ABOUT THE BOOK
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is the most watched index in America--if not the world. Whether readers are individual investors looking to make a smart stock purchase, executives researching corporate competitors, or job seekers looking for concise and up-to-the-minute overviews of potential employers, they will find the critical, often hard-to-find information they need in Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2013 Edition. Easy to use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 of the companies listed in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (those with average market capitalization exceeding $10 billion), this authoritative reference includes:
• Information on the bluest of blue chip stocks, from Abbott Labs and GE to Microsoft and Yahoo!
• Summaries of each company’s business activity, sales history, and recent developments
• Earnings and dividends data, with four-year price charts
• Exclusive Standard & Poor’s Quality Rankings (from A+ to D)
• New introduction by David M. Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee, Standard & Poor's
In addition, unique-at-a-glance charts detail:
• Stocks with A+ Quality Rankings
• Companies with five consecutive years of earnings increases--a key indicator of strong long-term performance
• Companies with ten consecutive years of increasing dividends
This annual guide serves as an excellent desk reference and puts the comprehensive, updated data and analysis expertise of the world's premier securities information firm at the fingertips of both individual and professional investors and traders around the world.
MARKET / AUDIENCE
Investors and traders of all levels, from beginners to professionals
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Standard & Poor's provides the respected Standard & Poor's ratings and stock rankings, advisory services, data guides, and several closely watched and widely reported gauges of stock market activity.
