Our Best-of-the-Best Awards for 2023
Ranking of Top Stock Newsletters Based on 2023 Picks, Dec. 31, 2023
We are paid subscribers to dozens of stock and option newsletters. We actively track every recommendation from all of these services, calculate performance, and share our results of the top performing stock newsletters for under $500 below. The main metric to look for is EXCESS RETURN--that means they are beating the market!
| Rank | Stock Newsletter | Stock Picks | Average Return | S&P500 Return | Excess Return | Percent Profitable | Max % Return | Min % Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Stock Advisor | 24 | 19.9% | 13.1% | 6.7% | 83% | 107% | -28% |
| Summary: 2 picks/month offering long-term potential; Lifetime average return of 750% vs S&P500's 160% since 2002; Retail Price: $199/yr. Read our Stock Advisor Review. | Current Promotion: Save $100 on THIS page. | |||||||
| 2. | Hidden Gems Stocks | 24 | 18.8% | 12.7% | 6.0% | 79% | 73% | -41% |
| Summary: Only sold as part of Epic service (includes Hidden Gems, Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers and Dividend Investor); 5 picks/month; Retail Price: $499/yr. Read our Motley Fool Epic Review. | Motley Fool Epic: Now Just $319 | |||||||
| 3. |  Moby.co Premium | 141 | 17.18% | 11.62% | 5.56% | 72% | 233% | -22% |
| Summary: 2 or 3 picks/week from Moby analysts in a variety of sectors; Launched in 2020; every year they have beat the SPY; Retail Price: $199/yr. Read our Moby Stock Picks Review. | Current Promotions: Get #1 Pick for Free or Save $100 on Premium | |||||||
| 4. |  Alpha Picks | 24 | 17.7% | 12.6% | 5.0% | 83% | 64% | -20% |
| Summary: 2 picks/month based on Seeking Alpha's Quant Rating; Launched in July, 2022; 2022 picks are beating the market by 108%; Lifetime average return of 68% vs S&P500's 21% since 2022; Retail Price: $499/yr. Read our Alpha Picks Review. | Current Promotion: Save $50 | |||||||
| 5. |  Value Investor | 12 | 17.9% | 13.0% | 4.9% | 75% | 127% | -35% |
| Summary: 10-25 stock picks per year based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price: $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review. | Current Promotion:$1, then $495/yr | |||||||
| 6. | Rule Breakers | 24 | 15.4% | 11.7% | 3.6% | 71% | 123% | -39% |
| Summary: Only sold as part of Epic service (includes Hidden Gems, Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers and Dividend Investor); 5 picks/month; Retail Price: $499/yr. Read our Motley Fool Epic Review. | Motley Fool Epic: Now Just $319 | |||||||
| 7. | Real Estate Investors | 12 | 14.6% | 11.9% | 2.7% | 83% | 44% | -11% |
| 8. | Cramer's Action Alerts Plus | 101 | 10.6% | 11.1% | -0.5% | 48% | 96% | -51% |
| 9. | Zacks Top 10 | 10 | 23.2% | 26.2% | -3% | 60% | 120% | -24% |
| 10. | Top Under $10 | 59 | -2.4% | 2.8% | -5.2% | 36% | 130% | -44% |
| 11. | Home Run Investor | 46 | -1.8% | 3.6% | -5.4% | 50% | 49% | -29% |
| 12. | Dogs of the Dow | 10 | 14.5% | 26.2% | -11.7% | 70% | 95% | -25% |
| 13. | IBD Top 50 Leaderboard | 50 | 13.5% | 26.2% | -12.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Top Ranking Stock Newsletters based on their 2023 stock picks' performance as compared to S&P500. S&P500's return is based on average return of SP from date each stock pick is released. NOTE: To get these results you must buy equal dollar amounts of each pick on the date the stock pick is released. Investor Business Daily Top 50 based on performance of FFTY ETF. | ||||||||
