VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
THE COMMUNITY-RANKED INVESTING TOOL LEADERBOARD
Live community ranking · Top 5 fred tools
Best tools powered by FRED
The tools powered by FRED that investors trust most, ranked by the people who actually use them.
Every platform here leans on FRED data. We score 5 vetted implementations inside a directory of more than 362 investing tools, so the products investors trust for reliable feeds, support, and licensing rise to the top.
Community-ranked · Live vote totals · Not financial advice
Top 5 Tools
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GuruFocus combines global fundamentals, valuation, GF Score, GF Value, stock, ETF, and bond screens, backtests, guru and institutional holdings, insider trades, portfolios, spreadsheet add-ins, and APIs. It is built for fundamental and value research, not brokerage execution.
Best forStock researchStock screeningValuation modelingInvestor holdings researchStrategy backtestingWatch-outsPaid access is region and tier dependentAdvanced API access is separate - 2
Koyfin is a web and mobile research terminal with dashboards, charts, screens, portfolios, news, alerts, transcripts, and market data across equities, funds, macro, FX, commodities, crypto, and yield curves. Free access shows the workflow; paid and Advisor tiers add history, reports, alerts, integrations, and client portfolios. There is no public API.
Best forInvestment research workspaceStock screeningChartingPortfolio analyticsMarket monitoringWatch-outsNo public APISome downloads are vendor-restricted - 3
Portfolio123 combines stock and ETF screens, ranking systems, point-in-time backtests, portfolio tracking, broker links, DataMiner, and API access.
Best forQuant researchFactor screeningStrategy backtestingPortfolio trackingFinancial data APIWatch-outsAdvanced research is paidTrial terms differ by entry point - 4
Stockcircle combines company data with institutional holdings, insider transactions, and U.S. Congress disclosures. It is a research site, not a broker, portfolio-accounting system, or professional data terminal.
Best forInvestor holdings researchInsider and institutional trackingStock screeningAI research workspaceValuation modelingWatch-outsReported data is incomplete by designPro gates full value - 5
Testfol.io is a portfolio backtesting site for allocations, cash flows, rebalancing, tactical signals, correlations, and historical risk and return. Free use remains available; paid tiers add analytics, uploads, downloads, alerts, and cloud features. Backtests use historical assumptions and are not execution or guarantees.
Best forStrategy backtestingPortfolio analyticsQuant researchPortfolio trackingWatch-outsFree account unlocks important limitsBacktesting is not execution
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