The Research Librarians at the Upper Arlington Public Library have selected a variety of sources to help you understand the market, evaluate a stock, bond or mutual fund, read about how famous investors managed to succeed, and generally learn all that you need to know in order to make the most of your hard-earned cash.  

Indexes / Databases

The following are premium subscription resources available to UAPL patrons. To access them from home, you will need your Upper Arlington Public Library card number and PIN.

Investment Ratings and Research Sources

Morningstar Investment Research Center – Features comprehensive financial information on mutual funds, stocks and ETFs . Create your own portfolios, compare funds to see how they work together, and read lists of current fund and stock recommendations.

Value Line Research Center – Provides access to the authoritative Value Line Investment Survey and six other Value Line products, including the Small & Mid-Cap Edition and the Mutual Fund Survey.

Weiss Financial Ratings Online – This financial literacy tool has investment ratings on thousands of stocks and mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

General Reference

Business Source Premier – Get industry and company profiles as well as market research reports from this database, which includes full-text articles from over 2,000 journal titles.

Encyclopedia of American Industries – This reference ebook provides detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business.

US Major Dailies – Search current, full-text articles of The Wall Street Journal and New York Times. 

Wall Street Journal – Access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Requires a free Wall Street Journal account and our access code.

Reference Resources

Newspapers

Among UAPL’s newspaper subscriptions are the following titles of interest to investors. Find current issues in the Research Department of the Tremont Branch. For older issues, see a Research Librarian.

• Barron’s
• Business First (Columbus)
• Daily Reporter
• IBD Weekly
• Wall Street Journal

Investment Newsletters and Publications

These are a few of the titles in UAPL’s extensive Investment Periodicals Collection, located in the Reference Department of the Main Library.

• Chartist
• Dow Theory Forecasts
• DRIP Investor
• Investment Quality Trends
• Kiplinger’s Retirement Report
• Fund X Newsletter
• The Outlook
• Value Line Investment Survey

Reference Books

Here are a few reference book titles to give you an idea of what you will find in our collection.

• Barron’s Finance and Investment Handbook
• Dictionary of Banking Terms
• Investing for the Long Run

Journals / Magazines

The following are some of UAPL’s popular business and financial magazine titles. These titles have recent issues available for checking out, and in some cases, there is an archive of older issues at the Tremont Branch’s Research Department. Follow the links to the catalog or see a librarian for more information.

• Better Investing
• Economist
• Fast Company
• Forbes
• Fortune
• Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
• Smart Business Columbus

Websites

The following are some librarian-chosen websites to assist you in researching investment topics.

• BigCharts
• CNNBusiness
• Daily Stocks
• MarketWatch
• MSN Money
• Motley Fool
• Yahoo! Finance

Search Starters

See a list of titles in the UA Library catalog related to Investments and Investing by clicking on some of the following subject terms.

• Banks and Banking – United States
• Bonds
• Capitalism
• Capitalists and Financiers – United States – Biography
• Investment
• Investment Analysis
• Mutual Funds
• Personal Finance
• Portfolio Management
• Real Estate Investment
• Retirement Planning
• Stock Exchanges
• Stocks