Abstract: A method for incorporating industry-wide data into financial reports. One embodiment of the method comprises: building an internal financial database, wherein the internal financial database having a first data category and a first value populating the first data category; storing the internal financial database in a server, wherein the server has a processor, a display, and a network interface; receiving an external financial database, having an external financial data through the network interface; filtering external financial database using the processor; generating a financial report using the processor, wherein the steps further include: combining the first value with the plurality of third values to generate a plurality of fourth values; and sorting the plurality of fourth values; and displaying the plurality of financial reports on the display.