Bloomberg's

Good site for the basics of what's happening in the markets on a day- by- day basis.

Cost of Living

One of several hundred cost of living calculators available on the Internet.

Economist Finder

A list of economists who might be sources for a story.

Forbes 500

A listing of the companies that made the top 500 list in terms of one of four growth measurements.

Hoover's

A listing of selected information about 300 manufacturers.

Inflation Calculator

NASA has put together a nice page of calculators for inflation, changes in the consumer price index and deflating the Gross National Product.

La. Corporations

The Louisiana Secretary of State maintains a database of Louisiana corporations where you can find who owns or is named as the registered agent for the corporation.

Money's Fundfind

Money Magazine has a page of calculators to help you determine which mutual fund is best for you.

Morningstar

The definitive guide to mutual funds.

Motley Fool

Nice web page of common sense investment advice. You don't need an MBA to figure out this page.

SEC's Edgar

The government's database of all publicly traded corporations. You can get all documents filed with the SEC downloaded right to your computer.

10K Wizard

A commercial interface to the SEC's Edgar. Very easy to use and an improvement in finding the data you want in the Edgar database.