Finance
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The Holland and Terrell Libraries contain many resources for students and faculty interested in Finance. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website or would like to request a book or journal on any subject related to Finance, please contact Mary Gilles. For questions about the Finance program, please see Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate.
For additional information on Business topics, see these related subject guides:
Accounting | Business | Economics | Company and Industry ResearchLibrary Resources
Library Catalog
GRIFFIN Library Catalog The library catalog includes holdings for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state. Please note: Electronic journals and other 'virtual' publications are included in the catalog.
Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases
Reference Books
The Holland and Terrell Libraries' reference section is on the 1st floor behind the reference desk.
- General
- see Business at WSU Libraries
- The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance HG151 .N48
- Securities and Markets
- How the Stock Market Works HG4551 .D29
- How the Bond Market Works HG4651 .H68
- Standard & Poor's Security Owner's Stock Guide HG4915 .S 67
- Standard & Poor's Bond Guide HG4905 .S435
- Standard & Poor's Creditweek HG4501 .S7662
- Value Line Investment Survey HG4501 .V26
- Moody's Investors Service Credit Survey HG4501 .C7
Electronic Journals
There are two primary ways to gain access to WSU electronic journals. The first is to search GRIFFIN for the title of a specific journal, and then select the hypertext link; this will lead either to the journal itself or to the database containing the journal. The second is to select "Article Indexes/E-Journals" from the WSU Libraries home page; in the section labeled "Electronic Journals," search or browse for the journal title.
Internet Links
- News/General
- Bloomberg. General news and in-depth financial market, company and industry information.
- Business Week
- CNNfn. General and market-related news.
- Financial Times. Domestic and international financial news.
- FirstGov. Information from U.S. government sources. Search by keyword, or use the subject directory.
- Hoover's Online. Company and industry information. A more complete version of Hoover's is available through Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
- Investopedia. Definitions of financial market terms.
- The Standard. News focusing on "the Internet economy."
- Museum of American Financial History
- Yahoo Finance. Free company, industry, stock and personal finance information.
- Markets
- Big Charts : Historical stock prices.
- New York Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ
- American Stock Exchange
- Chicago Board of Trade
- New York Mercantile Exchange
- International Exchange: Stock Market around the world.
- Bonds Online : Credit markets news and information, covering a wide variety of fixed-income securities topics.
- Dow Jones Indexes
- Mutual Funds
- Morningstar: Mutual fund facts and commentary.
- ICI Mutual Fund Connection : Published by the Investment Company Institute. Comprehensive source of mutual fund information.
- Financial Market Regulatory Agencies
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- National Association of Securities Dealers : Securities industry self-regulatory organization.
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission : Federal regulatory agency for futures markets.
- Banks and Banking (U.S.)
- American Bankers' Association : Association for all types of banking institutions.
- Bank Rate Monitor : Information about rates for various loan and deposit products.
- Office of Thrift Supervision : Federal regulatory agency for thrift institutions.
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency : Regulatory agency for national banking system.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation : In addition to insuring deposits, this agency is charged with promoting "sound banking practices."