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gbs
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:22 pm    Post subject: Data tools and data Reply with quote
We will collect here links that provide asset class/fund returns as well as programs/spreadsheets that help process that data.

Submissions are open.

Comments in the main forum not this tread.

Regards, gbs


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gbs
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:32 pm    Post subject: Efficient Frontier Package Reply with quote
This is a link to a free package that computes the efficient frontier (MVO) for a collection of assets.

Zip can be downloaded from one of this links:
http://www.filecrunch.com/file/~wlrn5v

http://www.speedyshare.com/158222214.html
http://files-upload.com/files/....5-2007.zip
http://depositfiles.com/files/1846311

Download link appears after timer is off.

Size 1.1 MB. Read the "readme.txt" before starting.

Simba's famous return spreadsheet:
http://passive-investor.google....-rev6j.xls


Regards, gbs

P.S. Might need to install Java 6 to run.

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Ken Schwartz



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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
IndexUniverse.com Data Query Page

Best wishes,
Ken
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norm



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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://tinyurl.com/2mhou3

http://content.members.fidelity.com/mfl/mrv/home

http://www.icarra.com/

http://moneycentral.msn.com/in....elcome.asp

http://stockcharts.com/charts/

http://www.economagic.com/sp.htm

http://www.smartmoney.com/funds/

http://www.lipperweb.com/research/gateway.asp
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Barry Barnitz
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:45 am    Post subject: Data Sources: Inflation and Currency (US/Britain) Reply with quote
1.) Annual Inflation Rates in the United States, 1775 - 2006, and United Kingdom, 1265 - 2006

2.) What was the exchange rate then?
Quote:
Exchange rates between the dollar and the pound.

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Norbert Schlenker



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
While stock quotes are easy to come by, bond quotes are much more difficult.

I've always used this Bloomberg page as a quick reference to approximately current prices and yields. Yesterday at FWF, one of our members linked an astonishingly comprehensive Vanguard page that others might find useful.
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Rick Ferri



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:55 am    Post subject: WSJ Database Reply with quote
The Wall Street Journal has an excellent market page and database for free:

WSJ Database
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Target2019



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:07 pm    Post subject: Economic Statistics Reply with quote
http://www.econstats.com/index.htm

Loads of economic data at this location.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:10 am    Post subject: Gummy Stuff has many interesting Excel Macros Reply with quote
Because I cannot submit web links yet, I have to write out the link:

Search for Gummy-Stuff

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