Financial Literacy in Public Libraries: A Guide for Building Collections: Databases

Database of full-text articles on business and economics topics. This database requires a subscription. Contact ProQuest for subscription information.

Provides current and historical information about equities, currencies, commodities, and futures. Subscription is required. Please contact Bloomberg for more information.

Database of articles from a variety of magazines and scholarly journals. This database requires a subscription. Please contact EBSCO for subscription information.

A free database of corporate filings maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Factiva is a database that offers full text articles on several topics, but has a focus on the business sector. This database requires a subscription. Please contact Dow Jones for subscription information.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) is a database maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It comprises regional and national financial and economic data. These datasets can be downloaded in various formats.

A database with information on more than 40,000 public and private companies. Subscription is required. Please contact ProQuest for more information.

Detailed data about American investors compiled for the investor sample of FINRA’s National Financial Capability Study.

Provides access to data on investment options, such as stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and closed-end funds. This database, designed for libraries, requires a subscription. Pricing is flexible and based upon a library’s needs. Contact Morningstar for subscription information.

Detailed and extensive data maintained by the FINRA Foundation on the financial capability of Americans ages 18 and over. Data are available for each state and for the nation.

A comprehensive business reference tool. This database requires a subscription. Contact Reference USA for subscription information.

A database featuring credit research on bond issues from around the world, including information on public finance and structured finance issues. S&P does require a registration to see recent ratings actions. To register, please contact S&P for subscription information.

An investor tool for researching stocks, mutual funds, options, and other securities. Subscription is required. Please contact Value Line for subscription information.

Data series on the world distribution of income and wealth.