For each piece of information in the list that follows, indicate whether the best source would be

(a) reports published by the company,

(b) SEC reports,

(c) business periodicals, or

(d) credit and investment advisory services.

1. Current market value of a company’s stock 2. Management’s analysis of the past year’s operations 3. Objective assessment of a company’s financial performance 4. Most complete body of financial disclosures 5. Current events affecting the company Trend Analysis