I work in public relations for a financial company and am personally interested in investing. I am attempting to determine Yahoo Finance’s legitimacy. It was rated as one of the best, if not the best, business/investing website based on readership in an article I read a while back. However, in my opinion and based primarily on reposting items from other publications, it’s an incredibly bloated and uncurated mess, and I find that hard to believe.
Please help me get a consensus, is it regularly read, visited, or used by anyone? Furthermore, for what reason and why?
With my subscriptions, I have access to all historical stock prices and income statements. By the way, this resource has been around since the late 20th century, providing over twenty years of reliable data for analysis. It’s one of the oldest and most established internet-based sources in finance.
For who I am, their stock screener functions perfectly. However, I believe Yahoo really shines in breaking news alerts and news updates in the financial industry. I do periodically check them for this.
However, the issue with bloatware. I agree with you, OP.
Yahoo’s business model revolves around advertising, which means it’s filled with clickbait and affiliate links for services like Motley Fool. While it does feature some legitimate sources like Reuters, the noise can be overwhelming. I prefer using StockNews.ai for AI-generated summaries and insights, so I don’t have to sift through all the information myself. Otherwise, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal are also solid options.
It’s not very good. I never trust the ETF data because it is frequently inaccurate. Regarding the journalism’s quality, I am not positive. Because it’s free, it undoubtedly attracts more users than the Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg both of which are, in my opinion, much better finance websites.
I have enjoyed the app until recently, it’s simple and easy to use. However, I am not a fan of the new update. It won’t let me access my old list and keeps prompting me to link to external accounts.
It was great until they changed the API and appearance, essentially forcing everyone into this hot mess. Now, as you mentioned, it’s a bloated and disorganized eyesore. I am looking for another site that offers the same functionality I used to get from Yahoo Finance, but it’s proving to be a challenge.
Checking stock prices, financials, important information, and, to some extent, charting are the primary uses for Yahoo! Finance. All of the news that goes along with it is unnecessary.