Finance Portals

• Yahoo! Finance
  Offers current and historical company information as well as the latest market news. Yahoo! Finance includes stock data and valuation, charting capabilities, performance, financial ratios, and industry sector data.
  
  
• Wolfram Alpha
  Type in the ticker symbol to get the company's financial and stock details, as well as performance comparisons.
  
  
• Google Finance
  Great source for up-to-date company news and for tracking industry trends.
  
  

Guides to Sources on the Internet

• FINWeb Directory of Finance Websites
  A directory of links to websites related to financial economics.
  
  
• Business Links: CEO Express
  A site designed for busy CEOs but useful in that all sites are listed compactly on the top page under the headings Daily News & Information, Business Research (many financial links here), All Things Internet, Tools, Travel & Fun.
  
  
• QFinance: Financial Information Sources
  Citations to thousands of reliable financial information material, including books, articles and websites. All sources are organized topically.
  
  
• Wall Street Executive Library
  This site links to a wide array of business sites which are grouped by categories (e.g., Newspapers, Financial Markets, Company & Industry, Marketing & Advertising, etc.). Canadian links are usually indicated by a maple leaf and U.S. links by the United States flag. This provides a quick means of getting to a site you know when you have forgotten the address, or of finding new, useful sites by topic.
  
  

Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

• Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
  Formed in 2003, the CCGG promotes good governance practices in Canadian companies. Their site is a resource for anyone wishing to learn more about governance practices and to better understand the thinking of CCGG members on governance issues.
  
  
• SEDAR
  Use SEDAR to find information on executive compensation in Canadian public companies. Such information is found in one of the following documents: Executive Compensation form (Form 51-102F6), the Annual Report or in the Proxy Circular (also called the Management Information Circular).
  
  
• David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise
  Centre at Concordia that promotes all aspects of social corporate responsibility.  Find a list of events as well as free access to the Sustainable Scoop, the newsletter of the Centre.
  
  
• Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (IGPPO)
  A joint initiative of HEC Montréal and Concordia, the Institute aims to become a centre for excellence in governance research & training as well as a centre for the study of best practices at the senior management level.
  
  
• Corporate Knights
  In addition to publishing a magazine dedicated to Corporate Responsibility, CK also publishes various special reports such as the annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, and the annual Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.
  
  
• Conference Board Governance and Director Compensation in Canada 2008
  Conducted by the Korn/Ferry Institute, this is the latest edition of  the annual report on the state of Canadian corporate governance and provides the opportunity to observe key trends and identify emerging issues for Canadian directors.
  
  

Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates

• Bank of Canada
  Lists the value of the Canadian dollar against international currencies (on a daily, monthly, yearly basis) as well as data on Canadian and US interest rates. To find Canadian-US/UK spot and forward rates, see CANSIM table 176-0067, available via Estat (Concordia users only).
  
  
• Bloomberg
  Benchmark currency rates (15 minute delay). To learn more about Foreign Exchanges, you can watch these Bloomberg educational videos.
  
  
• FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data
  Free database of US and international economic time series. Download and track economic data, interest and exchange rates.
  
  
• OANDA
  Get current and historical exchange rates for all the world's currencies going back to 1990.
  
  

Real Estate: Montreal and Canada

• Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation
  Use this site to find up-to-date Canadian housing market reports for each region as well as analysis and market forecasts. There is also a link to Canada's Housing Observer which provides an annual review of the state of Canada's housing and a substantial collection of online data resources.
  
  
• Commercial Real Estate Investing in Canada
  This ebook is a comprehensive reference guide for anyone interested in Canadian real estate, including investors and professionals. The ebook introduces basic terminology used in real estate, information about mortgages, taxes and more.
  
  
• MLS Barometer
  The Residential Market is an online quarterly report offering detailed market analyses that take into account the key indicators of activity (sales, listings, median prices, etc.). Statistics and analysis are available for Quebec's metropolitan areas, as well as for the entire province.
  
  
• Montreal: Real Estate Appraisal
  Find information such as the current property assessments, tax information and laws for the city of Montreal.
  
  
• Investing in Montreal: Real Estate
  This site highlights Montreal's commercial real estate industry. Find information on industrial parks as well as links to important real estate associations.
  
  
• Commercial Real Estate Market Reports: Canada
  Colliers International, a real estate brokerage firm, provides commercial (office and industrial) real estate information and quarterly trends for Montreal and other Canadian cities. For free global real estate reports, please visit Colliers International Research section.
  
  

Personal Finance

• Wall Street Journal: Personal Investor's "How-to" Guides
  WSJ's tips on how to get started with investing in stocks and bonds, how to evaluate stocks and buy mutual funds.
  
  
• Moneysense
  Personal finance site with a Canadian perspective. It covers topics ranging from investing, banking, RRSPs, insurance, financial planning, saving for education, home buying and real estate investing.
  
  
• Globe Investor
  Maintained by the Globe and Mail, Globe Investor provides articles of interest as well as market and investing information.
  
  
• Citi’s Commonsense Money Guide for Real People
  This ebook provides Canadians with insight on how to handle difficult financial situations that may arise as well as money management tips and guides.
  
  

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
  Covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.
  
  
• New York Times Glossary of Financial and Business Terms
  This glossary provides basic definitions of over 2,500 terms.
  
  
• Investor Learning Centre of Canada Glossary
  A glossary which provides definitions of personal finance terms.
  
  
• Financial Dictionary
  The Financial Dictionary provides definitions for thousands of financial terms. Included in the dictionary is a glossary of 8,000 terms and about 18,000 links; it also includes definitions from the Investopedia site.
  
  
• Forbes Financial Dictionary
  Definitions for thousands of financial terms, all cross-referenced so that it is possible to look up the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a definition.
  
  
• Dictionary of Derivatives
  Definition of financial and accounting terms in both English and French. Dictionary is available in both official languages.
  
  

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