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Google Finance
Use Google FinanceGreat dashboard for stock research and news. Layout is clean and uncluttered while offering unique features. Stock price charts overlay news related to that stock so you can follow how the price reacts with recent developments.
With a free google account you can create and save virtual portfolios and the stock screener is one of the more intuitive and easy to use available.
MSN Money
Go to MSN MoneySimilar set of tools as Yahoo! Finance. Includes an Education Center as well as expert articles focused on investment strategy, retirement and personal finance.
You can create virtual portfolios, track stocks and participate in message boards and get stock ratings using their StockScouter tool that rates stocks based on fixed criteria.
MarketWatch Research Tools
Visit MarketWatch ResearchMarketWatch offers one of the most comprehensive set of investment research tools on the web. In addition to virtual portfolios, stock & option screeners and mutual fund breakdowns, the site has many tools for the shorter-term investor, including earning calendars and upgrades/downgrades
The resources are divided into the following sections: Stocks, Options, IPOs, Bonds, Currencies, Commodities, Futures, Mutual Funds, Calendars, ETFs and Personal Finance.
Yahoo! Finance
Go to Yahoo! FinanceComprehensive set of tools for stock research and news feeds. Also aggregates financial news from around the web and organizes them into categories (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.).
You can also create virtual portfolios, perform advanced stock screening and take part in their active network of message boards focused on market sectors, investment techniques or specific companies.