Sorry guys & gals for the somewhat misleading title. I am not connecting entrepreneurship and expenditure patterns. However, I am providing a link to a report called the Monthly Labor Review which contains several reports (including one on entrepreneurship and one on expenditure patterns).
The pdf is lengthy, but it contains several reports (I am paraphrasing [...]
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Morningstar Rocks! They keep sending free investment reports and giving permission for those reports to get posted onto blogs. SO- here a Morningstar report on how to invest in “green” and “socially responsible” companies. Reports within the pdf include: 1) Socially Responsible Investing, 2) Going Beyond the Hype of Green Investing, 3) Carbon Regulation, 4) [...]
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SWOT- an analysis of a company’s strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats.
SWAT- killing flies.
Totally not related. Once again, I’m just trying to get your attention. If you need to find a SWOT analysis on a company, use the TCU database, Business Source Complete.Â
Here’s the quickest way to find a SWOT analysis in that database: Type the ticker [...]
Here is the  handout I created for the TCU Seniors Career workshop held on January 24th, 2009 (double click on image to enlarge).
Go to my delicious account (on the right hand sidebar of this page) to find more websites than what I showed at the workshop. Just click into the “Career Information” tag bundle.
I’m still trying [...]
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One of our database vendors, Morningstar, sent their analyst’s investment report for 2009 with permission to put on a website. So I am. There are 4 different reports in the pdf file: 1) 10 Best Companies in the World, 2) The Best Funds for 2009, 3) Retirees’ 2009 Survival Guide, and 4) Clip and Save: 20 [...]
Let’s say you’ve categorized your research question and what you really need is company information.Â
Here are some quick, initial things to think about as you begin your research:
Is the company public or private? (hint: it is more difficult to find information on a private company)
Is the company a subsidiary? (if so, financial information is typically reported under [...]
I really just used the title as an attention getter. This one’s a no brainer comparison-wise, but a common “mistake” for TCU students.Â
1. Â If you go to the website, www.hoovers.com you will be able to get some information from the site; however, at some point, it will ask you for your credit card # in [...]
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The Wall Street Journal published their CEO Compensation Survey. You can view it at http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/CEO_SURVEY_041108.pdf
If you want to read some of the articles about the survey, go to the TCU database, Factiva and complete the following steps (or take a look at the screen shot below):
1. Expand the ‘Source’ box by clicking on the + [...]
