Stock market research can be a daunting task for many people, especially beginning traders and people new to stock market and mutual funds. As beginners, we haven’t learned the kind of information and news stories we need to filter, and to spot the news that will positively or negatively affect a stock’s price. Constantly staying informed and having good business news sources allows us to maintain a competitive advantage over other traders and investors.
There are many great business news websites. Here are 3 of my favorites:
Yahoo! Finance – I use Yahoo! Finance pages daily to get news about the stocks I’m watching. I also get stock prices, charts, news – easily. I can research stocks based on their sector such as gas, technology, financials. I also research upcoming IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) of companies that will begin trading on the markets. Yahoo! Finance makes it easy to check out a company’s financial situation by reading their Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and Income Statement.
Google Business News – I enjoy reading Google Business News because of the comfortable, user-friendly interface. Google Business News also displays a thumbnail picture related to the news story. This allows me to quickly scan pages for news stories I am interested based on the picture and headline alone. I cut down the chatter and efficiently filter through vast amounts of new business articles and reports.
Newsvine – This is a new news site I have been using recently which I find very nice and clean like Google Business News, with a twist. Newsvine is partly a community driven news site and partly a traditional wire news site. You can read AP and other wire articles, or you can read articles and news stories by everyday business people in a blog-like way. Currently, you have to be invited to Newsvine or sign-up at their page and wait weeks to be added. I have 10 Newsvine invitations available to give out to friends and readers, which allow you to setup a Newsvine account immediately. The first 10 commentors will receive Newsvine invitations.
What’s your favorite business news website?
I totally agree about Yahoo! Finance. It is so helpful to me, a novice, to maximize my 401K. Thank you for your advice.
Would love to have one of the Newsvine invitations. Please.
Thank you very very much.
– RNDrake
Hi RNDrake,
I sent you a Newsvine invitation. I hope you like it. Thanks for posting a comment about the stock market research news sites I use.
Happy Trading and Investing!
-Nick