The Public Register's Annual Report Service (PRARS) offers "company financials, including annual reports, prospectuses or 10k's on over 3,200 public companies" free of charge to the US investing public. For selected companies, PRARS provides a brief description of the company together with the company's financial profile. The site also includes a guide to understanding the financial statements in...

Financial Management of the Firm is provided by Professor Pamela Peterson from the College of Business at Florida State University. It contains lecture outlines, examples used in class and sample problems (with solutions). The topics covered on this page include Financial Accounting Information, Taxation and Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Time Value of Money, Valuation, Risk and Return, Capital...

The Institute of Management & Administration contains both original content and pointers to, broadly defined, "business information." While much of the content is in the form of articles meant to entice the reader into purchasing a subscription, these freebee articles are substantive. Located under "Newsletters" and "Management News," they include tips for getting employees to use direct deposit,...

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced a new Website that allows users to look up information about SEC- and state-registered investment advisor firms. Users can search for firms and pull up their most recent Form ADV, the form that firms file to register with the SEC or the states. The form contains information about the firm's operations, its key personnel, and disciplinary...

This 36-page report from the FRB BOG considers the "structure and operation of the markets for securitized loans and commercial mortgages and the availability of credit for business enterprises." In comparison to the 1998 edition of this report, the demands for credit for the financing of business and commercial real estate activity have remained high, and commercial mortgage debt and...

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) was established by the federal government to provide assistance to small businesses. There is much useful information here on how to start a business. Resources available include a guide to create your own business plan, a list of financial and marketing assistance programs, a directory of SBA offices, and counseling and training resources. SBA also...