Make-My-Money-Work-Harder Group

Are You Interested in Managing Your Savings & Investments Better?

Whether your interest is capital preservation, a steady flow of monthly payments, or aggressive asset growth, this group is for you. The Plainsboro Public Library hosts the Make-My-Money-Work-Harder Group, a monthly meeting for non-financial professionals to learn about personal investing, saving, stock/mutual fund/ETF selection, and general financial management. The group hears speakers and shares questions and ideas. Bring your knowledge and your questions.

All ages are welcome.

Sign Up Today!
You can get regular reminders about meetings by signing up on Plainsboro Library’s Engaged Patrons account. Only people who have registered for the group will be allowed to attend.

Time and place:
The fourth Saturday of each month at 2:00pm in the Plainsboro Library Community Room.

Resources:
Several free or low-cost online financial databases provide in-depth market and financial data. Here are a few:

  • Yahoo Finance: Offers a wide range of financial data, including stock quotes, historical data, analyst recommendations, financial statements, and news. It’s free and provides good basic analytics.
  • Google Finance: Google Finance is free and offers financial market news, data on individual stocks, and industry trends. It’s not as detailed as Value Line, but it’s user-friendly for quick lookups.
  • Morningstar: While some content requires a subscription, Morningstar offers free data on mutual funds, ETFs, and stocks, including basic performance data, holdings, and financial health ratings.
  • Finviz: Provides free stock screeners, market maps, and fundamental data, with an easy-to-use interface for filtering stocks by various financial metrics. Finviz also has a premium version for more detailed analysis.
  • MarketWatch: Free to use, MarketWatch offers financial news, stock quotes, charts, and basic financials, along with some access to analyst insights and recommendations.
  • Seeking Alpha: Offers a mix of free and paid content. While many in-depth analyses are behind a paywall, you can still access fundamental financial data, news, and some free articles.
  • Zacks: Zacks provides free basic stock and mutual fund research, along with analyst recommendations and ranking systems for stocks. It has a premium service, but much data is available at no cost.
  • EDGAR (SEC Database): The SEC’s EDGAR database offers all publicly filed company financials. While it doesn’t provide analysis, it’s invaluable for original financial documents and disclosures.

We are not an investment advisory group and the library and its staff make no claims to expertise. Our objective is to provide a forum in which everyone can learn.