If you’ve ever had to deal with SEC filings, you already know it’s no walk in the park. Between deadlines, disclosures, formats, and filings, things can get out of hand fast. That’s where EDGAR comes in; not as some cumbersome government program, but as your resource system for imposing order on the chaos. Imagine EDGAR as an enormous virtual library, where publicly traded companies submit their significant financial reports for everyone (investors, analysts, and the SEC itself) to see.