competitive intelligence
General
SCIP (global nonprofit organization for competitive intelligence) Data.gov (the US government has a wealth of information on companies as well as one’s own personal financial dealings). Cluster Mapping (mapping of regional economic clusters). Thomson Reuters (paid service but very sophisticated tools for monitoring competitors in the intellectual property area) Commerce Data Hub (can view Department of Commerce agency data all in one site).
Financial Health and Stock Assessment
US Security & Exchange Commission EDGAR Company Filings (can use EDGAR database to search company’s filing such as annual and quarterly reports)
SEC Company Lookup (provides considerable information on a company including patent and trademark activity)
Yahoo Finance Morningstar Market Research
Investments:
TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities): Treasury Direct
Investment sites: The DRIP Investing
Marketing
Spyfu (download competitor keywords and adwords)
Patents:
Patent Application Alert Service (obtain alerts from the USPTO as to patents relevant to a particular subject matter).
Research:
Search.com Switchboard.com Excite Google Hotbot Lycos Yahoo JumpCity Superpages
IDI (investigatory services)
Hoovers FastCompany Biotech Investment (infor for the investor) Bioventureview Reference USA (a useful site for information on businesses, journals, etc).
Legal: Bloomberg Law
Trade: CIA World Factbook (country specific information)
Tax Considerations