The investor would like to know the future. The study of trends in markets and industries will assist the long term investor in setting up a portfolio that can be left to itself, or in the hands of mutual fund managers.

The following links may assist the medium and long term investor:

• IFSC - Investment Funds Standards Committee
• Advisor.ca
• GlobeFund.com - Globe & Mail Mutual Funds tracker
• IG Mutual Fund Tracker - via Globefund.com. Select "Investors Group" as fund/company, then 'Get results.'
• IG Mutual Fund Tracker - via Morningstar. Select "Investors Group" as fund sponsor
• Morningstar
• The FundLibrary.com
• TMX Group - includes TSX, TSX Venture Exchange, etc.
• Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet's great company.
• Banyan Hill
• Worth.com - including tracking your investments
• GIG Institute - South Africa.   GIG Co-op   Client portal    Bruno Guntelach on GIG on CWCP Radio

For those interested in short term gains, (stock pickers, speculators, mutual fund managers managers), information on companies, government policies, interest rates, etc, become a daily necessity. A taste of what's out there may be distilled from the links below.

• Bloomberg World indexes
• IEX - A market that works for investors
• Globe Investor.com Globe & Mail stocks tracker
• Stratfor.com - predictive, insightful global intelligence
• Dow Theory Letters - Richard Russell (the legendary...)
• Charles Schwab
• AdviceForInvestors.com   from the Investment Planning Committee
• Briefing.com
• Niad Systems - IPOs
• Edgar Online - US public companies information
• TD Ameritrade
• TSX Money
• TSX prices and other Canadian stock exchanges
• $US vs $Cdn charts
• Tom Caldwell addressed the National Prayer Breakfast, 1 June 2006
• Bitcoin - international currency transactions
• Christian Financial Planning
• Muslim Investor.com identifies investments compliant with Shari'ah principles governing Islamic investors

Trivia question: What does NASDAQ stand for:
Answer: National Association of Securites Dealers Automated Quotation System.