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Best Investing and Personal Finance Websites (excluding blogs)

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“Access to information is great; access to too much information is overwhelming!”  

Barbara Friedberg

Have you ever searched the internet for investment websites, only to be hit with a paywall? It’s frustrating, as multiple online subscription costs add up. This Friedberg list of best investment and personal finance websites includes free, freemium, and subscription based websites.

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This information will broaden your investment IQ and is in line with my objectives to provide easily digestible personal finance and investing information.

Best Comprehensive Investing and Personal Finance Websites

Most of these sites include resources on banking, insurance, investing, savings, taxes, healthcare and financial planning. There is enough information on each of these sites to keep you occupied for hours! Many have free trials and subscription promos, so you can try the paid versions.

  • CNN Business– Great resource for skimmable business and financial news. Free content with lots of video.
  • Yahoo Finance– Old school Yahoo!Finance is a great start for quotes and basic stock analysis. Charts are great and it’s easy to compare performance for various tickers. This free financial website offers a wide range of finance news and information.
  • Morningstar-Morningstar is the gold standard for stock, ETF and mutual fund data with both a free and premium service. I’ve subscribed to the premium service for years and use it to investigate both mutual funds, ETFs and individual stocks. The free (for one portfolio) x-ray tool is superb for looking under the hood of your investment funds and viewing the overlapping assets in your portfolio.
  • Bankrate– This free website provides a great collection of calculators. Also, there are numerous personal finance sections to the site as well.
  • GoBankingRates-This comprehensive money site has wonderful articles as well as rates and reviews of banks, loans, mortgages, and more. Billed as a resource for every stage of your financial journey.
  • American Association of Individual Investors – I’ve been a long-time subscriber to the Individual Investor Journal, a publication of AAII. There are vast tools for self-directed investors of all types. Free content as well as various subscription based offers.
  • Wall Street Journal – The WSJ is the gold standard for investment and business news. They also offer a solid menu of national and world news. Low fee subscription promo rates are available online.
  • MarketWatch – As the name suggests, MarketWatch covers everything finance including Markets, Investing, Economy, Personal Finance and Retirement. Promo bundles include low fee subscriptions to MarketWatch and the WSJ.
  • Motley Fool – Abundant educational resources for stock pickers and investors in general. Information is categorized by Stock Market, Investing, Money Tips and Retirement. Free content and subscriptions available.
  • Investopedia – Originating as an investment term dictionary, Investopedia has grown to cover the entire investment and personal finance landscape. With investment courses, news, stock simulator, banking and reviews. Another bonus, content is free.
  • Forbes Advisor – Creates free content to help consumers make better financial decisions. The topics span banking, investing, insurance, mortgages and more.

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Best Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) Websites

Growing in popularity, these hybrids of mutual funds and stocks offer access to a multitude of investment categories from vanilla index funds to exotic new investment combinations. 

  • ETF.com -This ETF data and information powerhouse enables users to create their own portfolio and manage it on an ETF.com dashboard. The site offers a portfolio builder, screener, research tools, broad news and education, along with video, podcast, and webinars. You need to sign in, but content is free.
  • VettaFi– Previously called ETFdb, VettaFi is a supermarket of ETF data, information and screeners. If you want to delve into the nooks and crannies of the ETF universe, including sectors, investment styles and geographical locations you’ll find a wealth of resources. Clean organization with simple educational course and articles. Offers database and screening tool as well with free and fee-based PRO content.

Best Bond Investing Websites

Bonds are tricky to research and might be considered a “dealer’s market.” There’s no go to resource for the best bond investing websites. Most investment companies have a “bond” department with representatives to assist. For newly issued Treasuries and savings bonds you can go to the source, TreasuryDirect.gov or visit your investment brokerage firm. Many have access to purchase new Treasuries at auction.

Most investors except those with large portfolios, are best served by investing in bond ETFs and mutual funds for the fixed income portion of their investment portfolios.

  • FINRA Bond Market Data -The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has tons of investment related information. Their bond section provides detailed data about individual issues as well as the market in general.
  • Treasury Direct – Is the place to go for new government bond issues of all varieties, from TIPs to Savings Bonds. After purchase, they will even record and maintain bond proof of ownership. Dig out your old savings bonds and find out what they’re worth!
  • All the major investment brokerage firms have bond screeners as well as ETF screeners. Bond specialists are also available. These services are usually free of charge for existing account holders.

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Disclosure: I write for Investopedia, Forbes Advisor and Go Banking Rates.

Disclosure: Please note that this article may contain affiliate links which means that – at zero cost to you – I might earn a commission if you sign up or buy through the affiliate link. That said, I never recommend anything I don’t personally believe is valuable.

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