AAII's Guide to Top Web Sites
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Comprehensive websites offer a full range of investment information, including financial news, fundamental data and analytical tools. Expect to find market, industry, and economic data and trends; fundamental and technical analysis tools including screeners; stock, mutual fund and ETF research; portfolio trackers; and quotes, charts and news. These top sites offer in-depth investment data as well as sophisticated tools and are great references for keeping up to date. |
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www.morningstar.com
FREE-$189/yr. (free 14-day trial) |
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One of the best overall sites. Provides financial news stories and videos on a variety of investment topics. Simple to navigate and provides easy-to-locate individual sections for markets, personal finance and user forums. Comprehensive fundmental data is available on more than 385,000 investment offerings. Stock and mutual fund screeners are available, as well as a portfolio manager. Premium subscribers have access to Morningstar's proprietary research reports, premium stock and mutual fund screeners and additional portfolio monitoring tools. A new bonds section provides ratings for corporate bonds.
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| SmartMoney.com |
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www.smartmoney.com
FREE-$58/yr. (free 14-day trial)
Where to Find:
Click on Invest.
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SmartMoney provides news items on stocks, bonds, funds, markets and investing strategies. Comprehensive planning and retirement sections are also available. Fundmental data along with limited charting capabilities are offered. Financial statements are provided for the last 15 quarters and 10 years. SmartMoney provides power javascript-based tools, including ETF Compare, Fund Compare and Stock Compare, but the best tools require a SmartMoney Select subscription. A portfolio tracker is also provided, but you must register for an account. Fee-based services include real-time quotes, historical data, stock and fund screening, interactive charting and access to expert advice and analysis.
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| Yahoo! Finance |
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finance.yahoo.com
FREE-$131.40/yr. (free 30-day trial) |
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Offers news and opinions on the markets and provides an in-depth personal finance section. Hover your mouse over each of the main sections and they expand to show a variety of categories that include market overview; investing ideas and expert advice; and budgeting, retirement planning and taxes. Data on mergers and acquisitions and IPOs are offered in the News section. One of the few sites that offers historical quotes for stocks and indexes free of charge. Fee-based services include real-time quotes, stock tracking, streaming news, stock screening and real-time in-play market commentary.
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