How to do investment research? Can't find good data online

[Alphathree33]

Suppose I'm trying to ride the growth of New Industry X.

A strategy I'm currently pursuing is to study that industry's emerging supply chain.

I'm not having much trouble figuring out what sorts of products are farther back in the supply chain, but I am struggling to find the major companies that create those products today.

Where can I get data on the major players in particular niche markets?

(Note: this isn't anything as simple as "SmartPhones" = "Apple, Google, MSFT, RIM")

 

[sjwaste]

Google? Industry-related trade rags and journals?

 

[silverpig]

Answer: China

 

[chusteczka]

It seems you are looking for the manufacturers of the components used to assemble a product, correct? Something like the company with the plastic mold for the bottle and the chemical company producing the detergent for Tide laundry detergent, correct?

Good luck with that. If you are successful, I would also be interested in the method of finding such information.

The best I have been able to find is Alibaba.com.

 

[Jadow]

go to a local college libary and read their value line books

 

[tcsenter]

Almost all the good stuff is for-fee only (market research and the like), and it bloody ain't cheap.

 

[dr150]

http://www.morningstar.com/