Company Research: Use EDGAR

Are you making the most of publicly available information about companies? One place you should explore is the EDGAR database at the Security Exchange Commission (SEC), which can be found here.

Here is an example. I did a search on Rouse Company, which is a commercial real estate developer and property manager that operates shopping malls in various parts of the country.

I discovered that Rouse has made LOTS of SEC filings in recent months--more than normal for a company of its type. My question is why so many filings? What is going on with the company? I have no insider intelligence, but I interpret the high number of filings as one indication that significant changes are taking place in the company. Could the company be an acquisition ot takeover candidate? That is one option to consider.

Go here to see what the search results for Rouse Company look like.