VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Tool Comparison

Bridgewater Associates vs Fiscal.ai comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Bridgewater Associates adds Wealth Management, Videos, and Performance During Crisis coverage that Fiscal.ai skips.

Fiscal.ai includes Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Financials, Valuation Models, Dividends, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Improved Filings, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, Alerts, Calendar, Splits, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, AI, AI Chat, AI Business Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Report, and Education categories that Bridgewater Associates omits.

In depth comparison

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Bridgewater Associates

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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).

Platforms

Web

Pricing

OtherFree

Quick highlights

  • Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations.
  • Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only.
  • Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments).
  • Research & Insights section offers Daily Observations, downloadable whitepapers, videos, and podcasts. Topics range from monetary policy to gold, inflation, and debt crises. Email signup is available.
  • Sustainability disclosures note that while Pure Alpha and All Weather do not have explicit impact or net-zero mandates, the firm publishes separate sustainability research and reports.

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Fiscal.ai

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All‑in‑one AI‑powered fundamental research terminal and institutional‑grade data API for global equities, ETFs & funds. Combines deep financials, segments & KPIs, ownership/13F data, IR content, analyst estimates, screeners, dashboards and an AI Copilot into a single workflow. Enterprise and API tiers target professional investors and fintechs with long history, auditability back to filings, and SOC2 Type II security.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds.
  • Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics.
  • Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually.
  • AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.
  • Integrated analyst estimates, revisions, ratings, and price targets, linked to standardized and adjusted metrics for easier model building.

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Where they differ

Bridgewater Associates

Distinct strengths include:

  • Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations.
  • Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only.
  • Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments).
  • Research & Insights section offers Daily Observations, downloadable whitepapers, videos, and podcasts. Topics range from monetary policy to gold, inflation, and debt crises. Email signup is available.

Fiscal.ai

Distinct strengths include:

  • Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds.
  • Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics.
  • Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually.
  • AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeBridgewater AssociatesFiscal.ai
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Blogs, Newsletters

Unique: Wealth Management, Videos, Performance During Crisis

Shared: Blogs, Newsletters

Unique: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Financials, Valuation Models, Dividends, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Improved Filings, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, Alerts, Calendar, Splits, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, AI, AI Chat, AI Business Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Report, Education

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Hedge Funds

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Other, Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations.
  • Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only.
  • Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments).
  • Research & Insights section offers Daily Observations, downloadable whitepapers, videos, and podcasts. Topics range from monetary policy to gold, inflation, and debt crises. Email signup is available.
  • Sustainability disclosures note that while Pure Alpha and All Weather do not have explicit impact or net-zero mandates, the firm publishes separate sustainability research and reports.
  • Founded in 1975 by Ray Dalio. Headquarters in Westport, Connecticut, with additional offices in New York, Shanghai, and Singapore.

Unique

  • Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds.
  • Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics.
  • Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually.
  • AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.
  • Integrated analyst estimates, revisions, ratings, and price targets, linked to standardized and adjusted metrics for easier model building.
  • Ownership & flow data, including insider transactions, institutional holders, 13F data and curated ‘Super Investors’ views and hedge fund letters.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Bridgewater Associates and Fiscal.ai both support?

Both platforms cover Blogs, and Newsletters workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Bridgewater Associates and Fiscal.ai require subscriptions?

Both Bridgewater Associates and Fiscal.ai keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Bridgewater Associates and Fiscal.ai?

Both Bridgewater Associates and Fiscal.ai prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Bridgewater Associates differentiates itself with Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations., Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only., and Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments)., whereas Fiscal.ai stands out for Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., and Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually..

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