If you’ve tried calculating investment returns, fees, exposure, asset allocation, you know how frustrating it can get. Taxes, margins, re-balancing, and budgeting your income just make things more complex than they need to be. Fortunately there are many free and paid investment tools online that can be used to simplify your life. Everything from stock screeners to help determine what stocks to buy, to stock simulators for practicing strategies, to personal finance websites that track income and expenses; each offers a variety of features and benefits. For example, for those investors looking specifically at dividends, Dividend.com offers features including a stock screener, ex-dividend search, high dividend search, and recommendations.
Many services are free with a few offering premium services for more advanced features. Often they include a 7-day or 14-day free trial so you can try the premium service first before committing with a monthly or yearly fee. With that said, this article will delve into the top 20 free and paid investment tools available on the web.
