Conference Call Transcripts

In a strong move to make financial information more accessible to more investors the folks at Seeking Alpha are now providing free conference call transcripts on 2,500 publicly traded companies. Just go to www.seekingalpha.com and click on transcripts. The search works by stock symbol or phrase.

David Jackson who founded Seeking Alpha stated "When I was a sell-side research analyst, I always felt that analysts' earnings notes were less informative than the transcripts of the companies' own conference calls. The prepared remarks contained the company's presentation of its business and quarterly results, and the question and answer session pinpointed the issues that surprised or concerned investors and analysts."

Earnings season is expected to start this week with Intel (INTC)reporting on Tuesday.