In previous 101 posts, we have begun to familiarize ourselves with some of the key terms of stock analysis.

Our next goal is to become acquainted with on-line research tools. Because this is a frugal blog, I’m listing only completely free web sites here. Chapter 5 of Jason Kelly’s Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing provides more extensive options of top notch publications of all types/fees.

Here’s the list:

yahoofinance.com- For the level of detail provided, I find this site the most easy to follow. Here’s an example of the stock research page for the only stock in my portfolio right now, Annaly Capital Management (NLY). I like the way the side-bar nicely organizes various statistics into relevant categories. Many of the sites do this.

money.cnn.com - I didn’t find anything on this site that I couldn’t also get from Yahoo Finance. However, it is completely free as well, and you may prefer its format over yahoo. businessweek.com/investing- A bit dry for me, but another good option. finance.google.com- is great for getting a quick glimpse of the just the most important statistics on your stocks. Google has lots of cool stock watch gadgets for your feed page. Marketwatch.com- Good detail, interesting stories. Also provides Bigcharts.com, a free chart analysis site. “Utilizing the Charts” will be part of the Stock Investing Tips 200 Series.

The Motley Fool.com- Adds insiteful and often entertaining commentary to the mix.

Your homework: play around on some of these sites. Get comfortable with a few of them. In 101 post #8, I’ll outline Jason Kelly’s 20 key statistics for analyzing a good stock.

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