FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL (FIT)

FIT is a software tool that allows you to evaluate your business-based value proposition in relation to your customer's financial and strategic objectives

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Finance for Non-Financial Managers
A good solid reference book that is easily understood at a practical level for applying financial concepts

Understanding Financial Statements,
Lyn Fraser & Aileen Ormiston
An accounting textbook, but readable and useable

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits,
Philip A. Fisher
A book recommended by The Motley Fool for deciphering company and stock performance

The Portable MBA
A great reference book with examples of how financial concepts can be put to use. It also discusses current management philosophies

What Every CEO Wants You to Know,
Ram Charon

TOP 8 RESEARCH PORTALS
(Multiple sources for analyst reports and industry analyses)
Multex
Zacks
Standard & Poor’s
10K Wizard
411 Stocks
BestCalls
Briefing.com

DATA GATHERING RESOURCES

www.carol.co.uk
Access to international companies’ annual reports and other investor information. Also links to all of the worldwide stock exchanges.

www.corporateinformation.com
350,000 international company and industry profiles.

www.reuters.com
Links to Multex Analysts Reports for companies worldwide.

www.brint.com
International business magazines and newspaper articles.

www.hoovers.com
General business information and news articles for companies worldwide. Personal subscriptions are available, though special licensing is required for business purposes.

Bloomberg Online
Financial news site focusing on business, world, technology, and sports.

www.fortune.com
Excellent source for company articles and annual performance comparisons.

www.forbes.com
Excellent source for company articles and annual performance comparisons.

www.businessweek.com
Excellent source for company articles and annual performance comparisons.