Educate Yourself - The 10-K - An Investor's Best Friend

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The 10-K - An Investor's Best Friend
by Charles B. Carlson, CFA
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One of the best tools available to any investor is the SEC's Web site - www.sec.gov. At this Web site, an investor can obtain a wealth of free information on any publicly traded company.

One document I like to review when considering a stock is the firm's 10-K report.

This report, provided in conjunction with the firm's annual report each year, provides a wealth of information on a company.

The 10-K is especially useful in providing background information on the company's business. The 10-K also contains all financial statements and, more importantly, the footnotes to the financial statements.

I think a company's 10-K is must reading before investing in any company. That's because by reading a 10-K, you will develop a much stronger impression about a particular company. You'll remove a lot of
the guesswork that goes with picking stocks. And you'll have stronger conviction in your opinion.

In short, you'll make much smarter investment decisions.

I promise you that spending time with this document will help you become a better investor.

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