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Sunday, October 19, 2025

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MSN Money vs Simply Wall St comparison

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

Quick takeaways

MSN Money adds Calendar, ETF Overview, Fund Performance, and Retirement Calculator coverage that Simply Wall St skips.

Simply Wall St includes Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, Valuation Models, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Alerts, Dividend, and Broker Connectors categories that MSN Money omits.

MSN Money highlights: Free finance news aggregation from thousands of publishers in an ad-supported environment., Customizable watchlists for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds; desktop supports multiple lists, while mobile apps manage a single main list., and Quote latency varies by venue: Nasdaq last-sale and Dow Jones indices are real time, while many global exchanges update with 10–20 minute or end-of-day delays..

Simply Wall St is known for: Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity., Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends., and Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits..

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MSN Money

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Hands-on review

Free, ad-supported financial news and market data portal from Microsoft. Watchlists sync across web and mobile when logged into a Microsoft account. Quotes are delayed on most exchanges (10–20 minutes or end-of-day), with Nasdaq last-sale data in real time. Earnings calendar data is powered by Zacks, while fundamentals and charts come from Refinitiv.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
Desktop

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Free finance news aggregation from thousands of publishers in an ad-supported environment.
  • Customizable watchlists for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds; desktop supports multiple lists, while mobile apps manage a single main list.
  • Quote latency varies by venue: Nasdaq last-sale and Dow Jones indices are real time, while many global exchanges update with 10–20 minute or end-of-day delays.
  • Fundamentals, charts, and fund data provided by Refinitiv; OTC coverage from OTC Markets; stock “Grades” powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
  • Earnings calendar and estimates sourced from Zacks Investment Research.

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Simply Wall St

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Equity research and portfolio tracker built around visual stock reports and a proprietary “Snowflake” score. Uses S&P Global Market Intelligence data, with end-of-day pricing and intraday fundamentals/ownership refresh. Premium and Unlimited plans add broker linking (Plaid/SnapTrade), daily sync, more reports, and portfolio/screener limits. Unlimited members also get full Excel/CSV/PDF exports.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity.
  • Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends.
  • Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits.
  • Broker linking via Plaid and SnapTrade (Premium/Unlimited) with daily auto-sync of holdings.
  • Powerful stock screener with advanced filters; save screens and get weekly alerts on matching companies.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

4 overlaps

Mutual strengths include News, Watchlist, and Financials plus 1 more area.

Where they differ

MSN Money

Distinct strengths include:

Calendar
ETF Overview
Fund Performance
Retirement Calculator
  • Free finance news aggregation from thousands of publishers in an ad-supported environment.
  • Customizable watchlists for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds; desktop supports multiple lists, while mobile apps manage a single main list.
  • Quote latency varies by venue: Nasdaq last-sale and Dow Jones indices are real time, while many global exchanges update with 10–20 minute or end-of-day delays.
  • Fundamentals, charts, and fund data provided by Refinitiv; OTC coverage from OTC Markets; stock “Grades” powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Simply Wall St

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas
Screeners
Portfolio
Valuation Models
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Insider Data
Institutional Data
  • Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity.
  • Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends.
  • Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits.
  • Broker linking via Plaid and SnapTrade (Premium/Unlimited) with daily auto-sync of holdings.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeMSN MoneySimply Wall St
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, Watchlist, Financials, Scores

Unique: Calendar, ETF Overview, Fund Performance, Retirement Calculator

Shared: News, Watchlist, Financials, Scores

Unique: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, Valuation Models, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Alerts, Dividend, Broker Connectors

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Commodities, Currencies

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, Desktop

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Free finance news aggregation from thousands of publishers in an ad-supported environment.
  • Customizable watchlists for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds; desktop supports multiple lists, while mobile apps manage a single main list.
  • Quote latency varies by venue: Nasdaq last-sale and Dow Jones indices are real time, while many global exchanges update with 10–20 minute or end-of-day delays.
  • Fundamentals, charts, and fund data provided by Refinitiv; OTC coverage from OTC Markets; stock “Grades” powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
  • Earnings calendar and estimates sourced from Zacks Investment Research.
  • Mobile apps extend functionality: Android offers calculators for mortgages, currency conversion, tips, and retirement planning, while iOS supports stock tracking and watchlists.

Unique

  • Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity.
  • Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends.
  • Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits.
  • Broker linking via Plaid and SnapTrade (Premium/Unlimited) with daily auto-sync of holdings.
  • Powerful stock screener with advanced filters; save screens and get weekly alerts on matching companies.
  • Email alerts for earnings, dividends, analyst estimate or price target changes, insider trades, corporate actions, risks, and M&A news.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do MSN Money and Simply Wall St both support?

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

Do MSN Money and Simply Wall St require subscriptions?

Both MSN Money and Simply Wall St keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access MSN Money and Simply Wall St?

Both MSN Money and Simply Wall St support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

MSN Money differentiates itself with Free finance news aggregation from thousands of publishers in an ad-supported environment., Customizable watchlists for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds; desktop supports multiple lists, while mobile apps manage a single main list., and Quote latency varies by venue: Nasdaq last-sale and Dow Jones indices are real time, while many global exchanges update with 10–20 minute or end-of-day delays., whereas Simply Wall St stands out for Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity., Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends., and Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits..

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