly American content, but still is worth a visit. | |
| Bloomberg.com | The Bloomberg site has quality financial information which has been sourced from the Bloomberg information system, a major commercial source of international financial news, analytics and trading systems. Their Internet site is divided into two major sectors, one free and the other is protected for users who are subscribers to Bloomberg Magazine. Interesting features include research, market commentary and news, as well as Bloomberg Radio. (You will need to download a RealAudio plug-in to receive this.) | http://www.bloomberg.com/ |
| Bondcan | An excellent resource site for those who have an interest in investing in the Canadian Bond market. This is a free-access site containing lots of archive and statistical info. It is a great place where you can quickly get yourself up to speed in this field. | http://www.bondcan.com |
| Canstock | This is a nice, compact site that is centred on the Canadian investment scene and one that offers a full selection of portfolio monitors, news and corporate info plus quotations from all the exchanges. It is extremely well laid out and is easy to foillow. | http://www.canstock.com/ |
| Factset | FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a commercial supplier of online integrated financial and economic information designed to appeal to the investment management and banking industries. (Created for analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers and other financial professionals.) On a fee for view basis they will combine more than 100 databases into a single online information system. A good place to go. Where the pros get some of their information. | http://www.factset.com/ |
| Imoney/Canoe | A joint effort of Imoney and Canoe News Services, this well thought out site contains the usual foray of commercial investment services and information plus some really excellent commentary and company specific news. This is a good place to check out the validity of the stock tips that your barber gave you. | http://money.canoe.ca/ |
| Investors.com | A compact Canadian information source published by MPL Communications Inc. The site provides some interesting information re market trends and a stock checker service plus on-line links to their Portfolio Manager, an advice section, stock analyzer and research department. This is a good place to get brought up to date quickly on the Canadian investment scene. | http://www.adviceforinvestors.com/ |
| Mutual Fund Index | A comprehensive Canadian mutual fund index site with links to the global fund market, stocks, options and futures. Extremely well laid out and easy to follow. Profiles, reports and research. This site has it all. | http://www.site-by-site.com/canada/funds.htm |
| Morningstar | Morningstar Canada is Canada's leading investment fund research firm. It markets the two most popular mutual fund software products, PALTrak and BellCharts, and operates the morningstar.ca web site. The company provides analysis and consulting services for investment management, fund performance evaluation and pension plan governance. | http://www.morningstar.ca/ |
| The Fund Library | This site bills itself as the "source for Canadian Fund information" and indeed, does live up to its word offering more than enough access to information. It is updated daily and is a good, first-stop on any investment excursion. | http://www.fundlibrary.com/ |
| The National Post | This address is sub-section of a bigger Canada.com site and contains some solid editorial information on issues that many have asked including: retirement, education funds, and a supply of financial tools & easy to use calculators. The content is refreshed every few weeks and this is good drop-in site to visit. |
Directory Portals
| Canadian Stockmarket | A sub-section of a previously reviewed site. This address deserves a big "Wow!" If its got to do with money, investment, taxes and related information, this portal site contains a clear-path directory to all of the above. | http://www.site-by-site.com/canada/astock.htm |
| Ceoexpress | This site is probably one of the best all-purpose hot-link directories to just about anything a business person would want to know or go. Although strongly American in origin, it has some terrific hot-links to a lot of Canadian and International content as well. Features include, RealAudio news transcripts, newspapers and journals on-line, free software utilities and a good selection of general computer stuff. If you're in business, this site is a "must have" in your browser bookmark file. | http://www.ceoexpress.com/ |
| Investor Guide | A US based web production that offer a nice selection hot-links to several market connections based around the world, listed country by country. A good navigator directory to dozens of interesting and informative sub-sections for the international investor. | http://www.investorguide.com/ |
| MerrillLynch | An all-American information site that provides lots of good, free market info and an opportunity to subscribe to some of ML's pay for view services. If you are "in the US market" you might want to drop in on this site and see what it can do for you. | http://www.askmerrill.com/mlol/main/index.asp |
| WealthNet | Canada WealthNet puts it altogether in a really nice and easy to navigate package. This site provides links to just about every exchange, fund, and financial news service you could ever want to look into. It also features a handy link into the Electric Library research facility. | http://www.nucleus.com/wealthnet/ |
Investment Fraud & Scams
| Investorism.com | An interesting little site produced by Mr. Joseph Killoran containing some fundamental "need-to-know" basics for the first-time investor (or even the experienced investor) who wants to be certain that his/her financial advisor is following all the rules. This site contains some useful PDF (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format) downloadable information. It's worth taking a look at. | http://www.investorism.com/ |
| Latest Scams | Although it doesn't look like it at first glance, this site is managed by the RCMP as service to advise the public of national scams currently under investigation. It is of general interest to anyone in business and often features an article or two relating to fraudulent stock related schemes. Both interesting and highly entertaining. | http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams/scams990119.htm |
| Small Investor Protection Association | Got questions about your broker or Financial Advisor? Not about us we hope. This not-for-profit association is a clearing-house for information about investors who feel that they have not been treated ethically or fairly by their broker. A good place to check out to see if there have been any complaints registered against the firm you are considering doing business with. | http://www.sipa.to/ |
Accounting Firms & Taxation
| Canada Customs & Revenue Agency (Formerly Revenue Canada) | A handy on-line portal to CCRA's library and archive system. This is an ideal site to get downloadable taxation updates and change notification. A good URL to keep as a business reference. | http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/ |
| Canada Customs & Revenue Agency (Formerly Revenue Canada) | You are now able to file your returns yourself on-line. This CCRA site gives you all the details about the new e-filing system and its conditions of use and applicability. | http://www.netfile.gc.ca/ |
| KPMG | Although mostly a promotional site to sell KPMG services, there are a couple of free-for-view newsletters and bulletins that might be of interest to business people regarding current CCRA (Revenue Canada's new name) regulation changes | http://www.kpmg.ca/english/services/tax/ |
| Softrontax | This is a commercial site designed primarily to promote its taxation software however, it does offer lots of free services including clarification of many federal and personal tax issues, and it also comments on what's in store for Ontario taxpayers. | http://www.softrontax.com/ |
Portfolio Management
| Retireware | A rather unpretentious web site, but one which contain lots of hidden value when you click through the retirement "map" that is provided. For those of you who want to purchase custom software to help you make retirement decisions, a local company has produced an inexpensive software package that will help to guide you through the process. This site is most helpful for keeping retirement issues in clear perspective and providing a checklist approach to ensure that nothing important gets missed. A trial version is available from this site for you to test drive. | http://www.retireware.com/ |
| Sympatico Finance | One of the newer entries into the financial planning and advice business. Sympatico and Lycos have teamed up to provide the Canadian investors with a host of on-line searchable resources which include personal and business financial planning advice, stock quotes and portfolio management. A good place to start if you are just beginning your investment research. | http://www1.sympatico.ca/Contents/Finance/ |
| The Globe & Mail | The Globe Investor site is probably one of, if not the best investment management sites around anywhere. Absolutely world class! It is easy to get around and has just about everything a sophisticated investor would want at a keystroke. This site should become your standard for portfolio control and management. | http://www.globeinvestor.com/ |
| The Toronto Stock Exchange | A direct door into the Exchange for quick action look up. Remember that almost all free-for-view ticker activity is delayed 15 minutes off real-time. | http://www.tse.com/ |
Financial Terms & Investment
Glossary
| Investors Association of Canada | A great source for definitions and investment explanations spoken in simplified terms. This is a must-have reference site for the new investor. | http://www.iac.ca/investglossary.asp |
| Investment Fund Association | This site page contains a complete Glossary of all the investment terms you have ever heard and will every need to know to sound like a pro when you discuss financial matters with your friends. A handy sidebar navigator will take you through the complete site and provide information on new regulations, investor education and news updates. A good reference location for everyone. | http://www.ific.ca/eng/frames.asp?l1=Glossary |
Tools
| N/West Mutual | Want to know what that extra helping of pie or pack of cigarettes will cost you in terms of life-days? Northwest Mutual has put together a neat little calculator that can project your anticipated longevity based upon your lifestyle. Their extensive database history can acurately predict what your "bad habits" may really cost. A real eye opener! | http://www.northwesternmutual.com/ |
Corporate Profiles & Reports
| Canada Newswire | This incredible information service - and it's free! - provides access to over 179 thousand archived and current news releases about Canadian and international companies that might help you become a better and more informed investor. They even offer free service that will e-mail you if anything is published about a company you are interested in. This is certainly the place to learn! | http://www.newswire.ca/ |
| Corporate Information | If you ever have need to perform informational background checks on any of the listed companies, this site has a complete database on just about everyone. Included in the navigator is a handy international guide that can do the same thing in virtually any other country as well. The profiles are complete, comprehensive in content and most have a handy web link to view that firm's own home page. | http://www.sedar.com |
| Financials.com | This is a one-stop shop for company information. This site centralizes many different sources of financial information, drawing on the capabilities and content of many other sites. Companies can be searched by name and ticker. Smartlinks are provided to company homepages, annual reports, price quotations, research sources and public news releases. | http://www.financials.com/ |
| Moody's Investors Service | A site best suited to the needs of the experienced investor providing sophisticated on-line and custom call-up information on a variety of investment and rating reports. An excellent central source for a wide selection of press releases from around the world. | http://www.moodys.com/ |
| SmallcapCenter.com | As American as they come but filled with lots of interesting tools, insights and opinions that might be useful to the Canadian investor. A good quick source of financial news. | http://www.stockgroup.com/ |
| Statistics Canada | This is a must stop at site for everyone who is undertaking fact-gathering on just about everything Canadian. Lots of good starting point information for everyone. | http://www.statcan.ca/start.html |
| Stockhouse.ca | The Stockhouse site is a super web effort that offers the Canadian investor as much information as you would ever want about the domestic and international markets written in a language that is easily understood by everyone. I found the Bulletin Board section to be of particular interest as it give some excellent capsule commentary about many of the investments you hear about covering the world's markets. | http://www.stockhouse.ca/ |
News & General Business
Information
| CBC.ca | If you are a fancier of the CBC's style of news reporting, this sub-site of theirs will satisfy your thirst for the latest updates on financial and global economics. A nice site with additional links to other helpful addresses. | http://cbc.ca/business/indepth/currencies.html |
| Report on Business -The Globe & Mail | Nobody does it better than the Globe! This sub-site of the Globe Investor provides good, clean looking information about current hot items written in a very reader-friendly style. There are good connection to the other GlobeInvestor titles as well. | http://www.robtv.com/channels/money-markets.html |
| PubList | A listing of hundreds of economic and financial publications from around the world. Although dominated by US content. A few Canadian publications were spotted which should be available from the larger public libraries. | http://www.publist.com/ |
| Canadian Bond Rating Service | This is primarily a pay for view web site providing accurate and in depth reports on all firms issuing bonds on the Canadian market. If this is where you are at, this company and its hotlinks to the CBRS can greatly assist you in your decision-making exercises. | http://www.finpipe.com |
| Canadian Business - On Line | If you fancy reading your news on-line, this Rogers Communications site has what it takes to get the financial info in your hands hot of the press. A searchable engine can bring back lots of archival materials and the site features some interesting links to other topics of general interest to busy executives. | http://www.canadianbusiness.com/index.shtml |
| Canadian Investment Review | Another great on-line e-Zine. CIR has full content information on-line covering a wide spectrum of financial and investment issues plus a handy archival engine to bring back the past. A great place to do research on fast moving companies in Canada. | http://www.investmentreview.com |
| Geocities.com | Here is an entire "virtual library" at your fingertips. Rather than culling out the financial and investment content, I felt that this site was overall so useful that I have left the URL's intact for you to browse through at your leisure. If you ever need to do research on just about anything, start here! | http://finance.yahoo.com/ |
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