We are paid subscribers to dozens of stock and option newsletters. We actively track every recommendation from all of these services, calculate performance, and share our results of the top performing stock newsletters whose subscriptions fees are under $500. The main metric to look for is "Excess Return" which is their return above that of the S&P500. So, based on January 3, 2025 prices:

Rank	Stock Newsletter	Stock Picks	Average Return	S&P500 Return	Excess Return	Percent Profitable	Max % Return	Min % Return
1.	Alpha Picks	64	71.7%	23.9%	47.8%	77%	969%	-47%
Summary: 2 picks/month based on Seeking Alpha's Quant Rating; Retail Price is $499/yr. See details in our Alpha Picks Review.						APRIL PROMOTION: Save $50
2.	Value Investor	39	26.8%	13.9%	12.8%	51%	494%	-41%
Summary: 10-25 stock picks per year based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review.						APRIL PROMOTION:$1, then $495/yr
3.	Top 10	33	21.2%	8.4%	12.8%	52%	170%	-56%
Summary: 10 stock picks released on January 1st of each year based on Zacks' Quant Rating & maybe 1 or 2 changes a year; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review.						APRIL PROMOTION:$1, then $495/yr
4.	Moby.co	311	42.1%	31.4%	10.7%	74%	1030%	-95%
Summary: 60-150 stock picks per year, segmented by industry; Retail Price is $199/yr. Read our Moby Review.						APRIL PROMOTION:Get 1 pick free!
5.	Stock Advisor Canada	36	31.8%	25.3%	6.5%	81%	216%	-68%
Summary: 1 pick/month from the Toronto stock exchange; Retail Price is CD$199/yr. Read our Motley Fool Canada Stock Advisor Review.						APRIL Promotion: Get $100 Coupon
6.	Hidden Gems	76	38.1%	32.9%	5.2%	71%	258%	-100%
Summary: Sold as part of Epic service that includes Hidden Gems, Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers; 5 picks/month; Retail Price is $499/yr. Read our Epic Review.						APRIL Promotion: Get $200 Coupon
7.	Action Alerts Plus	378	20.8%	16.7%	4.1%	56%	220%	-77%
Summary: 2100-150 trades per year, lots of buying and selling and short term trades. Read our Jim Cramer Review.						Current Promotion: None
8.	TipRanks SmartInvestor	124	10.3%	7.2%	3.1%	60%	269%	-48%
Summary: About 1 pick/week focusing on short term trades; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500's 149% since 2015. Retail Price is $379/yr. Read our TipRanks Review.						Current Promotion: Save $180
9.	Rule Breakers	66	36.2%	35.4%	0.8%	65%	344%	-81%
Summary: 2 picks/month focusing on disruptive technology and business models; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500's 149% since 2005; Now part of Motley Fool Epic. Read our Motley Fool Epic Review.						Current Promotion: Save $200
10.	Stock Advisor Canada	71	25.2%	24.8%	0.5%	73%	216%	-93%
Summary: 2 pick/month from the TSX and U.S. markets; Retail Price is CD$199/yr. Read our Motley Fool Canada Stock Advisor Review.						APRIL Promotion: Get $100 Coupon
Top Ranking Stock Newsletters based on their 2024, 2023, 2022 stock picks' performance as compared to S&P500. S&P500's return is based on average return of S&P500 from date each stock pick is released. NOTE: To get these results you must buy equal dollar amounts of each pick on the date the stock pick is released. Investor Business Daily Top 50 based on performance of FFTY ETF. Performance as of January 3, 2025.