Fact Research: Company Research

Westlaw

See Westlaw Public Records Tab

Not all databases listed are available via the law school account. As of January 2012 databases are not yet available on WestlawNext. Generally the databases on Westlaw are much more extensive than free resources.

LexisNexis

See Public Records Tab

As with Westlaw, many of the databases listed are not available via the law school account. However, there are many databases that are available. These sources have not yet migrated to Lexis Advance.

• Big Charts - Historical stock quotes in graphical form.
• Currency Converter
• Lobbyists
• NH Corporations (SOS) - Secretary of State registration information
• Open Secrets -Money in U.S. Elections
• SEC - Access to stock filings via EDGAR
• The Vault
• Xe.com - Conversion of foreign conversion
• Yahoo! Finance

Public companies must submit substantial documents to the SEC. The free database EDGAR organizes that information. Common filings include:

Annual Reports

Quarterly Reports

Executive Compensation

See this guide for more information.