Financial Information & Resources
How to set up a budget? Should you buy a house? Where to invest your money? How much money do you need when you retire? The library has resources to help you answer these and other questions on handling finances and investments.
Highlights
Value Line Investment Survey Online (in-library access)
(Funded by and available to city of La Crosse residents)
Browse the Investment Survey, look up a report for a specific company, check out model portfolios and use the stock screening tool to find new investment opportunities.
Click here for access to this resource from outside the library.
Resources @ La Crosse Public library
Online Resources (Funded by the State of Wisconsin and available to all Wisconsin residents)
Business Source Premier offers coverage of such topics as accounting, banking, finance, international business, management, marketing, real estate, regional studies, sales, trade and technology. Periodicals and Subscription Services
Barron's: the Dow-Jones Business and Financial Weekly. Barron’s covers the general business information that investors need.
Better Investing. Published monthly by the National Association of Investment Clubs It covers information for the individual investor as well as for groups.
Investor's Business Daily. Covers the economic, social and political trends that influence the financial markets.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Monthly magazine that covers financial topics that most people have to deal with at some point, like buying a car, money management, personal & family finances, and travel costs.
Money. This monthly magazine makes money management easier for individuals and families. Articles often use everyday people as examples.
Morningstar Mutual Funds. Subscription service that compiles and analyzes mutual fund data. Ratings are published twice a month.
Smart Money: the Wall Street Journal Magazine of Personal Business. Bimonthly magazine that covers financial topics most consumers need to know about: credit cards, employee benefits, insurance, taxes, computers and software and purchasing major items.
Value Line Investment Survey. Weekly publication that tracks 1700 stocks in over 90 industries. Stocks are ranked for performance, technical merit and safety.
Value Line Investment Survey-Small and Mid-Cap Edition. Reports weekly on approximately 1800 small and mid-cap stocks not included in the regular survey.
Wall Street Journal. Second-best-selling newspaper in the U.S. Not only covers financial stories in detail, but now includes national and international news.
Updated by Bobbie 11/29/11
