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How can Moneychimp and EDGAR help you understand corporate financial reporting?
IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa / Critical Thinking Case
"Moneychimp’s “How to Read an Annual Report” features an interactive diagram that provides a big- picture view of what the report’s financial information tells you: http://www.moneychimp.com . Which site was more helpful to you, and why? 3. Corporate reports filed with the SEC are now available on the web at the EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) website, https://www.sec.gov/edgar . First, read about the EDGAR system; then go to the search page. To see the type of information that companies must file with the SEC, use the search feature to locate a recent filing by Microsoft. What types of reports did you find, and what was the purpose of each report?"
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