VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tool Comparison

Google Trends vs r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Google Trends adds Data Visualizations, and News coverage that r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki skips.

r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki includes Education, Forums, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that Google Trends omits.

In depth comparison

Google Trends logo

Google Trends

trends.google.com

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.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
  • Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
  • Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
  • Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.
  • “Trending now” dashboard shows news-linked spikes across 100+ countries, refreshed every 10 minutes, with multiple time windows and CSV/RSS export.

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r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki logo

r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki

reddit.com

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.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Chronological index of letters grouped by year and quarter (2016→present in the wiki).
  • Publicly readable wiki page with edit permissions restricted to approved users/moderators.
  • ‘Others’ section pointing to classic collections (e.g., Austin Value, Nomad Partnership, Peter Lynch).
  • Direct outbound links to the letters on manager sites; useful for primary-source research.

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Where they differ

Google Trends

Distinct strengths include:

  • Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
  • Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
  • Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
  • Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.

r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki

Distinct strengths include:

  • Chronological index of letters grouped by year and quarter (2016→present in the wiki).
  • Publicly readable wiki page with edit permissions restricted to approved users/moderators.
  • ‘Others’ section pointing to classic collections (e.g., Austin Value, Nomad Partnership, Peter Lynch).
  • Direct outbound links to the letters on manager sites; useful for primary-source research.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeGoogle Trendsr/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Newsletters

Unique: Data Visualizations, News

Shared: Newsletters

Unique: Education, Forums, Playbooks & Case Studies

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
  • Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
  • Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
  • Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.
  • “Trending now” dashboard shows news-linked spikes across 100+ countries, refreshed every 10 minutes, with multiple time windows and CSV/RSS export.
  • Methodology based on anonymized, aggregated samples normalized to a 0–100 scale. Longer ranges use UTC time, short ranges use local time zones.

Unique

  • Chronological index of letters grouped by year and quarter (2016→present in the wiki).
  • Publicly readable wiki page with edit permissions restricted to approved users/moderators.
  • ‘Others’ section pointing to classic collections (e.g., Austin Value, Nomad Partnership, Peter Lynch).
  • Direct outbound links to the letters on manager sites; useful for primary-source research.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Google Trends and r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki both support?

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

Do Google Trends and r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki require subscriptions?

Both Google Trends and r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Google Trends and r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki?

Both Google Trends and r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki 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?

Google Trends differentiates itself with Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group)., Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention., and Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube)., whereas r/SecurityAnalysis — Letters Wiki stands out for Chronological index of letters grouped by year and quarter (2016→present in the wiki)., Publicly readable wiki page with edit permissions restricted to approved users/moderators., and ‘Others’ section pointing to classic collections (e.g., Austin Value, Nomad Partnership, Peter Lynch)..

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