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Investing Basics Beginner: Sources of Investment Information

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1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
Which of the following is not a service typically offered by investor associations?
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Mutual funds. Investor associations provide the other kinds of information listed, but do not invest their members' money for them.
4.
What kinds of investment information can you get at a library or bookstore?
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All of the above. These are all examples of investment information you can read in books.
5.
EDGAR features _______.
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Company quarterly reports. EDGAR is the SEC Website used for filing and disseminating reports from publicly held companies.