Yahoo Finance

Pros: Tons of information, very in depth, site is very easy to navigate
Cons: none that i could find

Yahoo Finance is a great financial tool for all types of investor, from beginner to expert. It has something for everyone. If you're signed up with Yahoo, you already have an account with Yahoo Finance, if not, sign up, it's worth it.

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Pros: easy to use, has lots of useful information
Cons: doesn't automatically calculate splits into portfolio

I stumbled onto yahoo finance when I picked up Yahoo's incarnation of instant messenger, which has a little stock ticker function that can track your stocks for you. After a few minutes of entering my positions, which was very straightforward, I now...

Pros: The fastest, easiest way to get financial information.
Cons: Quotes are not "real-time"

Quote.yahoo.com is a web address that anyone who follows the markets closely should know and use frequently. It is by far the quickest and easiest way to find pertinent information relating to both the markets and individual stocks.

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Pros: Free, great research tools and quoting information
Cons: Nothing is real time, chat boards are not to useful

Yahoo Finance is one of the best free services out there for finding good information on your investments. I use it primarily for stock research. It provides an excellent base of information for you to make an educated decision on a stock. Within the...

Pros: Lots of functionality - fast, multi-featured, great news and message boards
Cons: No real-time, with finance, you definitely need real-time!!!

There are many reasons why I continue to use Yahoo despite the many alternatives that have come up. Other sites usually have some special feature like real-time quotes or offers trading,etc. However, Yahoo is truly a SUPERSITE with its pros...

Pros: Easy to use, very informative
Cons: Not for the daytraders

Yahoo! Finance was my first.....financial website that is. After I changed jobs a couple of years ago I had some money in a profit sharing account that I wanted to move. I contacted my local bank which put me in touch with a broker who...

Pros: Prize money, wealth of information, realistic, fun, competitive, free, fast & reliable
Cons: Some limitations in what you can do while trading

Now I have never invested real green, so Yahoo! Finance's monthly Investment Challenge is good for dreamers like me.

I took an interest in the stock market a couple years ago in high school, and when I found that Yahoo offers an actual game,...

Pros: Free quotes, wealth of info.
Cons: Charts a bit misleading sometimes, lack of variety in charting options.

Yahoo! Finance is where I go to look at stocks when I don't need realtime updates. They have a wealth of news links that they'll display for a variety of stocks. One stock that I follow casually, is only at 19 cents a share, but Yahoo! continually...

Pros: in depth research, customizable
Cons: message boards are a joke

Who else could bring you great chat, good clubs, free email, great search capabilities, great news, and the best free research site out there? Of course its Yahoo, and of course its free. I have prefered using this site for research while using E*Trade,...

Pros: Comprehensive, informative, fast loading, easy to use.
Cons: Portfolio monitoring can be improved.

There are many web portals offering basic financial information, as well as sites dedicated to financial information. While I do use a few websites for financial information, Yahoo Finance is my primary source of information.

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Pros: Simply the best! Has every piece of info you could want
Cons: News is mediocre and message boards lack intelligence

Yes, I know, many of you are wondering how I could call Yahoo one of the best! Actually there are many reasons.

First, the sites has it all. You can browse charts, message boards, quotes, insider information, and SEC filings till you are...

Pros: very organized, up to date, easy to use
Cons: toughy....

Yahoo! Finance is the greatest tool on the net for the serious invester. I signed up for an e*trade account a few weeks ago and Yahoo! Finance has been my cyber stock broker! If you are looking for up to the minute stock stats... you NEED to check out...

Pros: Easy to Use, Offers everything an investor needs
Cons: Nothing noted.

I consider myself an active investor and visit financial sites on the Internet on a daily basis. Over the past few years, I have found that Yahoo Finance does the best job providing valuable finance information free of charge. When evaluating a...

Pros: Overall the best investment site on the net today
Cons: Quotes are delayed 15 minutes; Must be a Yahoo member to manage portfolios

I have been investing for over 2 years now, and from the start I used Yahoo Finance (http://quote.yahoo.com). It is simply the best site out there for investors, offering FREE research, detailed quotes and charts, analyst recommendations, up-to-date news...

Pros: Gets the latest news before everyone else.
Cons: The 15-20 minute delay in quotes is too long.

I use quite a few different financial web sites and YAHOO always has the latest news for each ticker way before the other sites do. In fact, I can check YAHOO FINANCE for news about my company sometimes before corp. hq releases the news to its own...