I. Introduction and Methodology (Nancy Taylor)

    A.  An Electronic Methodology (or Why the Web?)

        Session URL: http://www.usc.edu/source/StockTalk.htm

    B.  A Research Methodology ("Just the Facts, Ma'am," Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet)

       1. What is a Proxy?: Description and Glossary

          a. The Proxy and The DEF 14A (from the SEC Guide to Corporate Filings)

         b. Glossary - SEC Guide to Corporate Filings

        2. Who's in a Proxy?

            a. 1934 Act Registration Statements

            b. Insiders (The Secret of 5% & 10%)

        3. Where are Proxies?

            a. Looking for a Company Proxy?

               i.  http://www.hoovers.com/

               ii.  http://www.10kwizard.com

            b. Looking for People in Proxies?

               i.  http://www.10kwizard.com

               ii.  http://www.edgar-online.com/people/

        4. Why the Proxy?

II. Free Treasure: Proxy Mining from Your Desktop

    A. Treasure #1: Board Lists and Bios (Pat Locacciato)

        1. Sample Board List

        2. Mini Q&A

    B. Treasure #2: Stock and Stock Options (Nancy Taylor)

        1. The Facts: Direct Holdings

        2. Financial Fantasyland

            a. Indirect Holdings: Venture Capitalists, Family Trusts, etc.

            b. Options: Sample

            c. A,B,C,D

        3. Additional Terms

            Investment FAQ          Category Index: Stocks

         http://invest-faq.com/articles/index-stocks.html

        4. Mini Q&A

    C.  Treasure #3: Compensation (Carla Taylor)

        1. Types: Salary, Bonuses and Other Compensation

        2. Perks

        3. Mini Q&A

    D.  Treasure #4: Directors' Fees (Aimee Fitzgerald)

        1. Types

        2. Committees add up

        3. Mini Q&A

III.  Polishing Up Your Treasures: Free sites to finalize your report (Lynda Coleman)

    A.  Insider Trader: Check for transactions since last proxy via http://www.insidertrader.com/

    B.  Check for stock splits since last proxy or transaction  (Big Charts on Hoovers.com)

    C.  Figuring Stock Price

        1. Basic - Berkshire Hathaway via http://www.hoovers.com/

        2. Basic - Summary

    D.  Creating your finished product - Sample Profile

    E.  Mini Q & A

IV. More Treasure Sources (Nancy Taylor)

USC Stock Methodology
http://www.usc.edu/source/basicstock.htm

SEC Home Page
http://www.sec.gov/index.html

Important Information About Edgar
http://www.sec.gov/edaux/wedgar.htm

Edgar Guide to Corporate Forms
http://www.sec.gov/edaux/forms.htm

SEC Search Edgar Archives (Includes note on who doesn't file)
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar

Silicon Investor Glossary (general investor terms)
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/misc/glossary/alist.html

InsiderTrader Definitions
http://www.insidertrader.com/faq/defs.asp

Yahoo! Finance Insider Trades Questions and Comments / FAQ
http://biz.yahoo.com/f/bi.html

Yahoo! Finance Financial Glossary
http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/g.html

Yahoo! Finance SEC Filings Questions and Comments / FAQ
http://biz.yahoo.com/f/s.html

Yahoo! Finance IPO Questions and Comments / FAQ
http://biz.yahoo.com/f/bipo.html

IPO Central
http://www.hoovers.com/ipo/0,1334,23,00.html

IPO Central: Meet the S-1
http://www.hoovers.com/ipo/guide/0,1334,59_2223,00.html

ABC News Class#1: Stock Options
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/YourMoney/LSBU_options.html

ABC News Secrets of the Annual Report
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/YourMoney/startstocks4.html

So You Want to be an Insider:

Armchair Millionaire
http://www.armchairmillionaire.com/
 

V. Q&A