Reference Desk Banking and Finance

Canadian Banker's Association
http://www.cba.ca/
The professional industry association for Canada's banks - domestic and foreign. The website provides news, industry information, statistics and much more.

Exchange Rates
Yahoo Quotes - Foreign Currency Exchange Table
http://quote.yahoo.com/m3?u Provides current exchange rates.

International Finance
International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org/
The IMF exists to promote international monetary cooperation. It currently consists of 182 member countries. This Web site provides a wealth of news releases, communiques, speeches, fund rates and data standard information.

Investment Management

BigCharts
http://www.bigcharts.com/
A charting and investment research Web site providing access to interactive charts, quotes, reports and indicators on over 50,000 stocks, mutual funds and market indexes.

Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/
The Bloomberg Web site offers a range of financial information from news, to stock quotes, IPOs, rates and bonds, currencies and commodities.

CBC Newsworld's The Money Show
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/programAToZ.jsp
Includes articles, real-time video clips and a program index to past shows.

Chart Smart
http://www.chartsmart.com/
A Website specializing in investment research tools for Canadian securities. Over 4000 charts for the Canadian Stock Exchanges. ChartSmart is a complete research tool offering daily quotes, charts, and powerful filtering utilities.

E*Trade Canada
http://www.canada.etrade.com/
An on-line stock-brokering service.

GLOBEfund
http://www.globefund.com/
"Canada's National Mutual Fund Site." Includes getting started investment tips, an email notification service and a glossary of over 65 mutual fund terms.

The Fund Library
http://www.fundlibrary.com/
"Canada's Mutual Fund Resource Centre."

Fund Monitor
http://www.fundmonitor.com
Canadian mutual fund research.

Fund Trend
http://www.fundtrend.com
"Canada'a Mutual Fund Timing and Chart Service."

Investment Funds Institute
http://www.ific.ca/eng/home/index.asp

Site by Site!
http://www.site-by-site.com/
Global and domestic investment information

Standard and Poor's: Financial Information Services & Rating Services
http://www.standardandpoors.com/
S & P's Financial Information Services is the global leader in providing value-added information, insight and analysis on equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities markets. S & P's Rating Services is the global leader in risk evaluation, providing ratings and analysis on the creditworthiness of issuers around the world.

Personal Finance

CBS Marketwatch
http://cbs.marketwatch.com
Lots of articles, investment tools, stock quotes and other useful links. Includes section on personal finance

SEDAR
http://www.sedar.com
Made available by the Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS), this Web site provides access to Canadian public securities filings and company/mutual fund profiles.

Quicken.ca
http://www.quicken.ca
A good source for personal financial planning. Site includes Canadian information on stocks and markets, mutual funds, RRSP planners, home and mortgage, banking, and business news. Visit in English or French

Quicken.com
http://www.quicken.com
Create a portfolio, track the market, pick top funds, find a mortgage, get tax answers and instant insurance quotes. (U.S. focus).

Stockgroup.com
http://www.stockgroup.com
News and information for small cap investors.

Stockscape.com
http://www.stockscape.com
Investment communities on the Web.

Earnings Whispers.com
http://www.earningswhispers.com
Source of whisper numbers on the Internet. Select by company or industry.

Zacks Investment Research
http://www.zacks.com
A direct connection to the research produced by over 6,000 analysts at the top 240 North American brokerage firms. Access to an array of brokerage and equity research, screening, and advisory tools.

Stock Market

Stock Exchanges