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Financial Web Sites
"Old
Friends" by Kathy Yakal, Barron's, September 13, 2004
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Category
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Site/URL
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What is Does
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Cost
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Bonds
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Yahoo!
Bond Center
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Great data, news, commentary and education on bonds
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None
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BondsOnLine
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Cuts a broad swath through the bond market with much help
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Some content free; several paid features.
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Commentary
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Briefing.com
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Real-time analysis of the markets; news, commentary and numbers
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Free, $9.95 or 24.95/month
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TheStreet.com
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Publishes seasoned columnists who offer daily market analysis
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$24.95/month
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Company
Research
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Reuters.com
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Provides expansive fundamentals, market analysis and financials
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Free; charges for some reports
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Hoover’s Online
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Tremendous resource offering research beyond fundamentals
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Hoover’s does not make prices public
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Economic
Data
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The Dismal Scientist
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Large, accessible compendium of forecasts, commentary, and data
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$29.95 month
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Economist.com
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Global economic and business news, opinion, and data
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$59/year promotion;$89 normally
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Education
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SEC
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Basic and complex content on the market; special attention to fraud
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Free
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The Motley Fool
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Chapter-based approach to investor education; offers 13 step
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Free
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Financial
News
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Wall Street Journal
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U.S. and global financial and market news, in depth and
with breadth
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$79/year
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Reuters.com
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News feed of choice on many sites; provides thorough biz-news content
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Free
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Global
Markets
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Financial Times
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Exceptional coverage of market, biz, and political news worldwide
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$110 or $300/year
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Wall Street Journal
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Covers financial and political news around the globe
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$79/year
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Message
Boards
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Motley Fool
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Tons of boards, divided into topics and individual stock coverage
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$29.95/year
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Silicon Investor
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Numerous message boards covering numerous investing topics
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$89.95/year to post; reading is free
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Mutual
Funds
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Morningstar
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Impossible-to-beat combination of data, analysis, and tools
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$12.95/month
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SmartMoney.com
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Jam-packed with data and tools covering the mutual-fund market
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Some content free;$5.95-$28.95/month
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Portals
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Yahoo! Finance
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No-frills, thorough presentation of news, data, and tools you need
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Free
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MSN Money
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Its depth may well meet most of your research needs
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Free
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Portfolio
Trackers
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Morningstar
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A highly customizable tool that provides tracking and analysis
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Some portfolio tools free; $12.95/month
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GainsKeeper
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Provides tax-lot accounting and gain/loss calculations
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$49-$149/year plus
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Screening
Tools
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MSN Money
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Incredible robust screening tools for stocks and mutual funds
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Free
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SmartMoney.com
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Offers dozens of filters to screen for desirable stocks and funds
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Some content free; $5.95-$28.95/month
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Tech
News
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Wall Street Journal
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Breaking news and in-depth stories on global technology issues
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$79/year
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C/Net News.com
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Excellent product coverage with attention to technology business
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Free
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Technical
Analysis
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Prophet.net
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Innovative site that goes well beyond charts, using unique tools
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$14.95-$39.95/month
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StockCharts.com
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Provides a variety of chart types with numerous indicators
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$9.95/$40.95/month
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Ratings of Financial Web Sites:
"Web Feat" by Kathy Yakal, Barron's
October 20, 2003
The Winners
"A Wider Net" by Kathy Yakal, Barron's,
October 21, 2002
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Sites
were ranked for:
- Ease of Use
- Depth and Usefulness of Data
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- Editorial Content
- Tool and Interactivity
- Timeliness
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Best
of the Web for 2002:
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(hm) = honorable mention
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Barron's
Financial Website Rankings:
2000
Ranking of the Top Ten Investment Sites:
"Untangled
Web", Barron's, by Kathy Yakal.
October 23, 2000, p 41-48
Rankings
based on:
- Ease
of Use - easy to find information
- Depth
and Usefulness of Data - quantity of data and value
of the data
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- Editorial
Content - evaluation of data that is original and with
a proven track record
- Tools
and Interactivity - portfolio trackers, chat forums,
downloads to Excel
- Timely
Information - frequently updated information
- Broadband
and Wireless Options - provides content to web-enabled
cell phones, Palm hand-helds,
video presentations (all of which will be very important
in the distant future.
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- www.moneycentral.com - Microsoft's
Website. The best home overall for your investments.
- www.quicken.com - friendly but not fluffy;
great content
- AOL Finance Channel
- available only to AOL subscribers. New usability
makes a great "site" better
- quote.yahoo.com - the 800-pounds get friendlier
- cbs.marketwatch.com - Fast-breaking
news and much more
- www.morningstar.com - Best home for
fund information
- www.thestreet.com - Cramer and crew share
their every thought
- www.cnnfn.com - Like the cable network, but
more
- www.siliconinvestor.com - Talk,
talk, talk - plus research and tools
- www.fool.com - Puts in fun in fundamentals
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1999
Ranking of the Top Ten Investment Sites:
"'Net
Gains for Investors", Barron's,
by Kathy Yakal. October
25, 1999, p 39-44
- www.moneycentral.com - Microsoft's
Website. Research wizard helps with the evaluation
of a company, includes a powerful stock screener.
- America Online Personal Finance
- requires AOL subscription. Includes message
boards and stock screening, covers stocks and mutual
funds.
- www.quicken.com - Data can be exchanged
with the Quicken financial software. A great place
for beginners but includes a considerable depth of information.
- www.cnnfn.com - A television network's Website
with much financial news and with tabs to take you to
major content areas. The site links to Quicken
software.
- www.morningstar.com - Includes respected
Morningstar reports and has many interactive tools.
However, access to some areas cost $9.95 per month.
- www.cbsmarketwatch.com - includes
streaming real-time quotes.
- www.quotes.yahoo.com - Investment
news, research, and tools are displayed as simple groups
of links. Includes chat rooms and discussion forums.
- www.thestreet.com - Excellent opinions
and commentary but costs $9.95 per month.
- www.fool.com
- the Motley Fool includes many articles and commentaries.
You can set up a customized home page.
- www.siliconinvestor.com - Posts
very good market-insight information. Includes
free e-mail and a personal calendar.
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Information for Traders
who hold stocks for very short periods
"Day Traders".
From: "Sites
for Day Trippers" by Randall W. Forsyth, Barrons,
Feb 16, 1998. p. 50.
- "Daily
Trader" http://www.dailytrader.com
- $39.95
per month
- Two-week
free trial
- Rating
= * 1/2
- "Day
Traders On-Line" http://www.daytraders.com
- Some
free resources
- $19.95
and $99.95 per month depending on level of service
- Two-week
free trail
- Rating
= **
- "Elite
Trader" http://www.elitetrader.com
- Two
free on-line forums
- *
1/2
- "Market
News Online" http://www.vlcn.com
- news,
updates, and training opportunities
- $59.95
per month
- Rating
=**
- "Pristine
Day Trader" http://www.pristine.com
- Free
on-line trading education, trading strategies
- $125
per month
- Rating
=***
- "Market
Traders" http://www.dtrades.com
- free
member-generated stock tips
- education
- $499
per month
- Rating
=** 1/2
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