POWER RESEARCH ON THE WEB: FINANCIAL EDITION (one-day, hands-on)
Instructor: Constantine Kaniklidis

The explosive growth of the Internet is outstripping the ability of standard search technology to effectively find critical financial information in a timely and precise fashion. This presentation provides registrants with the skills to undertake any type of financial research on the Internet using the latest advances in search engine technology. Registrants learn how to use the new generation of search technologies, along with a guided tour of fully vetted online financial information, among many other cutting-edge techniques for mining online financial information content.

Financial Information Online
        What's Available
        Special Problems with Online Financial Research

Best Online Financial Information Resources
        The Best of the Financial Portals
        Company Research (Earnings, Filings, Reports, Ratings): Power Techniques and Sites
        Financial Numbers: Market and Economic Data/Statistics
        Investment: Best of Investing and Trading Sites
        Banking-related Research: Banks, Investment Banking & Brokerage
        Industry Research and Forecasts
        Country Research and Forecasts
        Financial Regulations and Policies
        Intellectual Property (Copyright, Patent, Trademark)

Financial Information Search Strategies: 
        Financial Search Engines 
        New Generation Search

Financial Reference
        Online Financial News and Publications (Journals, Newspapers, and Commentary)
        Financial Reference (Currency Exchange, Economic Indicators, Calculators, . . .)
        Financial Organizations/Associations
        Running Online Investigations: Public Records, Newsgroups, . . .)

Special Financial Research Topics
        Insurance
        IPO
        International Business & Trade
        Deals / Mergers and Acquisitions

Emerging Markets