Reference & Resources > Business Resources

The following are business reference sources available at the Henrietta Public Library.

Print Resources:

Morningstar offers a one-page summary of information on about 1700 mutual funds. Morningstar also rates each fund for investment risk and in comparison with other similar mutual funds. Updates are made twice each month. Morningstar is kept at the Reference Desk.

Regional Business Directory is a yearly publication of Dun and Bradstreet. It gives basic information on companies in all of upstate New York. Companies are listed by city and zip code (geographic listings), and there are also indexes by SIC code and company name. The Directory is located at the Business carrels.

Standard and Poor's Outlook is a weekly investment advisor that presents timely stock market analysis and specific buy/hold/sell recommendations on 1,100 stocks. Outlook is kept at the Reference Desk.

Standard and Poor’s Bond Guide profiles over 7,700 bonds monthly. The Bond Guide is located in the Business section of the Reference Collection.

Thomas Register (see electronic resources)

Value Line and Value Line Expanded Edition together offer a one-page summary of information on about 3500 stocks. Value Line has a number of ranking criteria to rate each stock. Updates are made weekly. The Value Line Index is kept at the Reference Desk and the notebooks containing the individual Reports are located at the Business carrels.