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- Barron's This link opens in a new window
Access to the weekly magazine for the most recent five years, including intraday stories, market and global equity indices, yield curves, global bonds, commodities, and more.
HOW TO ACCESS:
FIRST: Register for an account.
First time registrants MUST follow this link and use their @wmich.edu email addresses to register for a Barron's account.
For the security of the WMU network, please make sure that your password on the Barron's platform is different from the password associated with your BroncoNet ID
NEXT: Log in using this link or the link at the top of this entry with your newly created WMU account, and check your email inbox or spam folder for a confirmation message from Barron's.
NOTE: Users may also see an "Order Confirmation" email, which can be ignored. Barron's is currently working on deactivating this message for WMU users.
Mobile APPS: Your WMU account access to Barron's also includes access to the platform through through the mobile app in the app store and on Google Play. - Investing Center (previously Morningstar Investment Research Center) This link opens in a new window
Search over 7,000 stocks and 13,000 mutual funds to determine where to invest your money. Identify stocks and funds that meet your criteria and read reports prepared by Morningstar analysts. Obtain an analysis of your current portfolio or see how the stocks and funds you select work together to form a balanced portfolio.
This subscription is limited to three simultaneous users. Please log out when finished.
- Weiss Stock Research Reports (NexisUni)Evaluations, ratings, and Buy/Sell/Hold recommendations. Performance and risk are used to arrive at an overall rating. Every quarter, Weiss evaluates the financial strength of more than 15,000 institutions. In addition, it tracks the risk-adjusted performance of over 12,000 mutual funds and more than 9,000 stocks. Note: Charts and graphs within each report are not currently available in Classic.
- Zacks Equity Research (Nexis Uni)Evaluations, ratings, and buy/sell/hold recommendations. Zacks Investment Research produces qualitative equity research reports for over 1,100 U.S. and Canadian publicly traded companies. These reports are produced by a team of about 30 Zacks analysts. For over 20 years Zacks has provided superior performing equity research to institutional investors.
WMU Sanford Financial Center
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and WellnessLocated within the Haworth College of Business, the Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness promotes the financial fitness of Southwest Michigan communities and in turn increases retention, recruitment and graduation rates for Western Michigan University.
Some of what we offer includes:
Promoting financial wellness and financial planning throughout the greater Kalamazoo community through workshops, seminars and summer camps.
Fostering and enhancing the financial literacy of area high school students, college students and southwest Michigan communities.
Providing financial coaching to students prior to key financial decisions via a network of experienced practitioners and student interns.
Conducting and publishing research related to the impact of financial literacy and planning education initiatives.
Stimulating collaboration between financial planning practitioners and departmental faculty.
Submitting grants for research studies regarding college and retirement planning.
Providing internship opportunities.
Developing certificate programs.
