I'm a complete beginner in the stock market, and there's something I keep going back and forth on.
I've tried a bunch of finance apps that look useful *in theory*. But "useful" and "worth paying for every month" feel like two completely different things. I've tried several apps like LevelFields, StockNews AI and Finviz. Even at around $35 a month, I still don't see what makes them special. Most of them have very similar designs and features: portfolio views, alerts, planning tools, summaries. I get why people try them. What I don't get is what actually crosses the line into *paid* value.
And now more and more AI finance apps are popping up. But as a beginner, I can't really judge their "deep insights" because I barely know the industry or the companies they're talking about.
*A friend told me that he doesn't pay for information, he pays for clarity of the content; or maybe the story just sounds right.*
*But then he built his own trading agent. He bought a real time news API called TradingNews. Since he built the agent himself, he controls the logic completely. And this tool only costs half of what he used to pay.*
But honestly, I'm not even sure that's true. Or maybe it's just something people tell themselves.
So I'm curious. What do you guys think about this?
What actually makes a finance product feel subscription-worthy, instead of just… mildly interesting?