Top Ten Investment Websites For The Everyday Investor

There were times when there used to be a fixed slot for news on the TV channels. That 30-minute news segment included everything - right from politics, sports, entertainment to even fashion! Who would have ever thought that there would be separate channels like ESPN, CNN,  and the Entertainment network that covered a specific niche in the news. As for the Internet, that was not even a thought in our minds.

Today, the times have changed. News is available at any point of time. There are special channels for showing various news updates. Also, mostly every news channel has its own website! There are approximately 200 information websites and news channels running all over the world. One can have a quick glimpse of all of these within minutes. There are a lot of websites available for investors, that render a variety of information and financial news, but they differ in content and quality. So, one needs to decide which site to access? Is it the site providing just plain investment information or the one providing suitable analyses? Below are a ten sites broken down into two sections that will provide you with some savvy investment advice at a great low price…FREE!!.

Investment Information and News Sites

Yahoo! Finance

It is logically arranged and has an easy navigation. One just needs to type a symbol (stock symbol), and information is obtained within a fraction of a second. It gives significantly quick ratios such as market capitalization, price earnings, average volume of 3 months, yield on dividend, the range of the day, price range of 52 weeks, and EPS (earnings/share) for TTM. The meaning of TTM is 12 trailing months. Active traders are using Yahoo Finance to make thousands of dollars with this free tool. Also Yahoo provides viewers with vital information such as company profile, insider transactions, analysts’ estimates, and much more.

AOL Finance and Money

It provides a not-so-easy navigation, but the information and tools are very handy. It is flooded with related and relevant stories. All these stories surround the events that are related to stocks.

Marketwatch

It gets information from the ‘Wall Street Journal’, and provides great market news and commentary, including personal finance tools. I view this site many times during to the day to obtain timely news, current stock symbols, and new IPO information.

Forbes

Its approach is worldly, but at the same time the information is relevant and timely. Its free news service (video) is updated everyday. Many columnists from Forbes magazines write guest posts and articles on the site which are invaluable to the smart investor. This site also provides many investment tools and calculators.

CNBC

It features rich video stories. Although the approach of the site is a bit sensationalist, it is quite popular all around the world.

Investment Sites with In-Depth Analysis

Wall Street Journal

Although, this is a paid service, some of the information available can be obtained for free. The site provides for detailed information from the financial world.

Seeking Alpha

It’s a free service. It contains articles of many portfolio managers and professional analysts. These articles are industry or company specific. It covers sectors of biotech, energy, media, major technology, e-finance, e-commerce, internet travel, and many more. It also provides information on emerging markets like India and China.

Reuters

It focuses on providing the latest financial news all around the world. They cover great topics on business, politics, technology, and entertainment. Reuters does a commendable job for foreign investors, and provides for an excellent analysis.

Motley Fool

It offers a paid as well as free service. Free section is in-depth and quite complete because it’s one of oldest sites on personal finance and investments on the net. It is constantly updated and provides for an easy navigation.

The Street

It has all the qualities of Motley. It was founded by Jim Cramer of CNBC, which I don’t if that’s a good thing or bad thing…LOL On the real this site provides sound investing advice, with up to date stock picks and quotes.

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