Are any of you guys/girls on seeking alpha and if so does anyone pay for the premium?
Ā£30 a month/Ā£240 annually isnāt a lot if itās worth it and helps you make that money back which letās be honest isnāt a lot, I mean I know thereās others out there and other ways of doing research but have taken a liking to the platform and have read up about the features it has to offer but would essentially like some reviews of avid users of it or by all means any alternatives you think are better is anyone is willing to share!
I got a month premium for an article I published, so have little experience with it. I would say that it depends on what other services you use and what you use SA for.
I already follow my stocks and favourite authors and since I only use it for the articles I donāt feel a need for the premium service. However, if you want information such as company data and investment ideas/screeners, then it could definitely be worth it. Nevertheless, I do believe there are free tools out there that offer the similar services. I would recommend the premium service only if SA is your all-in-one stop for investing.
Also be aware of the cost compared to your portfolio size. If you have an account thatās under 24k youāre basically paying >1% returns for it.
I donāt have the premium plan. I only use it for dividend news. Most articles on SA are biased, I donāt read them anymore. I do my own DD and make my own decisions.
Do the opposite of them all, have you seen motley fool? Literally says it in the name lol they contradict so much but then again who would tell ārandomā people the winners
Rule of thumb: donāt follow analysts. There was one of JPMorgan which released an analysis of a stock, donāt know which one. But the track record of that analyst wasnāt good. I believe his past. analysis were right 4% of the time.
I donāt have much experience with SA but my most recent interaction involved me correcting the information one of their writers had published on a SPAC acquisition. The whole article was about an acquisition target that was completely wrong.
And even when I presented them sources to the contrary, the article is still live. All the author did was say āyeah youāre rightā in the comments.
Irresponsible would be my description but that is aimed at their journalism side rather than their tools.
How to get Seeking Alpha without paying subscription, any tips??
I have no intention to pay subscription, as I do not really follow their analysis, I just want to get the news about M&A, stock news promptly. In some cases. it seems to me if you do search of article about particular news, they come on the top of google search and in some cases they are the first one to publish the news. Any tips
Can you not get a free month and see if you think itās worth it? Most subscription services related to investing, personally I would say no.
You get arguments that if people are expert stock picks - why share that, but you have to remember back to how much they might be starting with.
Most people canāt beat an index, or if you google, many others overreact when markets donāt move in their favour and miss any rebound.
I would say imo books are probably best to learn, and if your not sure what to do - invest in what you know, or donāt try and beat the average returns - join and match them. Sit back, relax, invest regularly and for a long time and you will be fine.
