EDGAR & FAMILY: SEC data on the Web

Search EDGAR: 
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar

Find a CIK for an individual or a company: 
http://www.sec.gov/edaux/cik.htm  

Definitions of SEC forms: 
http://www.sec.gov/edaux/forms.htm

EDGAR Form Pick:
Prospector reader Steven Hupp reminds us:
"Don't forget the Quick Forms Lookup on the SEC site. If you already know the company and form you want, it provides quick access." 
www.sec.gov/edaux/formlynx.htm

UPDATE:  One of their nifty services for prospecting 
individual wealth - EDGAR Online People - has been enhanced. (Find the "People Searches" button near the top of the page.) 

In an interview with Tom Voss, chief operating officer, IP learned that it is now possible to search IPO and Insider Filings, in addition to Proxy Statements, by a person's first and last name. Jay Sears, VP of marketing & Business Development, added that by the end of September, quarterly and annual reports will be fully indexed and searchable by an individual's name.  Persons mentioned in the above filings can also be retrieved in a list, by company. 

Data from Proxy Statments will be free to access.  Accessing information from the other documents will require a subscription, for which there will be a monthly charge. 
http://people.edgar-online.com/
 

NYU EDGAR
The NYU EDGAR Project  is going the way of 
many a Web page.  As of  August 15, 1998, no more updates or fixes will be done.  The project, which began in 1994/95, is slated to run for a few more months. 
http://edgar.stern.nyu.edu/

In the meantime, here are some of the great search tools offered at Stern. 

NYU Filing Retrieval Toolkit: 
http://edgar.stern.nyu.edu/EDGAR/toolSearch.shtml

Using forms, search by ticker, company, company & form, form, form & date, Zack Industry and Zack Sector.  Also, search 10-Ks by keyword, search for a single prospectus or through the form SC 13D 
(acquisitions). 

A java interface allows you to save a list of your preferred companies (by name or ticker), so you can run a daily search. Another java interface searches for 10-Ks and 8-Ks (follow the directions on the right of the form).  If you are caffeinated, this tool is FAST! 

Using the beta keyword search tool, search the 10-Ks for your insider’s name and biography. Also, you can hot link to a list of tickers and company names.  Try the Zack's Industry or Sector search, to create a prospect list. 

While alerts have been suspended, search through the FAQ for information on how to sign up for other services. There is a LOT of data on this site.  We can only hope that someone takes up the slack when Stern’s 
EDGAR is gone.