VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Best Free Newsletters Tools for Investors

Every product on this page includes a genuinely free tier, so you can plug trusted newsletters software into your workflow without swiping a card.

We filtered our full directory to focus on the 29 free newsletters platforms investors lean on today. Community voting keeps the rankings honest, while editorial picks highlight standout experiences for research, screening, and execution. Use this shortlist to compare pricing limits, supported platforms, and capabilities before graduating to paid upgrades.

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Want the full picture? The main category page covers 37 total newsletters tools, and the broader Find My Moat directory spans more than 259 investing platforms.

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Top 10 picks

10 picks

1
Benzinga
Financial news publisher offering both a real-time trading terminal (Benzinga Pro) and licensed data APIs. Subscription tiers progressively unlock tools such as advanced newsfeeds, equity squawk audio, signals, scanners, and calendars. Paid plans include Nasdaq Basic real-time quotes, and optional add-ons like High Beta Squawk. Scanner results can be exported to CSV.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile, API
2
BeyondSPX
Semantic stock‑discovery and research site focused on the U.S. equity universe. The homepage invites natural‑language queries (e.g., describe the kind of companies you want) and searches a database of company analysis. Coverage claims ‘5,000+ US stocks,’ including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC tickers. A free, optional email rounds up three ‘under‑the‑radar’ themes each Monday with catalysts, data, and stocks. Terms emphasize that content is for information/education only (not investment advice) and designate Washington State law/jurisdiction.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
3
Bridgewater Associates
One of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, serving only institutional clients such as pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and central banks. Bridgewater does not offer investments to the public. Its public site hosts free research and insights — including Daily Observations, whitepapers, and videos — alongside commentary on economic themes like debt cycles and monetary policy. Core investment strategies include Pure Alpha and All Weather (risk-parity).
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Pricing: Other, FreePlatforms: Web
4
BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database
Free, searchable database of hedge‑fund investor letters with filters by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme, and quarter. Includes BSD 13F tools (tracker + holdings reports) and curated ‘Elevator Pitches’. Users can follow funds/tickers and receive email updates as new letters are added. Aggregates publicly available letters; no paid tier or API publicly documented.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
5
Capitol Trades
Free, public dashboard tracking U.S. politicians’ trade disclosures under the STOCK Act. Near real‑time postings of newly published disclosures, with rich filters (chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, trade size, sector, etc.). Asset coverage spans stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds (incl. munis/USTs), options, and crypto. Operated by 2iQ Research.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
6
CEO Watcher
US‑insider trade discovery & ranking tool. CEO Watcher calculates historical forward returns after insiders’ trades (e.g., 1m/3m/6m/1y) and uses this to rank which insiders are worth following. Premium offers a pre‑market daily email of top buys/sells, largest trades, and unusual activity; a 30‑day free trial is advertised. Real‑time notifications are available via the community/Discord channel for paying users. No public API is documented.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
7
Dividend.com
Dividend.com provides tools and research for dividend-focused investors. The free tier includes a screener, news, and calendars, while Premium ($199/year) unlocks model portfolios, curated lists, CSV downloads, payout estimates, ad-free browsing, and detailed DARS™ breakdowns. Quotes are delayed by 24 hours, with financial data powered by Mergent.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
8
Earnings Whispers
A long-standing platform (founded in 1998) best known for its proprietary earnings sentiment data and predictive tools. Free members get weekly earnings calendars, daily summaries, and a personal watchlist. Paid Investor Services add the Whisper Report, expanded earnings calendar with implied volatility and average move data, sentiment heat maps, downloads, and more. Trader Service goes further with trading ideas, scores, ratings, and option tools, with a two-week free trial available. Investor pricing is listed at $49.95/month or $499.95/year.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
9
ETF.com
ETF.com is a web-based research suite for exchange-traded funds. A free account lets you save screeners and create up to five watchlists. Paid subscriptions unlock more: Content+ gives access to editorial content, while All Access provides unlimited use of tools, data, and saved screens.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
10
Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics
Official New York Fed hub for rates, markets operations data, and research indicators. Highlights: reference rates (EFFR, OBFR, SOFR & SOFR Averages/Index), Markets Data Dashboard, SOMA holdings & operations results, Primary Dealer Statistics, GSCPI, SCE microdata, and regional surveys (e.g., Empire State Manufacturing). Markets Data APIs and page-level export tools provide JSON/CSV/XML/Excel programmatic access. Publication times for key rates are stated (e.g., SOFR ~8:00 a.m. ET; EFFR ~9:00 a.m. ET).
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web, API

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11
Finimize
A consumer-facing investing insights product best known for its quick daily newsletter and app experience. The free tier covers top market stories in minutes, while the Pro subscription adds analyst research, real-time fundamentals for U.S. equities, audio formats, and monthly live Q&A sessions with analysts. Pricing is roughly $200 per year or $29 per month, with localized checkout options. Intraday U.S. pricing and company data are sourced from IEX.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile
12
Google Trends
A free tool from Google that tracks search interest over time and across regions. You can compare up to five groups of terms, monitor “Trending now” in near real time, and export charts to CSV or embed them on the web. A limited alpha API is available by application, and a separate BigQuery dataset exposes the top rising queries over the past 30 days.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
13
In Practise
A research library of executive interviews created for long-term fundamental investors. The free plan (forever free) includes around 40+ interviews per year and a weekly newsletter, while paid membership unlocks the full library, additional research, and integration with podcast apps. The Partner program lets clients commission and publish interviews (with a short exclusivity window) or keep them private; interviews typically cost $500 each.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
14
InsideArbitrage
Event‑driven research platform by Asif Suria focused on merger arbitrage, insider transactions, spinoffs, buybacks, activists, and related special situations. Premium includes tools like the Merger Arbitrage Tool, CVR database, buyback & spinoff trackers, premium screens (IA Score, cluster buys, ‘double dipper’), ‘Deals‑in‑the‑Works’ and deal calendars. IA Professional adds pro‑only features (e.g., CVR outcomes, activist tracker, reverse‑splits tracker, Insider Performance Score) and multi‑seat licensing.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
15
Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com)
A free educational resource offering tutorials, curated reading, and essays on timeless lessons from great investors. Includes a blog and newsletter sign-up. All content is informational and intended to inspire better investing habits — not financial advice.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
16
Investopedia
Free financial education site best known for its dictionary, guides, and market explainers. Includes a paper-trading Simulator with $100k virtual cash that supports stocks, ETFs, options, and select crypto on NYSE/Nasdaq (quotes delayed ~20–30 minutes). Investopedia Academy courses were discontinued in June 2024, with past purchasers given access instructions via email.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
17
ListingTrack
Event‑ and theme‑driven market‑intel platform focused on IPOs, SPACs, public M&A and pre‑IPO pipelines. Core datasets (IPOs, SPACs, M&A, Pre‑IPO) and thematic coverage are available on the free tier; Pro tiers unlock watchlists, screeners and data export. Real‑time listing data and key‑event tracking are central use cases.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
18
MarketWatch
A global financial-news portal from Dow Jones that combines market data, news, analysis, and investor tools. Real-time Nasdaq last-sale quotes are included, while most other intraday prices run on a standard 15-minute delay. Premium newsletters and in-depth articles are gated behind a subscription. Mobile apps extend the experience with push alerts and watchlist syncing.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile
19
Oilprice.com
Energy-focused news and data hub featuring global oil prices, rig counts, and analysis. A free community plan includes watchlists and limited premium content, while the paid Global Energy Alert newsletter delivers weekly insights and stock picks with a 30-day trial.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile
20
Prospero.ai
Mobile-first AI signals app for U.S. stocks & ETFs. Offers 10 proprietary signals (5 short-term: Net Options Sentiment, Net Social Sentiment, Net Institutional Flow, Dark Pool, Short Pressure; 5 long-term: Upside/Downside Breakout, Profitability, Growth, Market Similarity), plus a Daily Screener, ‘Our Picks’, watchlists, and notifications. No broker sync, public API, or advanced options greeks/IV surfaces are documented.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Mobile
21
PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions)
Quarterly publication tracking the volume and value of IPOs across EMEA’s principal stock markets. Compiled by PwC’s London capital markets team, it covers new primary market listings and provides exchange/sector/country breakdowns, top deals and outlook. Methodology relies on S&P Capital IQ extracts with a $5m minimum raise threshold; excludes greenshoe, closed‑end funds/BDCs and OTC transactions; intra‑exchange market moves are excluded; dual listings attribute full proceeds to each exchange. Delivered as PDFs; no public API.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
22
r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki
Community‑maintained directory of investor/fund letters and reports, organized by year/quarter. Publicly viewable; edits limited to approved contributors. Links out to original PDFs/posts on managers’ sites. No data feeds, APIs, or exports—pure research reading list.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
23
Smartkarma
An AI-augmented investment intelligence platform that combines independent research, data tools, and real-time alerts. Access is plan-gated: the flagship Pro Platform costs USD 10,950/year per user and is available to accredited or professional investors; Premium and Data subscriptions are available on request, while separate offerings exist for Corporate Digital IR and Plus platforms. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile
24
Stock Spinoff Investing
Research and newsletter service focused on stock spin‑offs and related special situations. Public **Upcoming** and **Completed** spin‑off calendars; paid tiers deliver monthly deep‑dive ideas, weekly updates, live Q&A calls, and a members‑only Discord. Primary focus is U.S. spin‑offs with selective international coverage.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
25
Stock Unlock
Global stock and ETF research platform with screeners, valuation tools, customizable charts, and portfolio tracking. The free plan comes with meaningful but tight limits—such as two manual portfolios, one 10-ticker watchlist, and capped screener results—while paid tiers unlock the full feature set. Billing is monthly or yearly, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
26
The Motley Fool
A long-standing publisher and stock-picking service with both free content and premium memberships. The flagship Stock Advisor offers two new recommendations each month, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Higher tiers add more scorecards, tools, live model portfolios, and exclusive research. Mobile apps deliver real-time alerts for new picks and portfolio updates.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile
27
Visual Capitalist
Publisher of striking, data-driven infographics and explainers on business, markets, and the global economy. Their premium tier, VC+, offers exclusive research notes, newsletters, webinars, and ad-free browsing, while a licensing program enables organizations to reuse and reprint their visuals under set terms.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
28
Wealth Hub — Hedge Fund Letters
Free public index of hedge fund investor letters organized by quarter. Each entry links to Dropbox folders maintained by the site, giving readers direct access to recent and historical letters. Wealth Hub also runs separate paid products—an archive and a Discord community—but these are distinct from the freely available letters page.
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Pricing: FreePlatforms: Web
29
Yellowbrick Investing
Aggregates stock pitches and hedge fund holdings into a searchable platform. The free tier gives access to delayed ideas and limited data, while Premium unlocks real-time investor feeds, professional fund portfolios, enhanced filters, investor return stats, and the live Yellowbrick Premium Portfolio with trade alerts. A separate “CEO Watcher Premium” subscription tracks insider activity.
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Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web

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