Stocks are a solid addition to a diverse investment portfolio. But how do you separate the sizzling stocks from the underperformers? Luckily, you don’t necessarily need a PhD in economics to find the next smart investment in the stock market.
These handy apps will help you find and identify great stocks to invest in without needing an in-depth understanding of the markets.
1. Simply Wall St
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for (var i = 0; i Simply Wall St helps you find stocks using its unique snowflake visual analysis tool. Featuring international market coverage (available in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania), you can find in-depth analysis of over 100,000 different stocks.
Simply Wall St’s snowflake graph analyzes stocks using five key areas—value, future performance, past performance, financial health, and dividends—to give you a snapshot of the financial health of each company.
If you’re still hesitant about the buying process, these virtual stock market games will help you learn the basics of investing.
The app’s most exciting feature helps you browse stocks with investment opportunities that are filtered under categories such as Buy the Dip, Forecast High Growth, and Huge Earnings Growth. If you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for under the pre-made filters, you can try Simply Wall St’s Stock Screener to filter by market, industry, or snowflake.
Download: Simply Wall St for Android | iOS (Free)
2. Stocktwits
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for (var i = 0; i Stocktwits brings the best of Twitter and WallStreetBets to a simple smartphone app. Stocktwits’ scrollable feed lets you tap into the real-time thoughts of millions of other investors and traders.
Community sentiment about the market is easily measured with Stocktwits’ top 10 Trending Stocks alongside your personal stock Watchlist. Tapping any individual stock shows you detailed stock information, news, and commentary from the social feed.
Rooms connect users to chat about specialized finance and stock-related topics.
Download: Stocktwits for Android | iOS (Free, in-app purchases available)
3. Seeking Alpha
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for (var i = 0; i Seeking Alpha connects 20 million people every month to share ideas and make informed investing decisions. Seeking Alpha’s informational breadth covers stocks, crypto, ETFs, mutual funds, small caps, and commodities.
Seeking Alpha delivers concise real-time news to your fingertips, alongside market analysis and investment strategy from industry experts.
Not only can you follow your favorite article authors on the platform, but author and article performance metrics show you how each investing idea has performed. You can also choose to receive instant news alerts from stocks on your watchlist.
After you’ve linked your brokerage account to Seeking Alpha’s personal Portfolio feature, you can stay informed about informational tidbits specific to your own investments.
Download: Seeking Alpha for Android | iOS (Free, in-app purchases available)
4. TradingView
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for (var i = 0; i TradingView helps traders and investors improve their investing skills and maximize profits thanks to its 11-million-strong social community exchanging ideas and strategies.
TradingView’s Ideas feature sorts author posts by Popular and Newest to let you see how other users make their own trades. You can tap Chats to access real-time public and private chat rooms centered around various financial topics.
If you’re after tools for analysis, the app’s visually striking trading charts cover stocks, crypto, currencies, and CFDs just to name a few. The interactive chart types include candles, line, renko, kagi, and range. And the 50 plus drawing tools enable advanced technical analysis to assist with identifying trading opportunities.
Download: TradingView for Android | iOS (Free)
You’ve Found the Perfect Stock, Now What?
Modern technology delivers all the information you could ever need with the tap of a button. Your only dilemma is knowing where to find that information. These four, easy-to-use apps point you in the direction to discover a solid stock to invest in.
Once you’re confident you’ve found a great addition to your investment portfolio, you can use investment apps to buy your stock.