Big Charts Review

Bigcharts.com is a service of marketwatch.com, a company that owns and operates both this service and CBSmarketwatch.com. Bigcharts.com specializes in financial research, offering its users the ability to lookup data on corporations, stock quotes, industry analysis, and, of course, financial charts and graphs.

Financial Web Site Commentary:
 
Bigcharts.com is a very good financial web service for stock research. You can lookup company news, insider trading, corporate annual reports, company profile and, of course, charts showing the closing prices and other data. Trading prices are updated every few minutes, with the exact time of the last quote clearly indicated, so you know how up to date the last trading price really is.

The most helpful and unique feature in this site is the charts. The quick chart is nice, but it's pretty standard. The Interactive chart is very handy. It allows you to select different moving averages and you can change the size and background. Java charts are the most helpful of all. You need to have java capability on your pc to use these charts but they are worth the investment if you're serious about investing. By moving your mouse back and forth across the stock price graph, you can see the actual open, high, and low for dates in the past, plus important earnings data for the company. A black, vertical bar moves across the screen as you move your mouse, allowing investors to better visualize the changing stock value and other financial data for a company.

Expert advice can be found in this site, giving advice on a stock's rating (buy, hold, or sell), and letting investors know if the share is worth buying or not. Much of this advice comes from CBSmarketwatch.com. A nice, concise summary from market experts can be found here, with information provided by places like TheStreet.com, Dow Theory Forecats, Zacks.com, Dun and Bradstreet, and others.

Bottom Line:

Bigcharts.com is a very good financial web service. CBSmarketwatch.com, its sister site, is also excellent. With the charting tools and other research assistance offered by Bigcharts.com, combined with all the useful features of CBSmarketwatch.com, you should be well on your way to finding all the investment help you need.