<topic sku="core" tNum="289614" author="sallyh" xmlns="x-schema:hhTopicSchema.xml"><index><title>Research investments online</title><category>investing</category><klink type="prcdr">How do I research investments online?</klink></index>
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<li>On the <emph>Investing</emph> menu, click <emph>Online Investing Research</emph>.</li>
<li>If you are not connected to the Internet, click <emph>Go online now</emph> in the left pane.</li>
<li>Choose from the following research options:</li>
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<li><emph>Quotes, Charts, and News.</emph> If you know the symbol of the investment, enter the symbol, select <emph>Get Quote</emph>, <emph>News</emph>, or <emph>Charts</emph>, and then click <emph>Go</emph>. To find a symbol, enter the name or part of the name, and then follow the instructions on your screen.</li>
<li><emph>Research Tools.</emph> Click <emph>Company Reports</emph> for information such as a description and quick facts about the investment, stock activity and history, financial statement information, and links to more details. Click <emph>Earnings Estimates</emph> to see the earnings and growth rates projected by analysts for this investment. Or, click <emph>StockScouter</emph> to find top-rated stocks that are expected to do well over the next six months.</li>
<li><emph>Find Stocks.</emph> Click <emph>Stock Screener</emph>, <emph>Top 10</emph>, or <emph>Top Rated Stocks</emph> to find potential investments based on predefined criteria, your own criteria, or analyst recommendations.</li>
<li><emph>Markets.</emph>Click <emph>Market Report</emph> to read market news and learn about story stocks. Click <emph>daily e-mail</emph> to choose the e-mail news you want to receive from MSN Money. Click <emph>Up/Downgrades</emph> to see stocks for which analysts have recently revised their recommendations.</li>
<li><emph>Alerts.</emph> Click <emph>MSN Stock Alerts</emph> to choose information you would like to be alerted to, such as stock price moves or news related to your investments.</li>
<li><emph>Funds.</emph> Click <emph>Fund Finder</emph> to search a database of over 8000 mutual funds using MSN Money's predefined or custom searches.</li>
<li><emph>News Resources.</emph> Click <emph>Topic</emph>, <emph>Industry</emph>, <emph>Breaking News</emph>, or <emph>MSNBC News</emph> to keep up with the latest news and developments.</li>
<li><emph>Other Power Tools.</emph> Click <emph>SuperModels portfolios</emph> to read the recommendations of Jon Markman, contributing editor of MSN Money. Click <emph>Communities</emph> to see what other investors are saying. Or, click <emph>Portfolio</emph> to see your investment positions.</li>
