VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Monday, October 6, 2025

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Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) vs InvestorGain comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) adds Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, and Videos coverage that InvestorGain skips.

InvestorGain includes IPO, Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, New Issues & Calendars, and Calendar categories that Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) omits.

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) highlights: Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums., Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums., and Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold..

InvestorGain is known for: Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP)., Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues., and IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME)..

InvestorGain offers mobile access, which Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) skips.

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Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

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Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Free academic resource curated by Professor Aswath Damodaran (NYU Stern). It hosts annually updated valuation and corporate-finance datasets, Excel models, webcasts, and online classes. Most datasets are refreshed every January, with country risk premiums also updated mid-year. Everything is openly accessible, with Excel downloads and archived historical data available.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
  • Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
  • Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
  • Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.
  • Industry-level betas and valuation multiples with regional breakdowns (U.S., Europe, Japan, ANZ/Canada, Emerging Markets including China and India, and Global aggregates).

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India‑focused IPO & primary‑markets portal with live IPO subscription tracking, Grey Market Premium (GMP) dashboards, anchor investor allocations, and new‑issue calendars (NCDs, SGBs, rights). Provides broker reviews/comparisons and free brokerage calculators. GMP is expressly noted as based on market perception/public sources; the site states it does not work with GMP operators and content is for education/news. The business is ad/affiliate‑supported.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP).
  • Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues.
  • IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME).
  • IPO performance history and GMP‑vs‑actual listing performance trackers.
  • Rights issues dashboard (record date, entitlement, pricing, timelines).

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Education, and Blogs.

Where they differ

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

Distinct strengths include:

Valuation Models
Financials
Interest Rates
Videos
  • Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
  • Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
  • Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
  • Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.

InvestorGain

Distinct strengths include:

IPO
Buybacks & Authorizations
Secondary Offerings
New Issues & Calendars
Calendar
  • Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP).
  • Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues.
  • IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME).
  • IPO performance history and GMP‑vs‑actual listing performance trackers.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeDamodaran Online (NYU Stern)InvestorGain
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Education, Blogs

Unique: Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, Videos

Shared: Education, Blogs

Unique: IPO, Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, New Issues & Calendars, Calendar

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, Real Estate

Stocks, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
  • Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
  • Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
  • Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.
  • Industry-level betas and valuation multiples with regional breakdowns (U.S., Europe, Japan, ANZ/Canada, Emerging Markets including China and India, and Global aggregates).
  • Open Excel-based valuation and corporate-finance models, many with video walkthroughs or guides.

Unique

  • Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP).
  • Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues.
  • IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME).
  • IPO performance history and GMP‑vs‑actual listing performance trackers.
  • Rights issues dashboard (record date, entitlement, pricing, timelines).
  • NCD (Non‑Convertible Debenture) issues tracker (coupon, rating, tenor, series).
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Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and InvestorGain both support?

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

Do Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and InvestorGain require subscriptions?

Both Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and InvestorGain keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

InvestorGain ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) differentiates itself with Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums., Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums., and Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold., whereas InvestorGain stands out for Live IPO GMP dashboard for mainboard & SME issues, incl. Kostak and estimated listing price (cap price + GMP)., Real‑time IPO subscription tracker with category splits (RII, NII, QIB) for current issues., and IPO anchor investor allocation reports by year (mainboard & SME)..

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