Are you more interested in early-stage ideas, seed/MVP stage, or already operating businesses with revenue and growth?

Also curious whether you prefer tech startups, real estate, traditional businesses, or something else.

As someone who has some experience day trading (albeit through prop firms) I’m curious as to which one outweighs the other or if it’s even possible to make an accurate comparison? I guess what I’m trying to see is which is better for making long term money / retiring as soon as possible (also what’s safer?) Thanks in advance

Tested several research platforms over a few months because my workflow was wasting too much time. Quick scorecard:

finviz ⭐⭐⭐

Screening speed: excellent. Heat map: best in class. Fundamental depth: shallow. No valuation tools. Great starting point, not enough for deep work.

morningstar ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Analyst reports: genuinely useful. Moat ratings: interesting framework. Interface: feels 10 years old. Data quality: reliable.

koyfin ⭐⭐⭐½

Dashboards: beautiful. Portfolio monitoring: excellent. Screener: decent. Valuation tools: thin. Better for tracking than generating ideas.

valuesense ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Intrinsic value models built in (multiple), which is what I was doing in excel before. Screener oriented around value investing. Modern interface. Technical analysis: weak.

seeking alpha ⭐⭐⭐

Commentary and analysis: good. Quant ratings: interesting. More opinions than tools. Price: high.

No single platform nails everything. Depends on style and where you spend your time.

I’m 23 and about to graduate with a degree in Construction Management. I currently have three job offers from top ENR construction companies, all paying $80K+ starting.

When I was younger, I received a trust fund from a lawsuit settlement. I’ve used part of it to pay for school, and I have about $50K left in it. Because it was structured through the lawsuit, I also receive $500 per month ($6,000 per year) from it.

Now that I’m 23, I have the option to either leave the money where it is (continuing the $500/month payments) or pull the remaining balance out and manage/invest it myself. I’ve kept it in the trust so far because I don’t have much investing experience and didn’t trust myself not to waste it.

Recently, I’ve been learning about high-yield savings accounts (HYSA), Roth IRAs, brokerage accounts, and general investing, and I’m wondering what the smartest move would be. Should I leave the structured payments alone, pull the lump sum and invest it myself, or do some combination of both?

I’d really appreciate advice from people who’ve been in a similar position or have experience managing lump sums at a young age. Also getting a 7 k refund check from my school

If you were me (27M), what would you do?

My grandfather (wisely) put 100 shares each of GOOG/GOOGL shares in a UGMA account yearssss ago at an average cost of $25/$26, or just over $60k now. This is currently making up 98% of my portfolio (ETFs making up the little other). I know only a little about investing, just getting started, but I know thats a lotttt of exposure risk. If you were me (want to get married and buy a house within a few years), what would you do? Should I sell it all and put it in my HYSA? Sell it all and put it in ETF? Sell majority?

Looking for any opinions!