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Investing Basics Beginner: Sources of Investment Information

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1.
Who may benefit from reading investment books?
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All investors benefit. All investors, regardless of their level of experience, will find titles that meet their information needs.
2.
Which is not an example of an investors association?
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SEC. SEC stands for Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not an investors association.
3.
EDGAR features _______.
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Company quarterly reports. EDGAR is the SEC Website used for filing and disseminating reports from publicly held companies.
4.
The formal offer to sell securities is called a(n) _______.
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Prospectus. The prospectus is the formal offer to sell securities, and it must be filed with the SEC.
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Of the following, the most up-to-date information about investments is likely to come from _______.
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Cable television. Cable television channels like Bloomberg TV and CNBC carry current stock prices and up-to-the-minute reporting on business news.