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Although Yahoo Finance is renowned for its wide range of free offerings, it does offer a paid subscription service. Yahoo Finance Plus consists of two distinct plans: Yahoo Finance Premium and Yahoo Finance Lite. The basic Yahoo plan costs $29.16 per month and provides research reports from Morningstar and Argus, market summaries, daily trading information, fair-value analysis tools, portfolio tracking, and community features. Yahoo Finance Lite costs $20.83 per month and offers a similarly broad suite of services. (Figure 4) However, personally speaking, maximizing value means sticking with Yahoo Finance’s free tier—it’s simply the most rewarding! 4. TradingView — An Essential Tool for Technical Analysts TradingView is a technical-analysis-based investment research platform widely used by professional stock traders for day-to-day trading. It delivers real-time stock charts covering numerous exchanges, complete with specialized technical indicators such as RSI, moving averages, and Bollinger Bands. Additionally, it offers customizable technical analysis tools—including key metrics, historical annual financial data, volume indicators, MACD, and backtesting capabilities. If you’re a technical investor, TradingView is undoubtedly your top choice. Its free tier includes a highly functional heatmap—excellent for quickly identifying trending stocks. (Figure 5) TradingView’s UI design truly resonates with me: clean, modern, and youth-oriented. Moreover, its coverage of global market information is comprehensive, giving it a distinct edge if you’re monitoring international equities. Like other platforms, TradingView offers both free and paid tiers. Its paid plans range from $14.95 to $59.95 per month. Subscribers gain access to real-time market data, chart creation, portfolio tracking, and the ability to share technical charts and investment insights within trading communities. You can also set price alerts to stay promptly informed about critical stock movements. 5. Zacks — A Trusted, Established Platform Zacks Investment Research (commonly known as Zacks) is a comprehensive stock analysis website. Its free services include market data, stock market information, and related market and financial news. Also included are average target prices, analyst recommendations, earnings, and dividend data for individual stocks. Its premium offerings emphasize fundamental-analysis tools. For example, Zacks places strong emphasis on earnings forecasts, believing that stocks exhibiting consistently rising earnings estimates hold greater potential to outperform the market. It also provides technical analysis tools—such as TradingView-style charts—for stock trading. Zacks’ paid services include the Zacks #1 Rank List, long-term stock portfolios, an advanced stock screener, and detailed stock research reports. Its stock screener enables investors to identify stocks matching their specific investment criteria—including price changes, dividends, EPS estimates, and Zacks Rank.

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Official website: II. Research Reports and Data Research reports serve as vital references in our daily investment process—from individual stocks to macroeconomic analysis. Securities firms provide abundant investment research data. How do you locate research reports? 1. East Money Choice East Money Choice is a data terminal developed by East Money, offering rich and powerful stock-related data. Its Research Report Center lets users browse the hottest reports of the day, week, or past month. Users may also search across all publicly available reports—a highly convenient feature. Additionally, Choice grants 5–10 free report downloads per day. 2. Huibo Research Huibo Research is one of China’s earliest-established research report platforms, boasting extensive data coverage. It offers both PC and mobile app versions, with robust search functionality. It provides a free trial period; after expiration, users may download one report per day at no cost. Unlimited downloads are available via paid membership. 3. Luobo Research Compared to Huibo Research, Luobo Research is more accessible: registration alone grants unlimited access to view and download reports. Moreover, Luobo Research offers various data queries—including macroeconomic data and individual stock data. Official website: 4. Industry- and Stock-Specific Research Reports Free access to industry- and stock-specific research reports Official website: 5. Juchao Information Network — A-share Annual Report Downloads Juchao Information Network is the regulatory-designated disclosure platform for A-share listed companies. All company annual reports and official announcements are published here. Official website: III. Five Free Stock Screeners Snowball Stock Screener: East Money Stock Screener: Sina Conditional Stock Screener: Tonghuashun Stock Screener: Investing.com Stock Screener: These five screeners are powerful—and completely free. Among them, Investing.com’s screener stands out: it supports screening not only A-shares and Hong Kong stocks, but also U.S., U.K., and virtually all globally traded equities. IV. Eleven Websites for Accessing U.S. Earnings Reports TradingView: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Official Website: Zacks: Yahoo Finance: Investing.com: Google Finance: CNN Money: Reuters Stocks: Of these eleven sites, only Investing.com and Snowball are Chinese-language platforms—making them especially practical for domestic users. The rest are predominantly English-language, often causing ‘cultural friction’ and requiring extra effort to use effectively. V. Seven Practical Economic Calendar Websites Investing.com: Jinshi (GoldTen): Huitong Net: FX168: East Money Net: DailyFX: Generally, economic calendar data updates across different websites exhibit varying degrees of latency. FX168 even transforms its economic calendar into desktop wallpapers and iPad wallpapers—downloadable for daily viewing—an interesting and useful touch. VI. Financial Data Terminals A financial data terminal, in simple terms, is an integrated financial application tool (comprehensive and all-in-one). Two mainstream terminals dominate the market: 1. Wind Financial Terminal — Highly functional and the most complete in data coverage. In short, virtually any data you need is available here. Its main drawback is cost: annual subscription starts at ¥30,000+. Cost-saving tip: Enterprise users receive a one-month free trial on the PC version; the Wind Financial Terminal mobile app is free to use. 2. Choice Financial Terminal — Developed by East Money, this terminal ranks second to Wind in functionality (though the gap remains noticeable), yet excels in affordability: annual subscription starts at ¥3,000+, satisfying the needs of the vast majority of investors (one of ETF Home’s most frequently used tools).

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