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Five reasons why Google Finance is a winner

By John Schroy, on August 20th, 2010 | One comment
By listening to feedback from investors and smart web design, Google engineers have created a top-notch research tool for investors.

Google Finances is a top-rated tool for investment research of US stocks. It features a smart, well-designed interface for fundamental or technical analysis. For both long-term investors and short-term traders, ease of use puts this tool ahead of Yahoo Finance in the US market. For further articles on Google Finance, sign up for the free RSS feed in the sidebar.

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