Looking for the Best Finance Site: Is it Yahoo Finance?
Once upon a time, long long ago (Actually, it was only about 10 years ago) all the financial news was filtered through only a few sources. You either got your financial news from a broker, a newspaper or a subscription service such as Morningstar or Valueline.
These days, however, it is the wild wild west, with many sources of financial news. With all the options, the question has to be, “Just who do you use”?
Over the next few days I will give you a few of my thoughts on some of the various financial sites; your mileage may vary.If you have a favorite or want to disagree with me or my conclusions, let me know in the comments!
For those of us who where on the web before Google instituted their plan of world domination, Yahoo holds a special place in our hearts. One of the first major finance portals, it is still one of the most highly trafficked pages on the internet.
The thing I like most about Yahoo is the breadth of coverage; everything from wire headlines to quotes to charts (but, I do not like the new java based charts as much as the old school charts they used to have). That being said, I do not know how much of this is habit and how much is due to their efforts. It is hard to change, and the older I get, the harder it is.
One huge advantage (for me) with Yahoo Finance is their homepage is easy on the eyes and well laid out, so I can see the “whole picture” at a glance.
In short, the main reasons I use Yahoo Finance is it is convenient, it is well done and it is trusted… what more can I ask for?
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December 12th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
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December 13th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Hello there!
Before even reading this posting, I read your latest one about Google Finance. I mention this for the only reason that I like Yahoo! better than Google for my “everything.” As you glorify Yahoo! Finance’s well-presented page, I would also do the same for their services. However, I haven’t used Google–besides GMail, and I really don’t know if they are worth it. Mainly, I stay with Yahoo! because with so many websites out there, and accounts with Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, etc., I become overwhelmed (and I’m sure that millions out there go through the same nightmare) and I don’t really see the purpose of switching to a new website–every time one comes out.
Regarding you and your work, I wanted to congratulate you for all your efforts to deliver such a wonderful piece of information (your investing website and this awesome blog). I like the way you explain everything and since I’m a rookie investor (barely learning how!), I just take as much info as I can. Do you have any other websites or newsletters I should subscribe to (besides Yahoo! Finance)?
Thank you,
kRem
December 18th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
I agree that Yahoo Finance is the overall best. It’s very easy to use and for the most part very user friendly for the average investor. However, I do think that the charts could use some room for improvement. The two charts that I use the advance charts at BigCharts (http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/) and moneycentral charts (http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/charting.asp) becuase of the featurs that shows you the price by hover over or clicking on a certain date. Very Nice!
January 25th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
[…] When you buy a stock, just what are you buying? What do buying growth mutual funds and flipping houses have in common? Why can you let your house (which you assured everyone was an “investment” when you bought it) sit for years and never check the value, yet you check the value of the mutual fund you put in your IRA every day on Yahoo Finance? […]
February 1st, 2008 at 5:09 pm
[…] All of them offer financial data: I have talked about Yahoo and Google at length. […]