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Worked company value checks and honest comparisons. This is the value-investing method applied to real companies. For the concepts behind it, start with the value-investing guide.
Is Apple (AAPL) undervalued? A 5-minute value check
A worked example: Apple's quality score, a fair value and three conservative buy prices, and how the buy range compares to the price.
How to know what price to pay for a stock
Fair value minus a margin of safety, for a business that passed a quality check. Four steps, with Apple worked through on real numbers.
Why every intrinsic value calculator gives a different number
Four public tools valued Apple on the same day at $163 to $319. Where the gap comes from, and five checks to read any calculator's number.
Cheap stock or value trap? How to tell in ten minutes
A trap is a low price on a business whose numbers are fading. Six ten-year checks, in order, and a bargain-versus-trap table.
Value investing apps compared: seven tools, honest pros and cons
Simply Wall St, GuruFocus, Stock Rover, AlphaSpread, Stock Analysis, Fiscal.ai and Wonderfolio on price, free tier, intrinsic value, quality screening and price zones.
Wonderfolio vs. your spreadsheet: an honest comparison
A value-investing spreadsheet does the job, but the first pass is 95% of the work. Where a tool helps and where your judgment still wins.
Simply Wall St alternative: 5 value-investing apps compared
Wonderfolio, Simply Wall St, GuruFocus, Stock Analysis and AlphaSpread on price, fair value and buy zones. Including where each one beats us.
Stock Rover alternative: a simpler value-investing app
Stock Rover gives you 300+ metrics and a screen builder. We already built the screen. An honest look at which one you actually want.
FinChat alternative: FinChat is now Fiscal.ai
FinChat rebranded to Fiscal.ai in 2025. How it compares on price, financial history, AI research and price zones.
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