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To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/11/2025 9:36:18 PM
From: weathersystems	4 Recommendations Recommended By chowder livwell Markbn TeamTina Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23684

It would help to know what types of stocks/investments you're looking for. DGI stocks? Growth stocks? Speculative stocks? I use different methods depending on what I'm looking for. For example, I use the Fidelity stock screener to find quality stocks and then I review them (valuation/trend) to determine any actions. Also you probably shouldn't discount following a thread such as this. Every day the community here discusses their ideas.

To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/12/2025 12:02:28 AM
From: chowder	6 Recommendations Recommended By agniv Just Fine Lee333 Mili21 Smart_Asset and 1 more member Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23684

Your brokerage firm should have a stock screener, you can pick up ideas there. You can also look at the Top 10 Holdings in each sector ETF and research those. For example, assume you wanted to look at Industrials. Pull up XLI and look at the Top 10 holdings. Here they are: GE .. CAT .. RTX .. GEV .. UBER .. BA .. UNP .. ETN .. HON .. DE. Want to look further? The next 10. PH .. ADP .. LMT .. TT .. MMM .. GD .. HWM .. WM .. EMR .. JCI. stockanalysis.com

To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/12/2025 12:17:47 AM
From: mykesc2020	6 Recommendations Recommended By cemanuel Chowderfan Hopeful1 livwell Smart_Asset and 1 more member Respond to of 23684

I'd stay right here for ideas Marco. Also, BTs blog on SA, and SA in general are both good places for "ideas". Just make sure you keep in mind everything are just ideas to research on your own. I would not follow a lot of paths here, BTs blog, or SA in general. Someone said it, decide what you are looking for, find the ideas that match and do your own DD. Lot of good stuff in all these places and a lot of stuff that just doesnt apply to me. Take what is valuable to you and leave the rest.

To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/12/2025 12:39:26 AM
From: eaglebear	11 Recommendations Recommended By agniv Chairo Kiisu Ichiro chowder DinoNavarre Lee333 and 6 more members Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23684

Marco, many stocks pay dividends. They come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Try this link for an exhaustive list: Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers \| Dividends and Income You might follow Chuck Carnevale of fast graphs on u tube. These are free resources. Here on SI there are other forums that discuss various segments of the market. .

To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/12/2025 6:16:28 AM
From: cemanuel	2 Recommendations Recommended By eaglebear livwell Respond to of 23684

For ideas I read here and also Finviz which issues news relevant to different stocks - I believe Yahoo Finance does the same. The other thing I do is periodically run a screen in Fidelity and have a closer look at companies which meet my financial metrics but I don't already own or have watchlisted. For me, I look for strong 5-yr earnings and revenue growth. Then I use another site to look at debt levels. If a company meets these, is a decent size (market cap, I generally want at least $5b), and I can understand their business (in general terms), I may start following them. Deciding to buy is a much more involved process than deciding to follow companies. Among other things it involves reading annual reports for the past several years (not word-for-word all through but to get an idea of specific risks and opportunities for the company and how finances respond to certain conditions). An idea I like but haven't done much is look for high-performing ETFs and see what stocks they hold.

To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/12/2025 6:50:22 AM
From: jbadam28	1 Recommendation Recommended By TeamTina Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23684

I recently subscribed to Barrons - it was only a dollar a week so I gave its shot. A few stocks have caught my attention since like Progressive from a recent article, which I had not previously researched. Did my own evaluation, made a purchase, and may have caught the bottom. I also like the CNBC halftime report. Yes, it is financial news entertainment, but I like the different perspectives and simply hearing about new companies to then start my own research. Of course this blog has been very helpful.

To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (23483)	12/12/2025 4:20:33 PM
From: DoctorRicky	Respond to of 23684

Apple News is a great source for leads on stocks. I’m mostly a DGI purchaser but dabble with growth and have a few spec stocks, usually turnaround stocks. Prior to purchasing I investigate a stock on SSD, Schwab, alpha spread and Morningstar. Morningstar has free DGI weekly videos on YouTube. Also use the Peter Lynch method, buy what you know. My professional background doesn’t lend itself to stocks. Whereas, I have a good friend who teaches university physics with emphasis on quantum computing and nuclear energy and stocks in these areas have had a very good year. I harangued him about not investigating stocks in his field rather than focusing on long shot spec stocks. Perhaps, your family or profession will inform you of possible stocks. Good luck and good fortune. Welcome!