This is, without a doubt, one of the simplest, coolest, most useful investment tools I’ve ever come across on the Internet. Enter a ticker symbol and – Bam! – the records for the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and divided into their own boxes, separating financials such as the 10-K and 10-Q from the News (8-K), the Prospectuses and other Registrations (424B2), Proxies, Credit Agreements, Bylaws, Ownership Disclosures, etc.
It’s funny how such basic improvements – things that seem so small you may not even notice them – can make a task so much easier.
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Scott McCarthy
January 9, 2014
Why has Edgar not already been replaced by this? We have the 5th Amendment, we can do it!
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Liam
January 9, 2014
Replying to Scott McCarthy
The reason secondary sources like BamSEC exists is that the SEC starting requiring Edgar filings to be in XBRL format. Edgar then makes it available to secondary sources like this.
That's good public records stewardship by the SEC.
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Stan Mishchenko
January 9, 2014
Replying to Liam
Liam, while XBRL does make additional information available in a structured format, most of that information is currently limited to information within a specific filing (e.g., financial statements). XBRL does not provide much in terms of metadata labeling or categorization, all of which I had to design and build from scratch for BamSEC. I wish it did - that would make my life a lot easier! That said, I agree that XBRL is a very positive step forward and very helpful to have.
Joshua, thank you for posting - I'm glad you like the site!
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Adam Yates
January 9, 2014
That is great. Thanks for sharing this!
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J McCarthy
January 22, 2014
This is an amazing tool. Thanks so much for sharing.
Scott McCarthy
January 9, 2014
Why has Edgar not already been replaced by this? We have the 5th Amendment, we can do it!
Liam
January 9, 2014
Replying to Scott McCarthy
The reason secondary sources like BamSEC exists is that the SEC starting requiring Edgar filings to be in XBRL format. Edgar then makes it available to secondary sources like this.
That's good public records stewardship by the SEC.
Stan Mishchenko
January 9, 2014
Replying to Liam
Liam, while XBRL does make additional information available in a structured format, most of that information is currently limited to information within a specific filing (e.g., financial statements). XBRL does not provide much in terms of metadata labeling or categorization, all of which I had to design and build from scratch for BamSEC. I wish it did - that would make my life a lot easier! That said, I agree that XBRL is a very positive step forward and very helpful to have.
Joshua, thank you for posting - I'm glad you like the site!
Adam Yates
January 9, 2014
That is great. Thanks for sharing this!
J McCarthy
January 22, 2014
This is an amazing tool. Thanks so much for sharing.
Gregory Wilson
April 11, 2014
Very cool, thank you!