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Stock Research Sources?

February 4, 2012 | 2 Comments

I’m 18, and starting to really intensely getting into the stock market (or, want to start).

I’ve been in ever since I was 14, with my dad allowing me to use my limited funds in a couple mutual funds. It was more just to see what investing was, etc. But now that my capital has increased greatly, I’m looking at doing some fundamental analysis myself, and creating my own portfolio. My dream is to learn enough to have my career/living revolve somehow around the stock market.

I’ve realized that maybe if you are not into this as a full time thing, portfolio assembly is better left to an investment professional, because making the right choices demands an ABSOLUTE WEALTH of knowledge and information. But, you have to start somewhere.

So I’ve been starting to research different stocks, etc. But I’m not sure where is a good place to begin? Where do people get their information? One thing that I was looking for was some sort of screener, where you can go through, sort by price, yield, and other parameters. Forever, I couldn’t find one. Turns out, yahoo has a really excellent stock screener applet. The only thing is, I don’t like the fact that it is an applet.
Does anyone know of a standalone application that has similar functionality to yahoos stock screener applet?
Aside from this, where are good places where I can jump off with my research?
What are good books to help me learn what to look for in companies?

Thank you in advance! Your help really will go far.

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  1. Stock Trading Warrior on February 4, 2012 12:51 pm

    Finviz has an impressive screener. It has tabs at the top for fundamentals, technicals and descriptive. Another interesting website is Barcharts. They have stocks ranked by industry groups for strength and individual stock ranking as as well. They use a thing called “weighted alpha” which focuses on price strength.

    Learning about the stock market takes a bit of time, but it’s well worth it, and books are a great way to start. I recommend Stock Investing for Dummies (no offense). It’s good book for understanding the basics. I would also recommend How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O’Neil. It’s also a good one because it tells you what kind of fundamentals to look for in a stock (mostly growth stocks), a bit about how to look for patterns in stock charts and how to protect your capital. It’s the first book I read when I started my stock trading and a very good start for stock investing or trading. Any questions about terms or anything go to Investopedia online.

    That is so great you are interested in investing because when you learn how to invest you do it for yourself, your family and you act as an example to those who know you. Learning how to trade or invest will serve you your whole life!

  2. zuma on February 4, 2012 1:45 pm

    Best of Luck to you…Look into..American Association of Individual Investors,aaii.com

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