I thought about that old reporter again recently, as I spent only seconds on the Net to turn up literally thousands of recent SEC documents that mention my home state, my city, specific companies, and industries of interest. The documents covered years from 1994 to the present and included much more than merely 10-Ks. In fact, through a free Web resource called the 10-K Wizard, we all have access to more than 70 different types of SEC documents. A company name or partial name may be entered to search all filings by or about that company. You also can enter a stock-ticker symbol to search for that firm, or enter an interest or product name.
Advance searching options also are available.
Use AND, OR, or NOT to broaden or narrow a search. Also available is the NEAR option to find a word within a designated number of words of another. The introductory page also has links to key types of documents. You can search this data by company or by specific investor. The initial display is a list of all pension-fund managers along with their largest holdings.