Industries
General
ZoomInfo : A search engine that summarizes information on people and businesses using Web sites, press releases, electronic news services, and SEC filings.
Internet Archive : Over 85 billion archived Web pages, including dead sites searchable via the Wayback Machine. A great resource for looking through defunct company websites and old executive bios. Note: The Internet Archive does not provide a text search for dead websites. You must know (or be able to guess) the name of the website you’re searching for.
Patent Search : From the US Patent and Trademark Office; Google also offers a patent search (Beta version)
Espacenet: International patent search.
FedSpending.org: Search for federal contracts (by fiscal year) and federal assistance spending.
Arts
Box Office Mojo: Searchable film database. “Summary” results page includes the film’s domestic/foreign gross and total project budget. Additional tabs provide results for box office sales. Also includes tables and formulas to adjust for inflation.
Christie’s Commissions: 25 percent of the first $50,000 of a sale, 20 percent of the next $50,000 to $1 million, and 12 percent of anything additional. Numbers obtained from an article in Christie’s Commissions, dated 11/13/08.
Education
Executive compensation at private institutions : Searchable database published by the Chronicle of Higher Education
AAUP faculty compensation report : PDF document
Finance
GENERAL INFORMATION
NASD : Web site of the industry organization NASD (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers). Search for a Broker/Dealer or Firm using the BrokerCheck .
STOCKS
Insider Trading : From NASDAQ. Enter last name, first name of the person you’re looking for.
FatPitch : Insider trading browser. Search by name or ticker.
Big Charts: Historical stock quotes. Enter symbol and date. From Marketwatch.
COMPENSATION
CEO Wealth Meter : Organized alphabetically by company name.
2007 DealMaker Bonus Guide: Average compensation (salary+bonus) for investment bankers at top Wall Street firms. PDF document.
US Fixed-Income Compensation Report: published by Institutional Investor.
US 2008 Cross Sector Salary Survey by Robert Walters
SEC FILINGS
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure: Search for investment adviser firms to view a firm’s SEC Form ADV (ADV forms contain information about investment advisers and their operations, as well as certain info concerning disciplinary actions).
10K Wizard: A searchable database of SEC documents filed by public companies. Password required.
SEC EDGAR : Search filings for companies that report to the SEC. There is a Full-Text search available for documents filed in the past 4 years.
Law
Martindale : Search for lawyers by name or firm. Search for firms by practice area or geographic location.
Findlaw: Lawyer directory. Search for lawyers and law firms.
American Lawyer : The Web site of American Lawyer magazine. The annual AmLaw 100 and 200 lists of top firms include compensation figures for equity partners. *Paper copies of American Lawyer magazine are available on the 3rd floor of Phoenix Row.
2006 Expert Witness Fee Survey: Part 1 and Part 2 available in PDF format. Published by the ExpertPages professional experts directory.
Medicine
CEJKA Search, Inc : Compensation data for physicians, physician executives, non-MD medical executives, and non-MD practitioners (midwives, nurses, dentists, etc.)
AMA Physicians Database : Professional and educations bios of AMA members. Extremely brief bios for non-AMA members.
Medical Economics online: journal devoted to the business of medicine
Physician Recruitment site: often, recruiting sites list starting salaries as well as expected share in practice
Medical Student Expected Earnings: site maintained/used by medical students entering/choosing specialities
National Institute of Health Clinical Trials Database: Search clinical trials in all phases. Searchable by sponsor (pharmaceutical company).
CenterWatch Clinical Trials: Another clinical trial database.
Development Research Resources 
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