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★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) vs Listen Notes comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) adds Blogs, Newsletters, and Playbooks & Case Studies coverage that Listen Notes skips.

Listen Notes includes Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Alerts, and Other categories that Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) omits.

Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) highlights: A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists., Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders., and The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics..

Listen Notes is known for: Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

Listen Notes offers mobile access, which Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) skips.

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Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com)

mastersinvest.com

A free educational resource offering tutorials, curated reading, and essays on timeless lessons from great investors. Includes a blog and newsletter sign-up. All content is informational and intended to inspire better investing habits — not financial advice.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists.
  • Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders.
  • The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics.
  • Investor Letters hub linking directly to primary sources like Buffett, Li Lu, and Lindsell Train.
  • Profiles of notable investors, summarizing their philosophies, strategies, and biggest lessons.

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Listen Notes

listennotes.com

Podcast search engine plus developer Podcast API (search/directory/insights) and purchasable datasets. Free plan allows light testing; PRO is a metered subscription with tiered overages and specific search‑result/rate‑limit allowances; Enterprise relaxes caching/logo rules and increases quotas & SLAs. Listen Alerts monitors 3.6M+ podcasts for keyword mentions with email/RSS and Zapier/IFTTT hooks. Datasets can be exported as CSV/SQLite for analytics, PR/sales, and finance alt‑data use cases. API base URL is https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 with API‑key auth.

Platforms

Web
API
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription
One-time

Quick highlights

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

1 overlap

Both tools cover this research theme.

Where they differ

Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com)

Distinct strengths include:

  • A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists.
  • Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders.
  • The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics.
  • Investor Letters hub linking directly to primary sources like Buffett, Li Lu, and Lindsell Train.

Listen Notes

Distinct strengths include:

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeInvestment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com)Listen Notes
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Education

Unique: Blogs, Newsletters, Playbooks & Case Studies

Shared: Education

Unique: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Alerts, Other

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, API, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription, One-time

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists.
  • Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders.
  • The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics.
  • Investor Letters hub linking directly to primary sources like Buffett, Li Lu, and Lindsell Train.
  • Profiles of notable investors, summarizing their philosophies, strategies, and biggest lessons.
  • Free email subscription (“ENROL”) to receive blog posts, book reviews, and thematic insights.

Unique

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.
  • Podcast Datasets: batch export by keyword/category/playlist/iTunes IDs or full‑database Enterprise export; delivered as CSV or SQLite.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) and Listen Notes both support?

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

Do Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) and Listen Notes require subscriptions?

Both Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) and Listen Notes keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Listen Notes ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Investment Masters Class (MastersInvest.com) differentiates itself with A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists., Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders., and The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics., whereas Listen Notes stands out for Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

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