Alpha Picks Review: What you get, what it costs and who should skip it
Alpha Picks is Seeking Alpha's separate stock-pick service. It adds two U.S. stocks a month, chosen by rules built on its Quant rating, and tells you when to sell. It does not include Premium.
Verdict
Worth it
If you want ideas with a clear sell rule.
- Idea flowTwo screened U.S. stocks a month, with no screens to run.
- Sell disciplineAn alert when a pick's rating falls to Sell.
- Written rulesSeeking Alpha publishes what gets picked and when it is sold.
- Patient holdingSuits holding several picks for months, through falls.
Skip it
If you want funds, advice or a trial first.
- No trial, no refundYou pay $499 before you see a single pick.
- Model returnsPublished results are not a real-money or audited portfolio.
- Premium overlapPremium shows the same Quant rating for $200 less.
- No sizing rulesNothing says how much to buy or when to trim.
How it works
Buy rules
- Quant rating of Strong Buy for 75 days
- U.S. common stock, no ADRs or REITs
- Average market value over $500M
- Share price over $10
- Not picked in the past year
Sell rules
- Its rating falls to Sell
- It stays rated Hold for over 180 days
Seeking Alpha rates a stock Sell when it scores poorly against its sector on fundamentals, valuation and momentum.
- Two picks a month
- 1st trading day and the 15th
- Alerts for every buy and sell
Which one to buy
Alpha Picks
$499a year
No free trial, no refunds. Renews yearly at list price.
You want two ideas a month and a sell signal, and you check each company with free sources.
- Two new picks a month
- Alerts for new picks and sells
- Analysis of each pick
- Premium research not included
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Premium + Alpha Picks
$629first year
Through our link. The standard bundle price is $718.
You want the picks and the tools to check each one before you buy.
- Everything in Alpha Picks
- Quant ratings and factor grades
- Stock and ETF screens
- Unlimited articles and transcripts
- New subscribers only; each part renews at its own price
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Premium
$299a year
Introductory offers vary. Renews yearly at list price.
You would rather find and check ideas yourself, for less.
- Quant ratings and factor grades
- Stock and ETF screens
- Unlimited articles and transcripts
- No Alpha Picks portfolio or alerts
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Buy neither if
- You want a diversified fund, not single stocks
- You want advice for your own situation
- You want to try before you pay
- Losing $499 you cannot get back would change your plans
Renewal and refunds
- Renews automatically at the list price at that time
- Fees are not refunded; the 30-day guarantee covers Investing Groups only
- Canceling stops the next renewal; access lasts until the period ends
- In a bundle, you can cancel one part and keep the other
What about Quant Growth & Income?
A second Seeking Alpha model portfolio, aimed at dividend investors. It is a different product, not an upgrade to Alpha Picks.
Its rules use Seeking Alpha's dividend safety grades to avoid dividend cuts.
Key facts
- Aim
- Growth and dividend income
- Holdings
- Up to 30, incl. ADRs and REITs
- Trading
- About two stocks every two weeks
- Benchmark
- Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
- Started
- June 3, 2026
Sources, checked October 14, 2026: Seeking Alpha's pages on pick criteria, rating changes, performance method, trials, refunds and cancellation, bundles, canceling one subscription, Premium vs Alpha Picks, Quant Growth & Income and affiliate bundle offer. We do not repeat Seeking Alpha's return figures or its paid picks.