Method and system for providing guidance data

Abstract

Described herein is a system and method for providing entity investment guidance via a communication network. The system includes a server, at least one entity-issued disclosure received by the server via the communication network and a storage accessible by the server. The storage includes at least one forecast data extracted from the at least one entity disclosure, said forecast data indicative of a projection of an entity performance parameter, and a context file for each of the forecast data, the context file including at least a portion of the entity disclosure associated with the forecast data. Also included in the system is a user interface in communication with the server, wherein the server generates an investment guidance display of the forecast data and the context file and transmits the display to the user interface via the communication network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing entity investment guidance via a communication network, comprising:
 a server;   at least one entity-issued entity disclosure received by the server via the communication network;   at least one text transcript generated from the at least one entity-issued entity disclosure;   at least one analyst data received by the server via the communication network, said analyst data indicative of a projection of an entity performance parameter;   a storage accessible by the server, said storage including:
 at least one forecast data extracted from the at least one text transcript, said forecast data indicative of a projection of the entity performance parameter, the analyst data, and 
 an entity forecast rating generated from a comparison of the forecast data to the analyst data, wherein the entity forecast rating indicates the reliability and accuracy of the forecast data; and 
   a user interface in communication with the server,   wherein the server generates an investment guidance display of the forecast data, the analyst data, and the entity forecast rating, and transmits the display to the user interface via the communication network.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one forecast data extracted from the at least one text transcript includes a reference or link to the at least one entity-issued entity disclosure. 
     
     
         3 . A system for providing entity investment guidance via a communication network, comprising:
 a server;   at least one entity-issued entity disclosure received by the server via the communication network;   a storage accessible by the server, said storage including:
 at least one forecast data extracted from the at least one entity-issued entity disclosure, said forecast data indicative of a projection of an entity performance parameter, 
 at least one actual data extracted from the at least one entity-issued entity disclosure, said actual data indicative of an actual entity performance parameter, 
 an entity forecast rating generated from a comparison of the forecast data to the actual data, wherein the entity forecast rating indicates the reliability and accuracy of the forecast data; and 
   a user interface in communication with the server,   wherein the server generates an investment guidance display of the forecast data, the actual data, and the entity forecast rating, and transmits the display to the user interface via the communication network.   
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein the forecast data and the actual data are verified by a quality control process.