The Best Investing websites

The leading independent authority devoted to on-line financial services. Gomez Benchmarks rank the top broker firms in key areas of online customer experience.

Annual Reports listings, online versions in HTML and PDF. Over 1000 annual reports, most of the fortune 500 reports listed.

Annual Reports Library has built a collection of over 1.5 million original reports (and proxies) from corporations, foundations, banks, mutual funds and public institutions.

Extensive collection of corporate profiles, industry research reports and links to company Web sites worldwide.

EDGAR is the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It's a tremendous resource for researchers; you can download the full text of a wide variety of US company filings in which the company discloses everything from the biggest risks they face to the ages and compensation packages of their top executives and, often, their share of the market. All this for free.

The official Fortune 500, Fortune 100 and Global 500 databases of contact and financial information for the world's largest companies.

The Ultimate Source for Company Information. Premium services require subscription.

Pay-as-you-go access to the Economist Intelligence Units entire database of business analysis and intelligence covering 185 countries, strategic industries and management best practice.

Your one stop for financial research. Use Research A Company to access SEC documents, home pages, news, charts, statistical analysis and more.

The Investing Online Resource Center (IORC) is the only independent, non-commercial organization dedicated solely to serving the individual consumer who invests online or is considering doing so. The IORC is funded by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions and the nonprofit Investor Protection Trust. The Investing Online Resource Center is an official project of NASAA.

The SEC's Office (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) of Investor Education and Assistance provides a variety of services to address the problems and questions you may face as an investor. They cannot tell you what investments to make, but they can tell you how to invest wisely and avoid fraud.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): official Federal Agency website, including news, legal and other releases and reports, investor education material, and the EDGAR database of corporate disclosure reports

Monthly magazine that examines current issues in the derivatives markets.

Weekly publication for investors from the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Paid subscription is required for access. Free trial is available.

A renowned business publication. Business news, trends and profiles of successful businesspeople.

Market forecasting based on Elliott Wave technical analysis. Including Global Market Perspective, Global Stock Perspective, Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, Elliott Wave Theorist, Financial Forecast Short Term Update, Daily Futures Junctures, Monthly Futures Junctures, The European Financial Forecast, and The European Short Term Update.

Information about companies and the people who run them. Forbes "success" lists including the Platinum 400 best-performing U.S. big companies, the Private 500 largest U.S. private firms, and the world's richest people.

The magazine dedicated to the international investment community.

Online resource for technical analysis. Excellent site well suited to readers of the magazines and traders in general.

An online magazine by Multex.com focusing on internet stocks.

Interactive publication for stock and commodity traders.

Provides expert views on money, markets, and the culture of finance with tips and tools to grow money.

To help educate investors about the risks and rewards of options investing. Risks and maximum reward of the various techniques is discussed.

Commodity charts, settlement prices, historical futures and options data, and futures market update by Anne Burden CTA.

Monthly magazine that examines current issues in the derivatives markets.

Futures and securities training for brokers and traders.

Detailed explanation of seasonal changes in supply and demand of the commodity markets.

Free data for covered call investing, including a calculator for analyzing positions.

News, charts, and information for serious futures investors.

Futures Focus is a free service provided by Elliott Wave International. It covers daily commentary on the U.S. futures markets. Other services include the Daily Futures Junctures, Monthly Futures Junctures, and The Elliott Wave Theorist.

Free news, delayed quotes, charts, weather, and discussion groups.

Commentary, publications, and options portfolios.

Message board, recommendations, and trading strategies.

An introduction to options and related strategies. Free options quotes, seminars and interactive software.

Covered call and stock option ideas updated daily.

Academic quality papers and examples dealing with all aspects of options.

Global commodity news and information.

Market analysis and commentary, sentiment research, option quotes, educational and trading tools for stock and option investors.

Tracks many major commodities and financial indicators.

Research and option strategies for equity, indices and futures.

Free courses and seminars offered by the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

Options trading resources, advice and commentary from Lawrence G. Mcmillan.

Reviews and articles about trading basics, and tips on choosing a broker.

Independent not-for-profit corporation formed to assist individuals to become effective managers of their own assets through education and research.

Reports on investment and business situation, trends and news in Asia.

Interactive online charting service giving free and unlimited access to charts, reports, indicators, and quotes on 22,700 US stocks, mutual funds, and major market indices.

Information, news, quotes and trading for the individual and institutional bond investor.

Provides charting, market commentary, news, and fundamental research for U.S. stocks.

Market forecasting based on Elliott Wave technical analysis. Free market commentary, chat, Bob Prechter's column and more.

Technical analysis using bolinger bands, performance rankings and potential appreciation for 3,300 stocks.

Free on-line course on investing in stocks. Interaction with instructors in discussion forums.

Offers free historical data on S&P 500 stocks going back one year. Download, with weekly, monthly, and quarterly updates. Charts with technical analysis for individual stocks.

Daily stock market and business news, quotes, mutual fund performance, and market analysis. SmartSelect Ratings for NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX stocks.

Educational resource for the individual investor.

Investing home page features investment tools like stock quotes, charts, a portfolio manager and much more. Plus market news and financial commentary from award-winning MSN Money journalists.

Interactive charting, free quotes, stock and mutual fund data, portfolios with mini charts, message boards and more.

Each day Ed Downs evaluates the overall market, and picks out charts that are exhibiting proven Technical Analysis patterns.

Free stock charts and market analysis for online investors.

Top site for timely investment commentary.

Tools for selecting and researching stocks.

Value Line provides investment research on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles, and offers a family of no-load mutual funds.

Day Trading and investing site offering daily stock picks.