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Personalmente, creo que el plan Premium es perfecto para cualquier persona que sea una persona normal y quiera:

• Interactuar con personas de ideas afines
• Más información sobre el aspecto técnico de la inversión
• Tomar decisiones informadas sobre el mercado de valores

A menos que sea realmente un comerciante intradía o dirija su propia pequeña empresa y necesite un toque exclusivo adicional, diría que el Plan Premium es probablemente el mejor valor, dado lo que está gastando.

Buscando el rendimiento de la selección de acciones de Alpha

Si bien vencer al mercado de manera constante es casi imposible, Buscando Alfa sin duda le brinda la ventaja de superar al mercado.

De hecho, desde 2010, el algoritmo cuantitativo de Seeking Alpha ha superado sustancialmente al S&P 500, superándolo 9 de 10 veces.

Las acciones "muy alcistas" obtuvieron un rendimiento del 1.754 % mientras que el S&P 500 obtuvo solo un 385 %.

Entonces, ¿cómo se puede acceder a una herramienta que aumenta drásticamente sus probabilidades de superar al mercado? 

Al registrarse en el Paquete Seeking Alpha Premium .

Piénselo de esta manera:

• Comienza a invertir $10 000 en 2010 y no realiza contribuciones de inversión adicionales
• Tendrías $139,344 más si hubieras utilizado las recomendaciones de acciones “muy alcistas” de Buscando Alpha en lugar de invertir en el S&P 500

Sólo tenga en cuenta que el rendimiento pasado no necesariamente indica el rendimiento futuro.

Buscando el plan Alpha de acceso limitado

Si no estás listo para gastar dinero en Buscando Alfa y solo quieres registrarte en el plan gratuito, consulta esta sección, dedicada al Plan de acceso limitado:

Con el plan de acceso limitado, algunas cosas que puedes hacer incluyen:

• Reciba hasta 15 boletines informativos por correo electrónico 
• Acceder a transcripciones e informes de ganancias
• Seguir e interactuar con los autores de Buscando Alfa
• Acceda a hasta cinco artículos de Buscando Alfa al mes 
• Conecte su cartera personal con Buscando Alfa (para análisis de sus acciones)

Algunas desventajas del plan de acceso limitado incluyen:

• Estarás expuesto a múltiples anuncios
• No tienes acceso a análisis de expertos
• No puedes acceder a todas las métricas de acciones subyacentes
• Solo tienes acceso a Wall Street Ratings
• No puedes acceder a todas las calificaciones cuantitativas de las acciones
• Solo puedes revisar los estados financieros de hasta 5 años (no 10)

Si está interesado y quiere más, considere suscribirse a uno de los planes pagos de Seeking Alpha. (el Premium o el Pro).

Buscando un plan Alpha Premium

Lo bueno del plan Looking Alpha Premium (y Pro) es que puedes iniciar un período de prueba gratuito de 14 días para probar el plan antes de comprometerte financieramente.

Puedes cancelar tu período de prueba en cualquier momento para asegurarte de que no te cobren el monto total (lo que Looking Alpha puede hacer si no cancelas antes de que finalice la prueba).

Si disfrutó del período de prueba del Plan Premium, puede pagar el Plan Premium de 3 maneras:

Plan Mensual

$29.99/mes

Plan Anual

$239 (o $19,99/mes, como se anuncia)

Plan de 3 años

$540 (o $14,99/mes)

Parece que el caso predeterminado para Buscando Alfa es cobrar por adelantado el valor de las primas de todo el año (es decir, $239 para el Plan Premium).

Uno de los mayores beneficios de registrarse en el Plan Premium sobre el plan de Acceso Limitado es que obtienes acceso exclusivo a la comunidad de inversores, para que puedas:

• Interactuar con los autores
• Compare su portafolio con el de los autores
• Acceda a análisis bursátiles cuantitativos y fundamentales en profundidad
• Acceda a conferencias telefónicas, llamadas de resultados, presentaciones, etc.

Soy usuario del Plan Premium y lo que más me gusta es que literalmente puedes intercambiar ideas con tus compañeros sobre tu próxima inversión.

Buscando funciones Alpha Premium

En esta sección, explicaré en detalle algunas de mis funciones favoritas del Plan Premium y cómo puedes beneficiarte de cada una. 

A continuación se ofrece una descripción general de las funciones de Seeking Alpha Premium:

1. Ad Lite
2. Precios objetivos
3. Llamadas destacadas
4. Llamadas sobre ganancias
5. Calificaciones de los autores
6. Calificaciones de dividendos
7. Panel de noticias
8. Cuadro de puntuación de factores
9. Comparaciones entre pares
10. Personalización de alertas
11. Calificaciones cuantitativas
12. Herramientas de selección de acciones
13. Consenso de Wall Street
14. Gráficos de visualización de datos
15. Acceso ilimitado a los artículos
16. Crea tu propio portafolio simulado
17. Administre sus alertas de precios personalizadas
18. Estados financieros descargables
19. Herramienta de comparación del rendimiento de las acciones
20. Vincula tu cuenta de inversión externa

Si quieres saber más sobre estas funciones, sigue leyendo.

Función n.º 1 del plan premium:Ad-Lite

A diferencia del plan de acceso limitado, que puede tener muchos anuncios, el plan Premium ofrece una experiencia de usuario "ad-lite". 

A modo de ejemplo, puede recibir algunos anuncios publicitarios a lo largo de su navegación como los siguientes:

Como puede ver con mi suscripción Premium, Buscando Alpha promociona algunos de sus productos (en este caso, el paquete Pro). 

Para ser honesto, estos anuncios no me molestan y no creo que me quiten experiencia.

Función n.º 2 del plan premium:objetivos de precios

¿Se pregunta si una acción está sobrevalorada o infravalorada? 

Consulte las calificaciones de Wall Street para esa acción y desplácese hasta la sección "Precio objetivo".

En este caso, utilicé Google como ejemplo, así que echemos un vistazo al precio objetivo de Google (y en abril de 2022, Google cotizaba a 2.595,93 dólares).

En otras palabras, basándose en el precio objetivo (3.452,50 dólares) frente al coste real de las acciones (2.595,93 dólares), las acciones de Google en realidad están infravaloradas. 

Probablemente esa sea la razón por la que el 98 % de los analistas de la sección de calificaciones de Wall Street valoran a Google como una “compra” o una “compra fuerte”.

El siguiente gráfico es otro buen ejemplo de funciones de precio objetivo.

En el gráfico Precio objetivo frente a precio real, verá que el precio objetivo (en rojo) casi siempre ha sido un poco más alto que el precio real de Google (en azul). 

Entonces, si eres un inversor de valor Si desea comprar acciones que actualmente están infravaloradas, es posible que desee considerar Google como una inversión.

Ahora bien, quizás también recuerdes el fiasco de GameStop ($GME) a principios de 2021, cuando los comerciantes de Reddit acumularon dinero en las fallidas acciones de $GME, lo que provocó importantes obstáculos financieros para los fondos de cobertura y las plataformas de inversión como Robinhood. 

Sí, es posible que algunas personas hayan ganado dinero en esta saga de corta duración, pero lo más probable es que hayan perdido dinero. 

Eche un vistazo al gráfico de precio objetivo a continuación, que habría mostrado a cualquier inversor racional que invertir dinero en $GME era una medida arriesgada:

Como puede ver, el precio objetivo (en rojo) ha estado rondando constantemente unos pocos dólares, mientras que el precio real de $GME se disparó a más de $300 en un momento dado.

Recuerde que centrarse en un solo punto de datos, como el precio objetivo, no debería ser el factor decisivo para comprar o vender una acción. Un precio objetivo es simplemente una guía que debe considerarse junto con otra información.

Función n.º 3 del plan premium:llamadas destacadas

Si es un inversor intermedio que busca generar nuevas ideas de inversión, es posible que desee suscribirse a las llamadas notables de Looking Alpha.

Puede suscribirse a Notable Calls y recibir ideas sintetizadas y resumidas de empresas de todo el mundo. 

Puede leer la sección Llamadas destacadas haciendo clic en "Últimas noticias" y luego haciendo clic en "Llamadas destacadas".

Una vez que estés en la sección Llamadas destacadas, podrás explorar diferentes temas (cualquier cosa, desde fibra óptica hasta marcas de ropa como Levi Strauss).

Las Llamadas Notables no se publican diariamente; a veces, puede pasar incluso un mes hasta que nueva información llene la sección Llamadas Notables. 

Debido a que los artículos de Notable Calls no se publican de manera consistente, asegúrese de continuar leyendo los artículos de los autores expertos de Buscando Alfa para recopilar más ideas de inversión.

Función n.º 4 del plan premium:valoraciones de autores

Dado que Buscando Alfa es una plataforma de crowdsourcing, no sorprende que cada acción también venga con una calificación de autor de Buscando Alfa. 

Por ejemplo, si echa un vistazo a la página de resumen de AT&T Inc., verá las calificaciones de las acciones de $T desglosadas por categoría:

Para obtener más información sobre las calificaciones de los autores que buscan Alpha, haga clic en el hipervínculo azul "Autores de SA".

Aquí verá las calificaciones de autor que buscan Alpha para una acción como:

• Muy alcista
• Alcista
• Neutro
• Bajista
• Muy bajista

Entre otros factores, verá la calificación de autor que busca alfa y el desglose de autores para cada calificación.

En el caso de AT&T, 10 de 24 autores recomendaron comprar o comprar fuertemente las acciones (alrededor del 42%).

Además, también puede revisar el historial de Author Ratings de los últimos años:

Según este gráfico, los autores de Buscando Alfa generalmente han recomendado "Comprar" o "Comprar firmemente" AT&T durante los últimos 3 años.

Recientemente los autores sugirieron "Mantener" en lugar de comprar. 

Por último, también puedes seleccionar ver el historial de calificaciones por autor:

Por lo tanto, si tiene curiosidad por ver qué autores calificaron a AT&T como sugerencia de "Comprar" versus "Venta", por ejemplo, este es el lugar para hacerlo.

Arriba se muestra una captura de pantalla de un autor que recomendó comprar acciones de AT&T. 

Si se pregunta por qué el autor recomendó hacerlo, puede hacer clic en el hipervínculo azul para leer acerca de los artículos de AT&T del autor.

De manera similar, si encuentra un autor que ha sugerido vender las acciones de $T, puede averiguar cuándo sugirió hacerlo (consulte los puntos rojos en el gráfico en relación con el rendimiento de las acciones de $T). 

Nuevamente, puede leer artículos de ese autor en AT&T haciendo clic en el hipervínculo azul debajo del gráfico de ventas del autor.

Función n.º 5 del plan premium: Calificaciones de dividendos

Si eres un inversor de dividendos , esta es una de las funciones más interesantes que encontrarás:la herramienta de calificación de dividendos.

En resumen, la herramienta Dividend Grade está diseñada para ayudar a los inversores a determinar si un dividendo es seguro y si los ingresos por dividendos serán estables, aumentarán o posiblemente disminuirán.

Hay 4 grados de dividendos diferentes, que se explican a continuación:

Seguridad de dividendos

Mide la rentabilidad y estabilidad de un dividendo

Crecimiento de dividendos

Mide el potencial de crecimiento de un dividendo utilizando tasas de crecimiento históricas y estimadas (incluye ingresos, flujo de caja, ganancias, etc.)

Rendimiento de dividendos

Mide el rendimiento histórico de un dividendo y lo compara con otras acciones de la misma industria para determinar el rendimiento futuro del dividendo

Consistencia de dividendos

Mide la coherencia de los pagos y aumentos de dividendos de una empresa

Una de las razones por las que a los inversores, especialmente a los inversores pasivos, les gustan tanto los dividendos es porque los dividendos son una forma de ingreso pasivo. . 

Y, cuantas más acciones que pagan dividendos compre, con el tiempo, realmente podrá comenzar a ganar algo de dinero simplemente a través de acciones que pagan dividendos. 

Eche un vistazo a las calificaciones de dividendos actuales de AT&T (a abril de 2022):

Lo que me gusta de las calificaciones de dividendos es que puedes ver las calificaciones actuales en comparación con las de hace 3 meses e incluso de hace 6 meses. 

Claramente, la seguridad de los dividendos de AT&T está en riesgo. Esto significa que AT&T podría disminuir o incluso eliminar su dividendo. 

Y es cierto:eche un vistazo al cartel rojo de advertencia cuando escribo $T en la barra de búsqueda:

Sin siquiera mirar las calificaciones de dividendos, inmediatamente me notifican que AT&T puede recortar sus dividendos.

Si quieres saber más al respecto, simplemente haz clic en el banner:

Serás redirigido a un artículo con un análisis más detallado de por qué AT&T podría recortar sus dividendos en el futuro cercano. 

Ahora, si desea profundizar más en los Grados de Dividendo individuales, simplemente haga clic en el hipervínculo azul de cada Grado de Dividendo:

Por ejemplo, en la captura de pantalla anterior, verá un fragmento de la profundidad que obtiene con solo leer sobre el grado de crecimiento de dividendos. 

Prefiero consultar la pestaña Historial de dividendos, que se ve así:

Como puede ver, durante los últimos 5 años, AT&T ha tenido un historial de dividendos muy consistente, pero a partir del 12 de abril de 2022, los dividendos cayeron de $0,52 a $0,28.

Se trata de un recorte muy drástico y, por lo general, indica una preocupación para los inversores.

Finalmente, si desea obtener más información sobre futuras estimaciones de dividendos (que no forman parte de los 4 grados de dividendos originales), puede hacer clic en la pestaña correspondiente:

Como puede ver, las estimaciones de crecimiento de dividendos no predicen que el rendimiento de los dividendos se recuperará a los niveles originales de AT&T, al menos no durante los próximos años.

Función n.º 6 del plan premium:panel de noticias

Si eres alguien que solo quiere leer sobre las noticias bursátiles más importantes y urgentes sin entrar en el meollo de la cuestión, utiliza el Panel de noticias.

Puede llegar al Panel de noticias haciendo clic en la pestaña "Últimas noticias".

Una vez que haya hecho clic en las pestañas "Últimas noticias", será redirigido a una página titulada "Noticias del mercado".

Desde este panel, puede utilizar el filtro (a la izquierda) para explorar temas que sean relevantes para usted.

Incluso puedes establecer un rango de fechas para centrar tus lecturas en un período de tiempo determinado.

Función n.º 7 del plan premium:cuadro de mando de factores

De manera similar a las calificaciones de dividendos, también puede ver lo que Buscando Alfa llama un cuadro de mando de factores.

En otras palabras, el cuadro de mando es una herramienta que le ayuda a tomar decisiones rápidas sobre si considerar una acción o descartarla, según sus criterios de inversión. 

El Factor Scorecard utiliza 5 factores, que incluyen:

• Valor
• Crecimiento
• Rentabilidad 
• Impulso
• Revisiones de EPS (ganancias por acción)

Echemos un vistazo al cuadro de mando de factores de $GME, más conocido como Gamestop.

El cuadro de calificaciones de factores se divide en las 5 categorías que mencioné anteriormente. 

La calificación de cada categoría también se compara con su calificación anterior hace 3 y 6 meses:

Claramente, las calificaciones de factores de Gamestop son bastante deficientes. Esto significa que Gamestop probablemente no sea la mejor inversión, a menos que se sienta cómodo asumiendo riesgos con una acción bastante volátil. 

Si desea profundizar más en las calificaciones de los factores individuales, simplemente haga clic en el hipervínculo azul de cada calificación.

Por ejemplo, en la captura de pantalla anterior, verá un fragmento de la profundidad que obtiene con solo leer sobre la rentabilidad de Gamestop. 

También me gusta mirar la pestaña Momentum para comprobar el rendimiento pasado y el rendimiento de $GME en comparación con otros puntos de referencia, como el S&P 500, por ejemplo.

Aquí hay una instantánea del desempeño pasado de Gamestop en relación con otras empresas del sector:

También puedes consultar la evolución de los precios de Gamestop en relación con ciertos puntos de referencia.

En la siguiente captura de pantalla, se utiliza el S&P 500 como punto de referencia:

Este gráfico de rentabilidad del precio cuenta la historia completa:

Puede ver cómo Gamestop tuvo un rendimiento constantemente inferior al del S&P 500 hasta que comenzó la saga Gamestop a principios de 2021. 

Since early 2021, the Gamestop prices have relatively outperformed the S&P 500 – but is it really a solid investment?

That’s where Seeking Alpha’s tools like the Factor Scorecard can really come into play and help guide you to an answer.

Premium Plan Feature #8:Peer Comparisons

Let’s say you’re thinking about buying Tesla, but you’re not 100% convinced that it’s the right addition to your portfolio. 

That’s where the Peer Comparisons come in.

The Peer Comparison tool is customizable, so you can change the stock types that you’re comparing. 

Here’s an example:First, search your desired stock (in this case, Tesla):

Make sure you click on the “Peers” tab.

Once you’re on the “Peers” tab, you can see that Seeking Alpha already defaults to several peer stocks with which you can compare Tesla.

However, if you want to customize the peer comparisons or even reduce the number of peers you’re comparing to, then just click on the “Edit Symbols” button.

This is where you can customize all peer comparisons.

Premium Plan Feature #9:Alert Customization

If you really like a stock and want to receive alerts whenever news about that stock is released, you can customize your own email alerts.

You do this by hovering over the “My Portfolio” tab and then clicking on “Manage Real Time Email Alerts.”

You’ll see a snapshot of your favorite stocks, which you can then select to follow.

The next thing you need to do, is:

• Select the type of alert (article vs. news)
• Select your alert method (email vs. mobile push notification)

I’m a big fan of this alert customization option.

Premium Plan Feature #10:Quantitative Ratings

One of the key features when evaluating a stock on Seeking Alpha should be the Quant Ratings section.

Quant Ratings are based on a computer algorithm with the goal to find the best stocks.

As with the previous Ratings (Wall Street and SA Authors), the Quant Ratings compare the stock to other stocks in the same industry.

The Quant Rankings use historical information to determine the numbers, as shown in the above screenshot (this case, for Lockheed Martin). 

If the Quant Rankings deem a stock to be a top pick, then that stock would be marked as “Strong Buy.”

In Lockheed Martin’s case, the Quant Rankings determined the stock to be a “Hold” for now.

The Quant Ratings and the Factor Grades are both designed and managed by Steve Cress , who has had extensive experience in investment research, hedge funds, and the likes.

The Quant Ratings is what you are looking for – that’s because they can help boost your portfolio performance.

In fact, Seeking Alpha claims that stocks rated as a 4.5 or higher have beat the S&P 500 4x. 

On the other hand, stocks rated as 1.5 or lower underperformed the S&P 500, returning roughly 33% of the S&P 500. 

Clearly, the Quant Ratings are very helpful.

Premium Plan Feature #11:Stock Screening Tools

As you can see, Quant Ratings are a very powerful tool when evaluating the strength of a stock. 

But what if you want to view the top-rated stock, using the Quant tools? 

Enter the Stock Screener. 

You’ll find the Stock Screener by clicking on the “Top Stocks” tab and then clicking on “Top Rated Stocks.”

From there, you’ll see a summary of the top rated stocks, and typically the highest Quant Rating is 4.99:

Remember what was said in the previous Quant Ratings section: 

Stocks given a Quant Rating of 4.5 or higher have typically outperformed the S&P 500 by up to 4x! 

And it’s true that across the board PBR, also known as Petrobas, (in this case the top Quant rated stock) is considered a “Buy” to “Strong Buy” across the board:

This stock screener is a feature that is currently available to Premium users. 

Another neat trick with the Stock Screener? 

You can customize your own stocks by using up to 100 different filters!

Above is just an example of the many different filter applications you can use to customize your stock screener.

Based on historical performance, stocks ranked as 1.5 or lower drastically underperformed the S&P 500.

Premium Plan Feature #12:Wall Street Consensus

If you want to follow what sell-side analysts have to say in terms of buying, holding, or selling a stock, then check out the Wall Street Ratings.

Instead, Seeking Alpha collects data from the Wall Street analysts to determine whether a stock is rated as:

• Very Bullish
• Bullish
• Neutral
• Bearish
• Very Bearish

The reason why Wall Street Ratings can be helpful for people like you and me is that these rankings should (in theory) be objective and neutral. 

To review the Wall Street Ratings of a certain company, just type in the company name or ticker symbol in the “Search” bar on the top, and then look at the information on the right of the screen.

When you look at the right-hand side, you’ll see the “Ratings Summary” outline, with 3 titles:

• SA Authors
• Wall Street
• Quant

To learn more about the Wall Street rating, click on the “Wall Street” blue hyperlink.

Among other factors, you’ll see the Wall Street average analyst rating and the Analyst Breakdown for each rating.

In Google’s case, 49 out of 50 Wall Street analysts recommended to Buy or Strongly Buy the stock (that’s 98% of analysts!).

Furthermore, you can also review the Wall Street Ratings’ track record for the past few years:

Based on this graph, Wall Street analysts have recommended to Buy or Strongly Buy Google over the past 3 years. 

Lastly, you can also see how the Wall Street analysts’ opinions have changed over time with the Recommendations Chart (found at the bottom of the page):

It appears that in 2019 and early 2020 more analysts recommended to hold Google, while starting in 2021, virtually all analysts recommended to buy Google.

Premium Plan Feature #13:Data Visualization Charts

Since I’m a very visual person, one of my favorite features on Seeking Alpha is the data visualization of the charts. 

In fact, Seeking Alpha has a specific tab named “Charting” that you can access to view the data in an aesthetically pleasing manner:

Once you click on the “Charting” tab, you can even customize the data you want to view.

For example, you can compare one stock’s performance (in the case, Gamestop) to another stock or benchmark like the S&P 500:

In this custom comparison, you can see that the S&P 500 has typically outperformed Gamestop until early 2021. 

If you want to add additional stocks or funds to compare, you can do so, as well:

Another neat way to customize your data is changing the format of the data presentation – you can select:

• Area
• Columns
• Line graph

If you’re happy with the data visualization chart you created, you can also copy to clipboard, download, or copy the link to your chart for future reference.

Premium Plan Feature #14:Earnings Calls

If you’re a Seeking Alpha member, you have exclusive access to earnings calls transcripts.

In most cases, you can expect to have an earnings call at the end of the first 3 quarters. 

At the end of the 4th quarter, you’ll receive both an annual report as well as a quarterly report.

If you’re busy at the time of the actual earnings call, you can always count on Seeking Alpha to have a transcript available – both audio and written versions. 

You can access the earnings reports of any publicly-traded company by hovering over “Latest News” and then clicking on the “Earnings News” button.

You can also access a schedule of the upcoming earnings calls by clicking on the “Earnings Calendar.”

Once in the Upcoming Earnings tab, you can select which company you want to listen to and you can even sign-up for custom email alerts by clicking on the “+” sign.

If you’re looking up one of your favorite companies, let’s call it Amazon, then you just have to click on the “Earnings” tab for that stock:

From there, you can click on the “Transcripts” tab and look at all previous transcripts:

Depending on the company you review, you can also access a PDF file with slides that highlight the company’s key points.

Premium Plan Feature #15:Unlimited Access to Articles

With the Premium (and of course Pro) memberships, you also have unlimited access to exclusive articles written by industry professionals.

Since there is so much information, you can filter out the articles in several different ways. 

First, you can simply access your home page and review the “Trending Analysis” of the day or the “Trending News” of the day.

If you want to review articles written by various authors about just 1 particular stock or fund, then just type in the stock name or ticker symbol into the Search Bar.  

From there, click on “Summary” and then on “Analysis” so you can see the various articles offered by authors on that stock.

Here’s an example of articles written about the Tesla stock:

If you want to read articles from authors who advocate buying, selling, or holding, you can customize your ratings by clicking on the “Select Ratings” drop down box.

While most articles do focus on US-based public companies, there are some articles that also focus on alternative investments as well as international companies.

Premium Plan Feature #16:Create Your Own Mock Portfolio

As a Premium Seeking Alpha user, I’m a very big fan of creating your own portfolio in Seeking Alpha.

If you’re dedicated to kickstarting your kids’ financial future, then you may also want to check out the Greenlight Debit Card , which can do wonders.

You can set up your own mock portfolio in Seeking Alpha by hovering over “My Portfolio” and then clicking on “All Portfolios.”

From there, you can click the button titled “+ New Portfolio.”

This will allow you to add a new, mock portfolio while using the Seeking Alpha platform.

You can give that portfolio a title and then you can either link your outside brokerage account to this portfolio or add your own stocks to the portfolio. 

For the purpose of this section, we’re going to click on “Create Portfolio.”

Once you’ve created your portfolio, you can start adding ticker symbols to complete your portfolio.

Once you’re happy with your portfolio construction, you can click “Done.”

Seeking Alpha does a fantastic job breaking down each stock in your mock portfolio by using multiple different factors. 

You can even compare the Quant, SA Authors, and Wall Street ratings to each other:

If you click on the “View Headlines” button in your portfolio, you’ll see an assortment of articles written just for your specific stocks in your portfolio:

Finally, one of the other notable features of your Mock Portfolio is the custom alert and notification button. 

When you click on “Manage Alerts” you can customize your alerts based on:

• Contenido
• Delivery
• Price alerts

So, if there is an update on a stock like Twitter for example, you’ll receive real-life notifications to your email or phone – depending on the delivery method that you select. 

You can also manage your price alerts, which I will review in a separate section here.

Premium Plan Feature #17:Manage Your Custom Price Alerts

If you’ve already created your mock portfolio through Seeking Alpha (or even if you’ve already connected your outside brokerage account with Seeking Alpha), you can set custom price alerts.

For example, if you own shares of Twitter and the current price Quant Rating is 2.99, which is nearing a sell territory, then you may want to filter for other stocks that might be deemed a “Strong Buy.”

Here’s how (this is assuming you’ve already set up your own portfolio in Seeking Alpha. If not, then please reference the previous feature):

First, access your portfolio and click on “Manage Alerts.”

Then, click on “Price Alerts” and then on “Settings.”

From there, you’ll want to click on “All Price Alerts,” which you’ll find at the bottom of the dialogue box.

From there, click on the “Browse Top Stocks” button.

You can either continue using the Seeking Alpha Screens (and there are many) or you can create your own, custom screen.

If you create your own custom screen, you’ll be brought to a window like the one below:

You can customize your stock screener by adding up to 80 different filters. 

For example, if you want to screen for all stocks that are assigned a 4.00 out of 5.00 rating for the Quant, SA Authors, and Wall St. Analysts, this is the place to do so.

Take some time to experiment with the screening tool, because there is just so much information.

However, if you’re ever wondering why or how to filter for the best stocks for your portfolio (or your child’s portfolio), this is probably the tool you’ll want to use.

Premium Plan Feature #18:Downloadable Financial Statements

If you’re an investor who really enjoys digging deep into the financials for each company before trading its stock, you’ll be happy to know that the Premium tier also comes with downloadable financial statements . 

In fact, you can access up to 10 years worth of financial statements to download, review, and analyze.

Just search your favorite company and click on the “Financials” tab.

From there, you can either review the numbers or for a more visual approach, just hover over the line graph for each data set:

If you want to review the numbers in even more depth, you can click on the print icon or the “X” icon at the top, right of your screen to either print to PDF or download via Excel.

So depending on how in-depth you want to go, Seeking Alpha really gives you a lot of options to analyze your stocks.

Premium Plan Feature #19:Stock Performance Comparison Tool

Ever wonder how your current stocks compare to other stocks in the marketplace? 

Take a look at the Stock Performance Comparison Tool – which is one of my favorite tools.

Just search your favorite stock and then click on the “Charting” tab.

The default comparison is your stock (in this case, Apple) and the S&P 500. 

However, if you want to know how apple is doing compared to another individual stock in the tech or a similar sector (like Tesla), then just click on the “+ Add Comparison” button and add your favorite stock:

Now take a look at the comparison of Apple stock versus Tesla stock over the past 3 years:

While this stock performance comparison chart shouldn’t be the only tool you should use to determine whether a stock is worth a purchase, it can certainly be a helpful guide.

Premium Plan Feature #20:Link Your Outside Investment Account

Lastly – but certainly not least – another cool feature with the Premium Tier is that you can link your outside investment accounts to your Seeking Alpha account.

Remember that you’ll receive access to Seeking Alpha’s quant comparison tool, the Wall St. Analyst ratings, and the SA Author rankings – along with customizing real-life alerts for each of the stocks you hold. 

To start linking your outside accounts, just navigate to your main menu, hover over “My Portfolio” and then click on “Link Brokerage Account.”

Any outside brokerage accounts that you link will be connected using the secured encryption software, known as Plaid.

You can select a number of different brokers, such as:

• Acorns
• Fidelity
• Vanguard
• Robinhood
• Charles Schwab

Even if you don’t see your brokerage firm immediately, you can either search for your brokerage firm or sometimes even input the information manually.

Once you’ve established a link to your brokerage account, you can do the following:

• Track your account value
• Sign-up for real-life stock alerts
• Assess the holdings in your accounts
• Aggregate your total liquid net worth in one place

Keep in mind that Seeking Alpha is an informational platform only – you cannot place investment trades on Seeking Alpha.

So to buy or sell stocks in your linked brokerage account, you’ll actually have to sign in to your own investment account.

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Is Seeking Alpha Premium Right for You?

Seeking Alpha Premium could be right for you if you:

• Enjoy fundamental research
• Want the latest stock market news
• Have some knowledge about investing
• Like to review in-depth stock analyses 
• Want to be more involved in the portfolio allocation 

Being a Premium Plan member myself, my favorite part is that you can use the Premium tier for as much or as little research as you want. 

For example, if you’re thinking about adding Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) to your portfolio, and you want some additional advice from industry experts.

In this case, just check out the BBW stock rankings in the Ratings Summary section.

You’ll see that on 3 different instances, the BBW stock is considered a Buy to a Strong Buy opportunity:

Now, if that’s all the reassurance you were looking for, you can move on and not look back. 

However, if you want to drill into more depth with the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. stock, Seeking Alpha lets you do as much fundamental analysis as you want.

La conclusión:

The Premium Plan gives intermediate investors the best of both worlds:Reassurance on which stocks to buy, hold, or sell while also going into as much analytical depth as possible.

Seeking Alpha Pro Plan

Just like the Premium Plan, you can also start a 14-day free trial period with the Seeking Alpha Pro Plan .

If you enjoyed the Pro Plan trial period, then you can pay for the Pro Plan in 2 ways:

Monthly Plan

$299.99/month

Annual Plan

$2,400 (or $199.99/month, as advertised)

It appears that the default case for Seeking Alpha is charging the full year’s worth of premiums upfront (so $2,400 in this case).

One of the best benefits to the Pro Plan is that you receive VIP access and Editorial Concierge, customized to your needs.

Keep reading to find out more about the key features of the Pro Plan.

Seeking Alpha Pro Features

In this section, I’ll explain in detail some of the top Pro Plan features and how you can benefit from each (keep in mind that the Pro Plan already comes with the Premium Plan features). 

Below is an overview of the additional Seeking Alpha Pro Plan features: 

1. Ad Free
2. Idea Screener
3. VIP Editorial Concierge
4. Pro content and newsletters
5. Top Ideas Recommendation List

Pro Plan Feature #1:Ad-Free

With the Seeking Alpha Pro Plan, your entire user experience will be ad-free.

Remember that the Limited Access version does come with ads and the Premium version offers an ad-lite user experience.

Pro Plan Feature #2:Investment Screener

The Seeking Alpha Pro platform gives you the chance to be as specific as possible when filtering your investments.

You can filter your investments by:

• Investment style
• Geographic location
• Market capitalization

If you know what you’re doing and if you know what you’re looking for, then this investment screener can be used to your advantage.

Pro Plan Feature #3:VIP Editorial Concierge

If you want the bells, the whistles, and the exclusive VIP treatment, then you should consider the Pro Plan.

The editorial team works directly with Pro level subscribers to filter out and pinpoint ideas that fit to your investing needs, style, and preferences.

Pro Plan Feature #4:Pro Content and Newsletters

If you want daily short summaries of the top 1% of the Seeking Alpha content, then your Seeking Alpha Pro level subscription will give you that VIP treatment.

Pro Plan Feature #5:Top Ideas Recommendation List

As a Pro member, you’ll have Seeking Alpha’s industry experts send you a weekly list of their hand-picked top investment ideas from Seeking Alpha contributors.

Is Seeking Alpha Pro Right for You?

Seeking Alpha Pro could be right for you if you: 

• Want VIP treatment
• Are an institutional investor
• Are an industry professional
• Make complicated trades (longs, shorts, puts, calls, etc.) and needs the in-depth analyses

Another neat feature is that you could also contribute to the Seeking Alpha community by writing an article with your research and opinion.

La conclusión:

The Pro Plan gives advanced investors and industry professionals an in-depth and resourceful experience when researching and analyzing stocks, funds, and ETFs.

Seeking Alpha Customer Service Review

I’ve personally reached out to Seeking Alpha’s customer service on 3 different occasions to evaluate their:

• Knowledge
• Friendliness
• Customer Experience

…And I must say that Seeking Alpha passed my test with flying colors.

Below is my evaluation:

Knowledge

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Friendliness

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Experience

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m drawing from my own personal experience from speaking with 3 different Seeking Alpha personal representatives.

The good news is that you can contact Seeking Alpha in 4 main ways:

Correo electrónico

contactus@seekingalpha.com

Social Media

– Twitter

– Facebook

– Instagram

– YouTube

Navigation Bar

Support Button

Phone Call

347-509-6837

Phone Support Center Hours

Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm EST (holiday hours may apply)

It’s reassuring for me to see the different ways you can contact Seeking Alpha.

While Seeking Alpha is not accredited with the BBB, I was still shocked to see the “F” rating on the BBB website:

I even double-checked to see if I had the right Seeking Alpha company pulled up on my screen – and I did.

The common complaints appear to only apply to subscribers looking for the “free trial” period:

Based on these complaints (which are somewhat recent), it looks like many customers who signed up with the free trial period were charged after the period ended.

Based on this information, if I were signing up to the free trial period, I would probably triple check to read all of the fine print and possibly even cancel before the trial period is over (assuming you’re not happy with the platform).

Now that you have an idea of what people are unhappy about, let’s take a closer look at the ratings on TrustPilot, which is another customer review website.

Now, this Trust Pilot customer review is more in line with what I was expecting to see.

On TrustPilot, a solid 93% of respondents rated Seeking Alpha average to excellent.

Some reviews are below:

This review virtually contradicts the reviews from the BBB, which said Seeking Alpha did not offer a refund.

Above is another positive review about the accuracy and impartiality (no bias) of the authors that provide information on Seeking Alpha.

Of the 2 negative reviews that were posted from the 82 total reviews, the complaints were the following:

Take a look at the response time of when the negative review was posted (1 day ago) versus the reply from Seeking Alpha (also 1 day ago). 

I thought that was impressive.

As you can see, there will always be good and bad reviews, and you’ll have to take the reviews with a grain of salt (seriously).

Personally, I like checking back into the customer service review platforms every few months, just to read updates.

La conclusión:

Most of the “Bad” Seeking Alpha reviews involve the free subscription service. According to the complaints, immediately after the free trial period ends, the consumer credit card will be charged the annual amount for a paid subscription (likely the Premium subscription).

The Author Vetting Process:Seeking Alpha’s Editors

Now it might sound daunting that Seeking Alpha offers works from 7,000 active monthly authors.

You might even be concerned about the quality of the information if there are so many contributors.

Their team has a pretty quick article turnaround time as well, which typically ranges between 1 hour to a few business days. 

Do you have industry expertise and want to contribute?

Below are 9 of the most important requirements to pass the rigorous Seeking Alpha editorial review process:

Market-Oriented

Write about stocks, sectors, ETFs, or other actionable themes for US-based investors

High-Quality

Articles must be convincing, well-presented, and actionable

Fundamental Analysis

Articles must address factors such as a company’s competitors, products, management, corporate strategy, etc.

Originality

Always bring a new perspective to a topic

Compelling Title

Your title shouldn’t overpromise and underdeliver

Market Cap

Articles mentioning stocks trading at less than $1 or companies with market caps less than $100 million will receive extra scrutiny

Clean

You must proofread your article before submission

No Promotional Content

No promotional content in articles

Human Factor

Editors work closely with contributors and maintain a constructive dialogue

As you can see, there are a lot of requirements that go into the making and the publication of a Seeking Alpha article, so chances are that you’ll get the high quality you want. 

And with each month, over 10,000 articles are published on Seeking Alpha!

Another neat thing is that you can view a contributor’s past track record of stock predictions.

Another trick to finding information from top ranked authors is just simply clicking on the “Top Authors” button.

Once in the Top Authors section, you’ll receive a long list of author suggestions, based on their specialty (such as value investing, growth investing, oil &gas investing, etc.).

Seeking Alpha Educational Resources

Another reason why I’m a big fan of Seeking Alpha is because of the abundance of educational resources this platform offers its users:

Investment Videos

Access top investment news videos by clicking on the tab “Watch &Listen” and then clicking on “Videos”

Investment Podcasts

Learn more about the latest investment news by accessing 8 Seeking Alpha podcasts. Click on “Watch &Listen” and then on “Podcasts”

Financial Planning Education

Seeking Alpha knows that investing is just a part of the financial planning process. When you click on the “Education” tab, you’ll gain access to a variety of different financial planning topics, ranging from cryptocurrency to 401(k) management

Seeking Alpha Knowledge Base

Type any question into the search box and you’ll probably find an answer. The Knowledge Base can be accessed by clicking on the “Support” icon and then “Knowledge Base”

Feedback Forum

If you ever have trouble with the Seeking Alpha desktop website or the mobile app, this is the place to share your concerns, feedback, and interact with other users. Access the forum by clicking on the “Support” icon and then “Feedback Forum”

As you can see, Seeking Alpha does not keep you in the dark – when it comes to investing or financial planning-related matters.

One of my favorite learning sections on Seeking Alpha is the “Education” section, where Seeking Alpha users can learn about more than just investing.

Under the education tab, you access articles about other topics that may not be covered in-depth by the Seeking Alpha Authors.

Some of these topics include:

• REITs
• 401(k)’s
• Cryptocurrency
• Capital gains taxes

I’m also a fan of the “Watch &Listen” section, which offers Seeking Alpha readers access to investment podcasts and videos.

If I’m ever stuck in traffic, I listen to one of the podcasts (I like the Wall Street Breakfast podcast).

The good news is that Seeking Alpha offers so much variety from which to choose – you’ll never be left without ideas.

How to Open a Seeking Alpha Account

Ready to open an account with Seeking Alpha?

Believe it or not, it’s actually a very fast and simple process. 

First, head to the Seeking Alpha website and click “Subscribe.”

After you click the subscribe button, you can choose to either start a free trial or register immediately with one of the 3 plans (Limited Access, Premium, or Pro).

Now, if you’re ready to register and pay for your subscription, then select your plan preference.

Payment methods are either via credit card or PayPal.

In my opinion, if you’re an investor who really wants to understand more about your investment holdings, then Seeking Alpha is probably a great platform for you.

Is Seeking Alpha Worth it?

Yes, Seeking Alpha is worth the cost if you do your own investment research and want to interact with experienced investors. For $19.99 per month, you get access to exclusive content from over 7,000 experienced investment authors, custom stock performance charts, and portfolio monitoring tools.

If you sign up to the Premium Platform, you can access the Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings, which have outperformed the market since 2010. 

The Quant Ratings marked as “Very Bullish” for stocks were up 1,754% versus the market’s 385% gain.

On the other hand, the stocks that were rated as “Very Bearish” by Seeking Alpha really did underperform, being up by only 156% versus the market’s overall 385%.

While I’m not a fan of day trading and stock picking, if I am looking to buy or sell a stock or fund in my portfolio, Seeing Alpha would be my first stop before hitting that “trade” button.

Seeking Alpha Alternatives

Seeking Alpha might not be for everyone. 

If you’re an active investor and just don’t like the investment research platform, then you may want to check out platforms like the Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor.

While the cost is certainly lower for new members ($99 per year), you also don’t get access to the customization, the tools, and the crowdsourcing that Seeking Alpha uses. 

You can always sign up to the free version of each platform first before committing financially.

Preguntas frecuentes

Is Seeking Alpha Reliable?

Based on Seeking Alpha’s track record, yes, Seeking Alpha is reliable. As an example, Seeking Alpha’s “Very Bullish” stock evaluation ratings have outperformed the market since 2010, up 1,754% versus the market’s 385% gain.

Is Seeking Alpha membership worth it?

Seeking Alpha’s Premium membership is absolutely worth the cost if you want to conduct your own investment research and interact with experienced investors.

You pay $19.99 per month in exchange for exclusive access to content from over 7,000 experienced investment authors, custom stock performance charts, and portfolio monitoring tools.

Is Seeking Alpha Premium worth it?

Yes, Seeking Alpha’s Premium membership is worth the cost if you do your own investment research and want to interact with experienced investors. For $19.99 per month, you get access to exclusive from over 7,000 experienced investment authors, custom stock performance charts, and portfolio monitoring tools.

Is Seeking Alpha still free?

You can still use Seeking Alpha as a free user under the Limited Access plan. However, you can unlock only 5 articles per month before being prompted to sign-up as a paying Premium member. The Premium membership costs $19.99 per month as of early 2022.

Is Seeking Alpha good for day trading?

Seeking Alpha is probably one of the best tools for day traders, active investors, and even swing traders. If you want to do your own investment research and learn from industry experts, then Seeking Alpha really is a good fit.

Who should not buy Seeking Alpha subscription?

If you aren’t a day trader or someone who enjoys researching and picking stocks for their portfolio, then Seeking Alpha is probably not for you. For example, passive investors who use mutual funds, index funds, or even ETFs probably won’t find too much value from the Seeking Alpha platform.

Who Created Seeking Alpha?

Seeking Alpha was founded by David Jackson in 2004. Jackson is a graduate of Oxford University (undergraduate) and The London School of Economics (graduate).

He worked as a technology research analyst at Morgan Stanley, where Jackson saw a problem (the conflict of interest stemming from investment banks publishing information about the products they sell) and developed a solution with the unbiased Seeking Alpha platform.

Seeking Alpha Review:The Bottom Line

Seeking Alpha is likely one of the best platforms if you want to:

• Research your own stocks
• Get the latest stock market news
• Customize your stock performance
• Receive live stock push notifications
• Learn from and interact with industry experts

In my opinion, the biggest benefit you get from Seeking Alpha is the unbiased research. 

For example, you won’t find research articles about funds written by the very company that sells the same fund.

There is no conflict of interest with Seeking Alpha, just pure authenticity and knowledge shared by industry experts. 

You can access Seeking Alpha through 3 plans:

• Limited Access Plan
• Premium Plan
• Pro Plan

If you’re really planning to use Seeking Alpha as a way to evaluate your portfolio, research stocks, and learn (and interact) with investment industry experts, then you’ll probably want to sign up with the Premium Plan . 

The Premium Plan offers the following features:

• Gain exclusive &unlimited access to expert articles
• Brainstorm your next stock picks with investment professionals 
• Accurate and reliable stock recommendations (from both authors and Seeking Alpha’s quantitative analysis)
• Customize and compare your stock performance against a peer’s performance 
• Track and learn more about your personal portfolio’s allocation and performance

The list really does keep going, but you get my point. 

The Premium Seeking Alpha plan offers a lot of benefits, and that’s the plan that I’m using myself right now.

La conclusión:

What I really like about Seeking Alpha is that this investment research platform truly is a democratized platform that shares quality ideas and insights from industry experts.

Now I’d like to hear from you:

What are your thoughts on Seeking Alpha?

Would you consider opening an account with this platform?

Let me know in the comments section below.