Basics Beginner:
Sources of Investment Information
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1.
Which of the following information will you not find in a company's quarterly report?
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Sales
Operations
Assets
Information on audits
Information on audits. Audit information is included in the company's annual report, not its quarterly report.
2.
Investment books are a good source of basic information, but veteran investors always rely on their own experience instead.
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True
False
False. Investors at all levels benefit from information found in investment books.
3.
Which of the following is not a service typically offered by investor associations?
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Investment software
Journals and newsletters
Books
Mutual funds
Mutual funds. Investor associations provide the other kinds of information listed, but do not invest their members' money for them.
4.
The best place to learn about local companies is likely to be _______.
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Investor's Business Daily
Money Magazine
Your local newspaper
MSNBC
Your local newspaper. Your local newspaper may have more timely and in-depth information about local companies than any national media source.
5.
What kind of investor information might you find on the Internet?
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Stock prices
Tips for beginning investors
Tax regulations
All of the above
All of the above. All of the above are examples of information available to investors on the Internet.
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