1. 4 Great Places To Conduct Financial
Research
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Scholarly Databases
Government Resources
Google Scholar
Wikipedia
What is the best information
for your readers?
According to a
recent study…
OR
According to a
2011 FINRA study
(with link)…
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2. Using Scholarly Databases To Find
Sources
A Few Great Databases To Search…
• EBSCOhost Research Databases (EBSCO)
– host to approximately 40 databases in many
different disciplines.
• JSTOR - Journal Storage
– scholarship published in over one thousand of the
highest-quality academic journals across the
humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
• ProQuest Databases (ProQuest)
– coverage includes general reference, business,
computing, education, humanities, law, military,
newspapers, psychology, sciences, social sciences,
genealogy, and many more.
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3. Using Government Resources To
Find Sources
• SEC Edgar Database
• US Census data
• Gov’t Accountability
Office (GAO)
• FINRA
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4. Using Google Scholar To Find
Sources
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5. Using Wikipedia To Find Sources
Wikipedia is the perfect
place to find sources….
Not to quote!
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6. Quick Example Of Digging Deeper
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