
“Access to information is great; access to too much information is overwhelming!”
Have you ever searched for investment sites only to run into a paywall? It’s annoying, and the cost of multiple subscriptions adds up. This list covers the best investment and personal finance websites, including free, freemium, and paid options.
The resources here will help boost your investing knowledge and are meant to present personal finance and investing topics in plain, easy-to-understand terms.
Many of these sites offer information on banking, insurance, investing, savings, taxes, healthcare, and financial planning. Each site typically has enough material to keep you busy for hours, and several provide free trials or promotional pricing so you can test the paid features.
Some investment products that mix traits of mutual funds and stocks have become more popular. They provide access to a wide range of investment categories, from straightforward index funds to more unusual combinations.
Bonds can be hard to research and often feel like a “dealer’s market.” There isn’t a single go-to site for bond investing; most brokerages and investment firms have bond desks or specialists to help. For newly issued Treasuries and savings bonds, use the official source at TreasuryDirect.gov or check with your brokerage, many of which let you buy new Treasuries at auction.
For most investors — except those with very large portfolios — the fixed-income portion of a portfolio is usually simplest to handle through bond ETFs or bond mutual funds.