This handbook, updated quarterly, presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information of recent quarterly results as well as future prospects in succinct one-page profiles. Filled with the latest available facts and figures, Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks helps you make the most informed investment decisions.

For each company covered, this handbook offers key financial statistics, performance ratios, and text accounts of recent quarterly results and future prospects, all in one-page profile.

Mergents Handbook of Common Stocks offers quick and easy access to key financial statistics on approximately 900 New York Stock Exchangelisted issues. This handbook, updated quarterly, presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information as well as recent quarterly results and future prospects in succinct one-page profiles. Filled with the latest available facts and figures, Mergents Handbook of Common Stocks can help readers make the most informed investment decisions possible.

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks?TM offers you quick and easy access to key financial statistics on approximately 900 New York Stock Exchange-listed issues. This handbook, updated quarterly, presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information of recent quarterly results as well as future prospects in succinct one-page profiles. Filled with the latest available facts and figures, Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks helps you make the most informed investment decisions.

Mergent?s Handbook of Common Stocks Fall 2007 offers quick and easy access to key financial statistics on approximately 900 New York Stock Exchange?listed issues. This handbook, updated quarterly, presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information as well as recent quarterly results and future prospects in succinct one-page profiles. Filled with the latest available facts and figures, Mergent?s Handbook of Common Stocks Fall 2007 can help readers make the most informed investment decisions possible.

Mergent Handbook of Common Stocks provides quick and easy access to basic financial and business information on more than 900 stocks that are included in the Russell 1000, S&P 500, S&P 400 and Mergent's Dividend Achievers. The Tab Section provides one-line information on New York Stock Exchange companies.

In this invaluable resource, financial expert David Scott offers practical guidance for the individual seeking to invest in common stocks. In addition to learning the basics about stocks -- what they represent and how they are valued and traded -- readers will discover - how to select a broker and a brokerage firm, including tips on what to look for and what to avoid - the importance of establishing investment goals before investing in the stock market - where to find information on the stock market and specific stocks - the risks of owning common stocks and how to judge them