| Criteria are rated on a sale of one to five, with five denoting the best score. | ||||||||
| Portfolio Monitoring Performance |
Stock Analysis Performance |
Fund Analysis Performance |
Media and News |
Ease of Use |
Price | Pros | Cons | |
| Morningstar.com www.morningstar.com |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | free to $195/yr. | +Leader in mutual fund and ETF research +Proprietary research available |
-Many advanced tools are not free |
| Yahoo! Finance finance.yahoo.com |
3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | free | +All data and tools available free +Entire area devoted to IPOs +Historical quotes available |
-Comparatively weaker portfolio monitoringcapabilities -Research reports are expensive |
| MarketWatch.com www.marketwatch.com |
3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | free | +Free ETF screener +Extensive provider of news |
-Weaker stock screener |