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A number of financial institutions provide risk assessment tools and surveys to help you
determine the kind of investor you are. Go to http://www.rbcam.com/ and click the What are
my investment options? link.
Ibbotson is a wealth of information helpful to the investor education and asset allocation process.
A number of mutual funds publish their investment objectives and strategies. An example can be
found at Ethical Global Equity Funds website at
https://www.ethicalfunds.com/en/Investor/Investments/FundsAndSolutions/
EthicalFunds/Pages/EthicalGlobalEquityFundClassA.aspx
eBay and other sites have improved liquidity of some of these items. Check out
http://www.sothebys.com for information on collectibles.
A number of interesting statistics on stock exchanges worldwide can be found at the World
Federation of Exchanges website at
http://www.world-exchanges.org/
The TSX Learning Academy provides a good overview of the market-maker role at
http://www.tsx.com/en/pdf/MarketMakerPresentation.pdf
The World Federation of Exchanges has an interesting commentary on short selling and bubble
pessimism at http://www.world-exchanges.org/news-views/views/short-sellers-and-investor-
protection.
Many websites provide stock market indices for many foreign markets. Check out the market
summary at http://ca.finance.yahoo.com.
The indices available from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) can be reviewed at
http://www.mscibarra.com/products/indices/equity/index.jsp,
including the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Indices. Among other activities,
MSCI Barra provides a number of indices covering international, national, industry groups, and
the like.
Explore the FTSE Group indices at http://www.ftse.com, including the FTSE Global Equity
Index Series. The FTSE Group creates a number of equity, bond, and alternative asset class
indices. The FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) covers approximately 7,000 equity
securities in 48 countries representing at least 98% of the worlds investable market
capitalization.
Nobel Prize Laureate Harry M. Markowitz and his contributions are available at
http://search.nobelprize.org/search/nobel/?q_markowitz&i_en
Bond index and ratings can be found at the Standard & Poors (S&P) website.
Estimate of U.S. company betas may be found at Google Finance by entering the ticker symbol
at http://www.google.com/finance , or at Yahoo Finance by entering ticker symbol at
http://finance.yahoo.com/ and link to Key Statistics.
Bank of Canada
Federal Reserve System of the United States
Bank for International Settlements link to Central Banks all over the world.
Industry Canada
GS Sustain: Goldman Sachs's study of climate change and equity valuation is available through
its web site.
Bank of Canada
Bank for International Settlements link to Central Banks all over the world.
Industry Canada
GS Sustain: Goldman Sachs's study of climate change and equity valuation is available through
its web site.
GlobeFund of the Globe and Mail provides comprehensive information on Canadian mutual
funds at http://www.globefund.com.
Morningstar Canada is a leading mutual fund research firm and this is its Canadian mutual funds
site.
Find listings of bonds in Canada from corporate to government at the Globe and Mail investor
site at http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/
Page/document/v5/data/bonds.