Mark Brookshire, MBA 
Intro to Alpha Picks (updated October 13, 2025) Seeking Alpha’s newest product, “Alpha Picks”, provides 2 stock picks every month that they believe have the greatest chance for price appreciation. They pick these 2 stocks based on their “proprietary, data-driven computer scoring system” or simply know as their quantitative analysis model. While that sounds interesting, … Read more
Seeking Alpha vs Zacks: what do these two titans of stock research and analysis have in common, what makes them different, and most importantly, which one is right for you? Seeking Alpha and Zacks are known for their research and analysis tools for investors who like to do their own analysis and pick their own … Read more
SeekingAlpha.com promotes itself as “the world’s largest investing community powered by the wisdom and diversity of crowdsourcing.” Since their launch in 2004 they have become one of the most popular stock research sites with over 20 million visits per month. Given that amount of growth and traffic, it’s safe to say they’re doing something right. … Read more
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The Motley Fool is one of the most well known stock research sites. And they have several of the most popular stock picking newsletters, “Stock Advisors” and “Rule Breakers.” To promote these stock newsletters, they make fantastic claims like the following: That ad says the Stock Advisor’s stock picks are up 680% as of November … Read more
I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life trying to help beginners learn to invest in the stock market. My main message is this: Stop thinking about beginning to invest in stocks, stop talking about it, and just start investing now. The sooner you get started, the better off you will be. Start educating … Read more
Motley Fool vs. IBD Leaderboard: Which one is better? Summary; Technology and the internet have enabled retail investors to utilize digital resources to improve investment performance and get educated on the stock market. However, there is also plenty of room for misinformation on the internet. Accordingly, it’s very important to find reputable and accurate information … Read more
September 27, 2025 UPDATE: We have just completed our performance analysis and rankings through September 27, 2025 of dozens of popular stock newsletters priced less than $500 per year. See which stock newsletter is up 28% and beating the market by 16.9% over the last 12 months. And see which one is up 90.5% and … Read more
*** NOW UPDATED AS OF August 1, 2023*** Stock newsletters make getting stock market analysis and stock recommendations easy. There are, however, so many stock newsletters to choose from that many investors become overwhelmed having so many choices. Some are free, some are relatively cheap at less than a few hundred dollars per year, and … Read more
Should you trust the Motley Fool? Find out here. Summary; The internet is responsible for some of the most innovative tools investors have ever had. Where else could you acquire instant access to all financial data for a company you are researching? In just a few seconds, you can have… You can even watch video … Read more