Sources of Financial Information
Financial information and data can be gathered from a wide variety of print, electronic, and verbal sources. In this interactivity, you will learn about some of these sources. Click the player button to begin.
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Evaluating Financial Information
Now that you know about the sources of financial information, how do you decide which information is reliable? It's not always possible to believe that one source of financial information is always reliable, so you should ask yourself the following questions when examining a source:
Even after you evaluate your sources of financial information, it's important to remember that their past performance is no guarantee of future performance. It's up to you to determine the reliability of the information and then make your financial decisions accordingly.