Free Dividend & Investing Web Tools

A curated directory of the third-party research sites we actually use alongside Dividend Vision. Each tool below covers a slice of the income-investing workflow that the Portfolio Vision dashboard, the ETF Screener, and the ETF Comparator don’t replicate — from broad market sentiment indicators and stock fundamentals to backtesting engines and BDC-specific research. Links open in a new tab; we have no commercial relationship with these sites unless explicitly noted.

CNN Fear & Greed Index

Because apparently markets run on vibes, not math.

Seeking Alpha

Where every comment section is a stock-picking contest no one wins.

Yield Might

The superhero cousin of Yield Maybe. Capes optional.

FAST Graphs

Charts that sprint to conclusions faster than your broker’s margin call.

Stock Analysis

Everything you ever wanted to know about a stock… and five things you didn’t.

BDC Investor

High-yield investing for people who enjoy the thrill of questionable loans.

Portfolio Visualizer

Feed it your numbers, watch it turn into colorful graphs, still blame the Fed.

VectorVest

Stock analysis software with more signals than your group chat on earnings night.

Testfol.io

Backtest your portfolio so future you can roast past you with data and a punchline.

TradingView

Like Instagram, but instead of selfies you get candlestick charts.

Dividend Channel

Where dividend hikes get treated like breaking news.

AlphaTrends

Proof that drawing arrows on a chart can feel like a strategy.

How we use these tools alongside Dividend Vision

Most income investors don’t live in a single research app — they string together a few. Here’s the rough division of labour we recommend:

Macro mood & market sentiment. Use the CNN Fear & Greed Index as a quick gut-check before rotating into or out of equity-heavy income ETFs.
Stock fundamentals & analyst takes. Stock Analysis, Seeking Alpha, and FAST Graphs are useful for digging into the underlying companies inside an ETF.
Backtesting & portfolio modelling. Once you’ve picked a basket of income ETFs in the DV Screener, run them through Portfolio Visualizer or Testfol.io for historical risk/return data.
Charting. TradingView is the de facto standard for technical levels, ex-dividend chart annotations, and watchlists.
BDC & specialty income coverage. BDC Investor and Dividend Channel are the niches we lean on for BDC, REIT, and CEF-flavoured research.

Have a tool we should add? Email support@dividendvision.com.