Stocks Beginner: Gathering Relevant Information about Companies

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1.
The purpose of setting alerts for stocks is to _______.
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Learn when a stock price has reached a particular threshold. This would be used for eventual buy or sell decisions.
2.
In order to become sufficiently informed about a prospective stock, it is necessary to be able to read all of the news that comes out about the company that issues it.
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False. You don't need to read all the available information.
3.
To keep tabs on the steady flow of Internet news on all the companies that interest you, you can set up _______.
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A watch list. A watch list lets you organize the flow of information.
4.
Which one of the following sources contains financial information audited by an independent accounting firm?
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10-K.
5.
Which of the following sources is written from a point of view other than the company itself?
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Analyst research report. Independent analyst research reports sometimes provide a different perspective compared with information published by the company itself.