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FINRA - Another excellent tool for your Tool box. - Scooterd - 12-10-2021
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”- Maslow's hammer 1966
For those unfamiliar check out FINRA (Morningstar)- https://finra-markets.morningstar.com/MarketData/EquityOptions/detail.jsp?query=14%3A0P000000RD&sdkVersion=2.52.0
Every investor in America relies on one thing: fair financial markets. To protect investors and ensure the market’s integrity, FINRA is a government authorized not-for-profit organization that oversees U.S. broker-dealers. FINRA is so robust, Once you become familiar with it, it will replace a lot of Hodge Podge websites You may have relied on in the past you ahd to jump in and out of or bounce back and forth in to find all the relevant research information for a security you were looking for. FINRA website provides so much up to date information, and is so rich in content I could not possible go through each tab here, But I will highlight just a few tip of the iceberg tabs.
* The Quote tab provides the latest snapshot . Mkt open / Mkt close share price for an individual security Mkt cap, 52 week high low, comparison charts, fundamentals, security News etc..
* The profile Tab provides a Morningstar snapshot of info - Fair MKT value and Morningstar rating for the individual security
* The financials tab lays out the securitys latest reported balance sheet , income statement, cash flow etc
* The valuations tab is spectacular and one I rely on heavily - Price/Earnings, Price/Book, Price/Sales, Price/Earnings, Dividend etc.. is all there in an easy to understand format. (a wall street estimate sub tab is also available on under the valuations Tab if your interested in seeing what the big boys think.
* The Filings tab provides an archive treasure trove of the latest quarterly and annual reports (from present going back years) for the individual security your researching...
and so so so much more... I urge those who perhaps may not be familiar with FINRA (Morningstar) (or forgot about it) take it for the spin and kick the tires. It's free online and will become another valuable tool in your DGI toolkit. This is one tool I have pinned to my browser tool bar and reference most often.
All have an awesome and safe evening.Take care of each other it can be rough out there.
If you can't pay it back, pay it forward when you can.
- Scoot