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available. Lexis-Nexis has a variety of other products that
they sell to corporate customers.
• EDGAR (www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm)—This Internet site
from the Securities and Exchange Commission provides
access to the full text of 10-K reports, proxies, and other
reports that publicly traded companies must file with the
SEC.
• Investext (www.tfsd.com/products/analyst/default.asp)—
This subscription service contains the full text of invest-
ment reports and forecasts for more than 11,000 U.S. and
international companies and for 53 industries. The reports
come from more than 520 brokerages, investment banks,
and consulting firms around the world.
• Report Gallery (www.reportgallery.com)—This site pro-
vides access to more than 2,200 corporate annual reports
plus “Zack’s Snapshots,” a report of earnings estimates,
buy-sell-hold recommendations, and each company’s rank
in its industry.

OTHER RESOURCES: GUIDES TO FINDING
INFORMATION

Many companies and university libraries have guides to business
research available on their websites. These websites can be valu-
able tools for conducting business research. The following list rep-
resents just a few of the sites that are out there.

• Baker Library Industry information Guides (www.library
.hbs.edu/industry/aboutguides.htm)—This wonderful set of
13 or so guides prepared by the librarians of the Baker