The SEC EDGAR System
All major U.S. public companies are required to file a variety
of quarterly, annual, and special reports with the
U.S. Securities & Exchange
Commission (SEC). The companies make these filings via the
SEC's Electronic Data, Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
(EDGAR) system which is available to investor online courtesy of
the SEC. The SEC's EDGAR system provides a very valuable (but
very detailed) comprehensive source of information for
investors. Unfortunately, information on an individual company
is quite difficult to locate without extensive experience with
the system.
