Annual Raport of a company made by CEO

Once you know the company you want to invest in, you should write or call the company for an annual report . Annual reports are usually magazine-size booklets that public companies send out yearly to their stockholders, the media, and potential investors to tell the world how the companies are doing. They are produced a few months after the end of a company's fiscal year. Annual reports are usually written to make the companies look really good but the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that they provide some standard financial information.

Although you can get most of the information about any company through the Internet, we think you should have a real copy of the annual report of the company you are evaluating so you can have a handy reference for your research. In addition, the annual report is your best source for timely and accurate information because some financial websites don't update company information as regularly as they should. You can usually get a copy of the annual reports of publicly traded companies from their websites. You can also call the company up to get glossy versions of annual reports mailed to you.