Best Investment Newsletters and Stock Picks as of December 7, 2024

Stock newsletters make getting stock market analysis and stock recommendations easy.

There are, however, so many stock and investment newsletters that choosing one to trust can be an overwhelming task. In addition, some stock newsletters are free, some are relatively cheap at less than a few hundred dollars per year, and some are priced over a thousand dollars per year.

With so many choices, how do you know which ones are worth your money and, more importantly, which is the best stock newsletter whose stock picks CONSISTENTLY beat the market?

The answer is EASY! You have to subscribe to them all and track all their trades–and that is exactly what I do!

My job here at WallStreetSurvivor is to purchase these newsletters, track their performance, and then share my reviews of the performance of all these services. In this ranking of the top performing stock newsletters, I stick to the facts and share my data. Over the last 30 years I have personally subscribed to 100+ stock newsletters, various software screeners, and tested a variety of charting tools. I am currently subscribed to about 20 stock and investment newsletters under $500 per year. I will share my analysis of their performances.

In this December 7, 2024 analysis of the best stock and investment newsletters I am focusing on : 

  1. the performance of their current year 2024 stock picks
  2. the performance of their 2023 stock picks
  3. and the performance of their 2022 stock picks

And then I compare the performance of the S&P500 as of the date of each pick vs the performance of the pick.

I am then doing a weighted average to get their overall average return vs the market over the last 3 years. Then I sort by this 3 year average and Seeking Alpha’s Alpha picks is the winner by far with an average return of 83% and beating the market by 56%!

Best stock newsletter rankings of as of December 7, 2024 part 1

Best Investing newsletters rankings as of December 7, 2024 part 2

For those of you that have been following this blog post for a while, this is the first time several newsletters (Seeking Alpha’s Alpha Picks, Moby, and Motley Fool) have all GREEN sections indicating that they are consistently picking winners AND beating the market.

But before we review this chart in detail, let’s discuss some questions that many of your may have.

The Most Popular Stock Newsletter: Is it the Best Stock Newsletter?

First of all, I do want to comment on the most popular stock newsletter. The Motley Fool Stock Advisor is the most popular stock newsletter out there. They advertise that they have over 500,000 subscribers and since it’s inception in 2002, it has crushed the S&P500 returns by over 4x as you can see from the graphic below.

Motley Fool Stock Performance as of December 7, 2024

That is truly impressive as no other service comes anywhere close to this track record for a 20 year period. To be clear, only about 67% of their stock picks are profitable. They have some bad picks and every year is not a winner. But they tell you to plan on holding their picks for at least 5 years and you can expect to beat the market as they have done. They do sell a lot too (they have sold about 40% of their picks over the years).

If you are reading negative posts about the Motley Fool, it is simply that these people are not long-term investors and instead are looking at short-term returns. When I look at stocks held at least 5 years, they are definitely beating the market consistently on their picks that are at least 5 years old.

If you have at least a few hundred collars to invest each month, and plan on staying invested for at least 5 years, it is still one of my all-time favorites AND it is the most affordable at $199 a year. It is frequently on sale on the Motley Fool’s promotion page.

 

Who Was the Best Stock Newsletter of 2023?

As 2023 came to an end, I declared our “Best Stock Newsletter of 2023″ Award.  

WSS Best Stock Newsletter Award 2024

To test all of these newsletters, I set up virtual trading accounts here at WallStreetSurvivor for each of these stock newsletters and my team and I have diligently bought and sold all the recommended stocks in these virtual trading accounts.

A lot of services advertise how they have done over the last 10, 20 or 30 years.  And some advertise how they have done over the last year. So which is more important? Keep in mind you already missed out on all of the returns from all of these stock picks. And who knows if it is the same analyst team now as it was back then. And if you focus on how the picks have done for the last year, you might be misled as the sample size is smaller and the time period is shorting. So it is important to review both:  how the most recent stock picks AND their historical picks from these stock newsletters are performing.

Here is a summary of my analysis of the performance of the most popular and best stock newsletters based on their 2023 stock recommendations, calculated as of December 31, 2023. No surprise here, the Motley Fool was the winner for 2023:


Our 2024 Best-of-the-Best Awards

Ranking of Top Stock Newsletters Under $300 Based on 2023 Stock Picks

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 whose subscriptions fees are under $300. The main metric to look for is “Excess Return” which is their return above that of the S&P500. So, based on December 31, 2023 prices:

RankStock NewsletterStock
Picks
Average
Return
S&P500
Return
Excess
Return
Percent
Profitable
Max %
Return
Min %
Return
1.Motley Fool logo
Stock Advisor
2419.9%13.1%6.7%83%107%-28%
Summary: 2 picks/month offering long-term potential; Lifetime average return of 938% vs S&P500’s 178% since 2002; Retail Price: $199/yr.
Read our Stock Advisor Review.
Current Promotion: Get $100 Coupon
2.Motley Fool logo
Hidden Gems
2418.8%12.7%6.0%79%73%-41%
Summary: Only sold as part of Epic (includes Hidden Gems, Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers); 5 picks/month; Tom Gardner’s service with the same team that has beaten the market by 3x; Retail Price: $499/yr.
Read our Epic Review.
Epic: Now on Sale $319
3.Seeking Alpha logo
Alpha Picks
2417.7%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 98%; Lifetime average return of 63% vs S&P500’s 23% since 2022; Retail Price: $499/yr.
Read our Alpha Picks Review.
Current Promotion:
Save $50
4.Zacks logo tiny
Value Investor
1217.9%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
5.Motley Fool logo
Rule Breakers
2415.4%11.7%3.6%71%123%-39%
Summary: 2 picks/month focusing on disruptive technology and business models; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500’s 149% since 2005; Now part of Motley Fool Epic. Read our Motley Fool Epic Review.Current Promotion: Save $200
6.Real Estate Investors1214.6%11.9%2.7%83%44%-11%
7.Cramer’s Action Alerts Plus10110.6%11.1%-0.5%48%96%-51%
8.Zacks Top 101023.2%26.2%-3%55%120%-24%
9.Top Under $1059-2.4%2.8%-5.2%36%130%-44%
10.Home Run Investor46-1.8%3.6%-5.4%50%49%-29%
11.Dogs of the Dow1014.5%26.2%-11.7%70%95%-25%
12.IBD Top 50 Leaderboard5013.5%26.2%-12.7%n/an/an/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 S&P500 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. Performance as of Dec 31, 2023.

In this chart above, I am looking at the performance of the most popular stock newsletters for all of their calendar year 2023 stock picks to show you who had the most success as of December 31, 2023 prices.

 

The Best Stock Newsletters for the Last 3 Years are

Some important notes to understand my analysis:

  • I am calculating Average Returns, returns of the S&P500 for the same time periods, and EXCESS RETURNS to see who is really beating the S&P500.  When we look at the Excess Return versus the SP500, we start seeing some negative performers and we see the cream starts rising to the top.
  • The S&P500 varies because it is based on when the picks came out and how long the positions were held. Some services just make their picks on January 1st (like Zacks) and expect you to hold them for the full year so that S&P return is the annual S&P return.  Others release picks each month so you would expect the S&P for those services to be about 1/2 of what the S&P did for the year (if the S&P rose evenly month after month).
  • To get these returns, you need to buy equal dollar amounts of EVERY stock pick and buy the stock as soon as the recommendation comes out.

These newsletters give us lots of advice and many stock picks each month. But which ones consistently outperformed the market and are worth the money?

Notice I keep saying “consistently outperform” the market?  That’s because one newsletter might be a high flyer one year and then crash and burn the next.  That won’t help me.  So I am looking for newsletters that consistently beat the market year after year–and that is exactly what you should be looking for too!

Below I rank the Best Stock and Investment Newsletters based on their performance the last 3 years:

Best stock newsletter rankings of as of December 7, 2024 part 1

Best Investing newsletters rankings as of December 7, 2024 part 2

This table list 13 stock newsletters priced at $500 or less per year.

The first column lists the name of the service, the second section shows the number of picks, the average return, and performance vs the S&P500. The last few columns shows their profitable picks and top and worst performers for the last 2.75 years.

Based on their 3 year performance, the top services are…

#1.  Seeking Alpha’s Alpha Picks

For the first time ever as of December 7, 2024, one stock newsletter is now all green in my table AND winning on many counts!

Alpha Picks’ 2024 stock picks are up 30% and beating the market by 17%, their 2023 picks are up 103% and beating the market by 66%, and their 2022 picks are up 127% and beating the market by 98%.

They also have the highest accuracy rating as 81% of their 63 stock picks have been profitable.

They also have the one of the biggest winners up over 900%

And–their biggest losing pick is only down 47%.

WOW! How did they do that?

Seeking Alpha is known for it proprietary quantitative analysis and rating system they call their “quant rating.” Their data shows that stocks with a strong quant rating significantly outperform the market, and stocks that have a weak rating significantly underperform the market.

Seeking Alpha launched their Alpha Picks stock newsletter in 2022. It gives you their 2 top rated stock picks each month.

Their “proof” of their Strong Buy based on their quant rating is this:

Seeking Alpha Performance Chart Backtested 26

This chart shows that their Strong Buy rated stocks portfolio have outperformed the market by $277k vs the market’s $57k since 2010.

Likewise, their Strong SELL rated stock significantly underperform the market.

They also had a recent study by the University of Kentucky confirm that the Seeking Alpha Quant Rating actually does provide alpha and help you beat the market. They concluded that you should buy the stocks that Seeking Alpha rates as a Strong Buy and avoid the stocks they rate as a Strong Sell. Read our full Alpha Picks review to get more information.

This Alpha Picks stock newsletter is relatively new, but it has already picked a few BIG winners since it’s launch.  One of their picks (SMCI) was up 969% and they sold it, 11 of their picks have already doubled, and they have sold 21 of their picks.

It is a very promising service but unfortunately because their picks were doing so well they recently raised their price from $299 to $499 a year.

Alpha Picks Current Promotional Offer:

Save $50 Now and Get 12 Months of Alpha Picks for just $449.

 

#2.  Zacks Value Investor Stock Newsletter

Zacks Investment Research has a few research tools that have also withstood the test of time. But Zacks has historically been for a different type of investor. Zacks historically has been more for the investor that has their own stock ideas but wants to get another opinion of a stock before they buy it.

Zacks has launched a few stock newsletter subscriptions in recent years that are starting to get our attention. Their Value Investor service has only released 9 picks in 2024 but their 36 picks over the last 2.5 years are beating the market by an average of 12%

According to the Zack’s website, their Zacks Value Investor service “Combines proven value criteria with Zacks Rank timing. It tracks undervalued companies until the market starts to see their real worth. Then pounces for gains that can build for several years.”

They also state the target holding period is 12 months to 12 years, they aim for 20-25 stocks in this portfolio and make 2 or 3 trades per month.

Here is a quick peek at a partial list so you can see their price targets and Zacks Rank. Note that they provide a stop loss price and a target price.

zacks value investor stock newsletter

How does this Zacks Rank work?

They do a fantastic job at analyzing about 10,000 U.S. stocks and ranking them on a “Zacks Rank” score of 1 to 5.  Stocks that are ranked “1-Strong Buy” have consistently outperformed the S&P. The average stock ranked “1-Strong Buy” has an average ANNUAL return of 24.2% compared to the S&P 10.7%. The nice smooth chart is exactly what you would expect if their ranking works. On the other end, stocks that are ranked “5-Strong Sell” have consistently done the worst as you would expect.

Zacks Rank historical performance January 2024

If you want a few solid stock recommendations each year, Zacks Value Investor is a great resource.

Zacks Current Promotional Offer:

You can try Zacks Value Investor by following this link to get 30 day access for just $1

#3. Moby Premium

Moby is a relatively new service launched by some Wall Street portfolio managers in 2021. They make 1 or 2 stock recommendations a week, and provide a ton of market updates and analysis through their very popular Moby.co mobile app.

As you can see the picks from Moby are very accurate with 80% being profitable.

The one thing I don’t like about Moby’s service is they do NOT offer sell recommendations.  So I just stick to a 10% stop loss order on all of their picks and my results are even better than what is in the table doing that. I do, however, end up selling some stocks that later recover strongly.

Moby Current Promotional Offer:

Moby is currently offering 50% off for new subscribers. Click on the WallStreetSurvivor Exclusive offer on this page and get their next stock pick for free.  Then if you want more stock picks, it is only $99. Don’t miss out on their next pick. 

#4.  Zacks Top 10 Stock Newsletter

In addition to Zacks Value Investor which is in 2nd place, their Zacks Top 10 is in a solid 3rd place and easily beating the market by 7% over the last 2.75 years.

According to the Zacks’s website, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks “compiles the best 10 stocks to buy and hold throughout the year. Each pick comes with in-depth research, and is actively managed, with quarterly updates.”

Their holding period is one year, they pick 10 stocks each January, and rarely add any other picks.

This service picks 10 to 12 of their top rated stocks at the beginning of each year and rarely recommends you sell them. Then at the start of the next year they issue 10 to 12 more top rated stock picks.

Like Value Investor, you can get 30 days access to these picks for just $1.

Zacks Current Promotional Offer:

You can try Zacks Top 10 by following this link to get 30 day access for just $1

 

#5, 6, 7. Motley Fool Services

The Motley Fool Stock Advisor

The Stock Advisor ranked as our #1 Best Stock Newsletter for the 6 of the last 8 years.

Their 2023 stock recommendations were the top performer at year end easily beating all of the other newsletters we monitor, They had a high profitability percentage, they lead in all-time performance, and they are priced very reasonably at $199 a year, with current coupons available for $100 off to net to $99 for new subscribers. They had a tough 2022 but seem to have recovered their winning ways.

Their 24 stock picks from 2023 were up an average of 19.9% versus the S&P500’s average return of 13.1% as of December 31, 2023.  So they were beating the market an average of 6.7% for 2023.  Impressively, 83% of their picks were up, the biggest winner was up 107% and their biggest loser was down only 28%, but have since backed off slightly in 2024.

So, even though this stock picking service won our Best of Award for their 2023 stock picks also look at its historical performance.

You may have seen the Motley Fool’s advertisements like the one below that since inception their stock ideas from the last 22 years are up nearly 4 times the S&P500:

Motley Fool Stock Performance as of December 7, 2024

 

And then they have this chart which shows how their portfolio has grown over time:

Motley Fool Stock Advisor Chart as of September 29, 2024

Notice their curve has consistently been above the S&P500 and really spiked in 2019 and then corrected like most stocks did in 2020 due to Covid. But now the last 2 years the curve is moving sharply higher again.  This is mostly likely to do the overselling of some of their picks like NVDA, SHOP, TSLA and more.  Also, the surge in demand for AI stocks is benefitting the Fool’s picks.

Is The Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor really as good as they claim?  Yes if you pay attention to one very important detail about their recommendations.  They pick stocks that they plan on holding for at least 5 years. If you are reading any negative news from subscribers to the Motley Fool, you are reading from people that tried it for a short period of time and have not stayed with it for 5 years or more like I have.

Over the years we have become so confident in the Motley Fool Stock Advisor stock picks that in December 2015 we opened up a dedicated ETrade account and actually started buying all of their stock picks.  Starting in January 2016 we have purchased $1,000- $2,000 of every single one of their stock recommendations for over 8  years now.

How do they do it? They are really good at picking a few stocks that double or triple each year.

  • One of their biggest winners lately was their January 2020 pick that I bought as a result of the Stock Advisor recommendation. See my Tesla trade below from my ETrade Account showing it up 884%:
  • Stock Newsletter TSLA stock performance July 15, 2023

What You Get When You Subscribe

When you subscribe, you will get two new stock recommendations each month and several BEST OF lists of stocks each year.  Each recommendation comes with an in-depth (but easily understood) analysis that tells you why they recommend each stock. Note that our analysis only considers the 2 unique stock picks per month as the BEST OF lists are usually re-emphasizing previous stock picks that they still recommend strongly.

You will also get unlimited access to…

  • All of their historical stock recommendations
  • The Motley Fool’s list of “Best Stocks to Buy Now.” Best ideas chosen from all of the picks since the service started.
  • The Motley Fool’s list of “Starter Stocks that should be in Everyone’s Portfolio.” Stocks that give you an excellent foundation for your portfolio.
  • Their Knowledge Base and Community. Educational materials that will help you become an expert investor, and message boards to chat with other investors.

And in case you are wondering, yes, they do tell you when to sell a stock.  They issue sell orders sometimes to lock in profits and sometimes to cut losses.

Motley Fool Stock Advisor Recap

  1. The Motley Fool Stock Advisor, according to the Fool themselves, is intended only for people that plan on holding stocks for at least 5 years.
  2. Its performance over the last 8 full years has crushed the competition.
  3. Lots of their stock picks double, triple, quadruple, and more.
  4. Older stock picks from 2016 and 2017 and 2018 continue to outperform.
  5. The Motley Fool has an EXCELLENT success rate of profitable picks.
  6. The Motley Fool stock picks are still coming from the 2 brothers (David and Tom Gardner) that started the company in the early 1990s.  So when you order the Fool service, you know that you can expect similar results because the stock picks are coming from the same 2 guys.
  7. The price is extremely reasonable AND they offer a MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and they have a toll-free number for support. They are so confident in their service that they encourage you to try it and get their next 2 stock picks–then you can cancel if you aren’t happy and get your money back. Normally it is $199 a year, but if you are a new customer you can get the next 12 months of their picks for just $99. 

There is one thing you need to know about their service, however….  Because they have so many subscribers (500,000+), their picks tend to go up a few dollars they day their recommendations come out.  So to get the best returns, you need to buy their stock picks as soon as you receive their alerts.

Stock Advisor Current Promotional Offer:

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n/r. The Motley Fool Rule Breakers (Best for Growth Investors)

The Motley Fool’s “other” newsletter was a close #2 on our list as it’s still one of the best financial newsletters out there.  But the Fool changed how they sell access to Rule Breakers.  It is no longer sold by itself, it is now part of their Epic service.

The Motley Fool Ruler Breakers is a high-growth investing service and it has certainly lived up to those expectations. Rule Breakers is similar to Stock Advisor, with a few twists…

With Epic, you still get one new Rule Breakers stock recommendations each month.  These recommendations are based on stocks that will become tomorrow’s market leaders.

Here are the six rules that differentiate “Rule Breaker” stocks:

  1. Emerging Industry. Innovative companies in emerging industries that are poised to change the world.
  2. Sustainable Advantage. Companies must show potential for long-term advantage over competitors.
  3. Past Price Appreciation. Rule Breakers have performed well in the past.
  4. Good Management. You want to invest in companies with vision and competent management.
  5. Consumer Appeal. Customers have to love the product or service.
  6. Grossly Undervalued. Wall Street may be underestimating the companies’ transformative value.

Each rule is considered when stocks are being chosen and recommended to users.

rule breakers performance chart as of April 20, 2024

As I did for the Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor, in January 2016 I also subscribed to Rule Breakers and started buying about $2k of each of these stock picks.

Notice from the chart above some stellar results especially for the stock picks from 2018-2016.  Those stocks that I bought that are at least 5 years old have beat the S&P500 by over 150% on average. One stock (ticker: TTD) from 2017 is up over 3,000% and one stock (ticker: SHOP) is up 11,000%.  They actually picked SHOP in Rule Breakers BEFORE the picked it in Stock Advisor so that is why the return is higher here.

Over the period 2016-2018, the stock picks from the Motley Fool Rule Breakers service have actually outperformed their Stock Advisor service, but their returns are more volatile so for that reason we marked it down a bit.  This means that if you had missed just a few stocks over those years, your returns would not have been a strong.  Also their Rule Breaker picks are a lot more volatile and they seem to take longer to go up in value.  So I find this service to be more hit or miss since they are really trying to pick high growth stocks in newer industries.  If you do subscribe to this service, you definitely need to buy EVERY pick that comes out so that you don’t miss on the few that skyrocket.

Here are some of their recent top performing stocks.  For example, their October 2023 pick of CAVA is up 24%; their June 2023 pick of IOT is up 32%; their April pick of DUOL is up 70%.  In February 2023 they picked CRWD and it is up 123%; in December 2022 they picked  BRZE which is up 103%.

Hidden Gems

This is relatively new service of the Motley Fool featuring Tom Gardner’s analyst team that has done so well over the last 20 years.  What is unique about this service is not only do they show you what stocks to buy, but with this stock newsletter they also tell you how they are weighting each stock in their recommended portfolio.

Of their 24 picks for 2023, 19 of them were up and the average return was 18.8% vs the S&P500’s 12.7% for their picks; so they are beating the market by 6.0%.  Their biggest winner is up 73% and their biggest loser is down 41%.

The Motley Fool sells this only as part of what they call “The Epic.” Their Epic package gives you 4 services in 1: Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers, Hidden Gems, and Dividend Investors ALL for $319.  So this is truly the BEST VALUE.

Here is our full review of Motley Fool Epic.

The Canadian version of the Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor service newsletter picks one U.S. and one Canadian stock each month. Since the Toronto Stock Exchange seems to be less volatile than the U.S. markets, the addition of a TSX stock reduces the volatility of these stock picks overall. Read our full review of the Motley Fool Canada Stock Advisor to get more details on this service and to see its current price promotion.

Their 2024 stock picks are up slightly and they had a great 2023.  Here’s a clue:  Their TSX picks are much more profitable than their US picks so if you live in Canada just buy their TSX picks.

Motley Fool Canada Stock Advisor Current Promotional Offer:

It’s normally $299, but it’s on sale this month only for $99!

#8. TipRanks

TipRanks is much like Seeking Alpha with their own proprietary ranking system of stocks. From their own website, they say they help investors “make smarter, data-driven investment decisions” and that they “level the playing field by making institutional research tools and data available to everyone.”

For this ranking, I am using their SmartInvestor portfolio which is supposed to be their highest rated stocks. These picks overall are up and beating the market by 2.6%. 

Tipranks generally turns their stocks over a lot. I would guess that their average holding period is about 6 months.

Their algorithm includes data from Wall Street Analysts. They say “TipRanks drive transparency by tracking and measuring the performance of over 96,000 financial experts, including Wall Street analysts, financial bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders, and making this information publicly available.”

They monitor the performance of all of these “experts” and rate them based on their performance, and make all of this analysis available to you.  Read our full TipRanks review to get more info.

If you trade on ETrade, Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade, EToro or a few others, you have probably seen the Tipranks newsfeeds on those platforms.

Tipranks Current Promotional Offer:

Normally $29.95 a month, but save 50% on TipRanks here!

 

#6. Jim Cramer Action Alerts Plus

Whether you love him or hate him, Jim Cramer’s stock newsletter service and picks do speak for themselves. His picks the last 3 years are generally beating the market (thanks to recurring NVDA and MSFT picks).

His accuracy is decent with about 60% of his stock picks being profitable; and moderate turnover.

Jim Cramer offers his alerts as a subscription service available through TheStreet.com.

The service will send you an e-mail when Cramer has recommended a buy or sell for any stock.

You will also receive additional analysis such as…

  • Detailed information on the stock
  • The action being taken
  • Why that action is being taken

At the end of each week, Cramer will do a weekly roundup of all the shares that he currently owns.

We like this service because it allows everyday traders to get inside the head of an industry expert.

With this, you will have the tools necessary to make well-informed decisions for your own investment portfolio.

There is even a 14-day trial of Action Alerts so that you can see if the service is right for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Others

Rounding out our ranking are Dogs of the Dow, Zacks Home Run Investor and IBD Leaderboard.  None of these have done well over the last 3 years so focus on our top 5 newsletters in our ranking of the best stock and investment newsletters.

Interesting to note is the Dogs of the Dow strategy, though up, underperformed the market by 3%.

And the IBD Leaderboard, which is really hard to track, saw its IBD Top 50 ETF underperform the market by 16%


n/r. Tim Sykes Penny Stock Alerts (Best for Penny Stocks)

Tim Sykes is the most popular, and probably the most successful penny stock trader.  On his web site he claims to have turned $12k into $7 million.

Tim Sykes Penny Stock Newsletter

He even shows you a chart of his portfolio over the years and lists his trades (if you become a paid member.)

He has turned that success into a series of books, newsletters and even TV appearances.

When you register you can get access to his trades in real-time and follow him.

You will also get updates throughout the day on trades that Tim Sykes makes.

tim sykes examples

But who is Tim Sykes, anyway?

He is a trader that turns thousands into millions and has set out to teach others how to do the same!

Tim Sykes Current Promotional Offer:

Tim has a variety of plans.  CLICK HERE to see his various price points and offers.


n/r. Stansberry Research

Stansberry Research specializes in providing actionable investment recommendations and research for individuals self-managing their portfolios.

Stansberry promises to bring “the safest, most profitable investment ideas in the world, no matter what’s happening in the markets.”

You can check out any of the following entry-level newsletters:

  • Stansberry’s Investment Advisory
  • True Wealth
  • Retirement Millionaire

Each stock trade newsletter uses a different investment strategy, so it will be up to you to determine which is best.

You can sign-up for a stock market newsletter for $199 annually.

But you can often find discounted subscription prices with a little research of your own.


Best Stock Investment Newsletter Conclusion

There are hundreds of services out there claiming they can help you find good stocks and beat the market.  We subscribe to a few dozen and update this list quarterly so you can see which ones are performing the best.

Over the last 3 years, Seeking Alpha’s Alpha Picks has stormed onto the scene and is truly impressive so far, easily beating all of the other services we follow. It is priced at $499 a year with some 5 and 10% discounts at times, but it is worth it.  Here’s our review of Seeking Alpha’s Alpha Picks.

Over the last 8 years and the last 22 years since inception, the stock picks from the Motley Fool Stock Advisor have consistently outperformed the overall market.  For more info read our full Motley Fool Stock Advisor review. While every stock pick of theirs does not go up, they always pick a few stocks that double and triple each year–that is how they get their amazing returns. We don’t guarantee future results, we are only sharing our historical results.  If you want to get a year of their next stock picks, for just $99, CLICK HERE.

The best VALUE right now is the Motley Fool’s Epic where you get Stock Advisor, Hidden Gems, and Rule Breakers for only $319.

If you are a serious investor with a more money to invest, then Seeking Alpha’s Alpha Picks has become the new rock star of stock newsletters with the best performance over the last 3 years.  And a University of Kentucky business school research just validated their claim that their Quant Ratings do work to help you provide alpha. But it is priced now at $499 a year.