''Moody's Manual'' is a series of manuals published by

Moody's Corporation Moody's Corporation is an American business and financial services company. It is the holding company for Moody's Ratings (previously known as Moody's Investors Service), an American credit rating agency, and Moody's (previously known as Moody ...

. It was first published in 1900 by John Moody, nine years before he founded Moody's. Initially called ''Moody's Manual of Industrial and Miscellaneous Securities'', it was later superseded by ''Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities'', then by ''Moody's Analyses of Investments''. Until 1990's, they published a series of manuals on publicly traded stocks both in the

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and internationally. Market Inference publishes ''Manual of Investments'' which provides annual summaries of companies listed in

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, and others.

Selected historic publications

''Moody's Analyses of Railroad Investments;''

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(1909) 2nd Year
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(1912)

''Moody's Analyses of Investments,''

Moody's Investors Service Moody's Ratings, previously and still legally known as Moody's Investors Service and often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation, representing the company's traditional line of business and its histo ...

(; 1913–1919) : ''Part I – Steam Railroads''

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(1917) 9th Year
(1918) 10th Year
(1919)

: ''Part II – Public Utilities and Industrials''

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(1919)

: ''Part III – Government and Municipal Securities''

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(1919)

: ''Part I – Railroad Investments'' (industry name change)

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(1920)

: ''Part II – Industrial Investments''

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(1920) 12th Year
(1921)

: ''Part III – Public Utility Investments''

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(1920)

: ''Part IV – Government and Municipal Securities''

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(1920) 13th Year
(1922)

References

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External links

List of ''Moody's Manual'' publications
Investment Publications established in 1900