All investors are looking for the very best stocks to buy and various resources to successfully invest in stocks. So how does an individual investor find these top stocks? First you have to know where to look and find the right information, and second, you need to know who to listen to. This article is about the top 5 online resources for learning to invest in stocks yourself.
1. Yahoo finance
You will find expert opinions about different strategies for investing in stocks, along with the ability to dig as deep as you want. A couple of my favorite tools are key statistics located under a company’s stock summary. To look at sectors that list all stocks that are in that sector, the sector/industry analysis tool is a great place to find this information.
2. The True Contrarian
Steven Jon Kaplan is the author and owner of the True Contrarian website. He has been featured on national investment shows and has a very solid macroeconomic outlook, as well as specific recommendations for investing in stocks. His investing philosophy will increase your overall knowledge and help you identify when is the time to buy cheap stocks that have the chance to become top stocks.
3. Kitco
This website is focused around investing in precious metals and all the leading commentary associated with it. You will find precious metals investment articles as, all the breaking news that companies put out and the price of precious metals as they trade throughout the day. You do not have to be a precious metals investor to benefit from the tools available to the individual investor. Having a wide array of perspectives will always be of help to you.
4. Prudent Bear
The world economy needs to be understood when investing in stocks. While Prudent Bear offers bear market investing options, the collection of global articles and analysis of our own economic system will increase your knowledge of which stocks to consider.
5. Morningstar
Morningstar has some great investment resources including macroeconomic analysis, individual stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETF’s) among other things. This is a more mainstream website that should be considered a valuable tool.
Utilizing a variety of resources can help educate the individual investor to find and invest in the best stocks.
