Best Free Financial Newsletters
A large share of the index costs nothing, and several of the highest-scoring desks publish a free tier. These are the publications you can read without a card.
Top of this shortlist: China Financial Markets (Michael Pettis) at 88/100 (Free).
China Financial Markets (Michael Pettis)
China Balance Sheet & Trade
Niche · China balance sheet & trade
Lyn Alden Investment Strategy
Macro, Bitcoin & Monetary Analysis
Niche · macro, bitcoin & monetary analysis
Alpha Architect
Factor Investing & Quant Research
Niche · Factor & systematic investing
The Market Ear
Market Flows, Positioning & Volatility
Niche · Flows, positioning & volatility
Goehring & Rozencwajg
Natural Resources & Energy Transition
Niche · Natural resources & power
Monetary Matters Network (Jack Farley)
Macro, Central Banking & Liquidity Interviews
Niche · macro, central banking & liquidity
ARK Invest
Disruptive Innovation Research
Niche · disruptive innovation research
Bond Vigilantes (M&G)
Global Bond Market Commentary
Niche · Government & corporate bond markets
Bannockburn Global Forex
FX Strategy & Hedging Advisory
Niche · FX strategy & hedging advisory
A Wealth of Common Sense
Behavioral Finance & Wealth
Niche · Behavioral finance & wealth
Galaxy Research
Digital Assets & Macro Research
Niche · digital assets & macro research
Hindenburg Research
Investigative Short Research
Niche · investigative short research
Musings on Markets (Aswath Damodaran)
Valuation & Corporate Finance
Niche · valuation & corporate finance
The Big Picture (Barry Ritholtz)
Macro, Markets & Investor Behavior
Niche · Macro, markets & behavioral finance
The Science of Hitting
Long-Term Equity Investing & Consumer Franchises
Niche · Consumer & quality equities
Wolf Street
Credit Bubbles, Housing & the Fed
Niche · Credit bubbles & housing
Of Dollars And Data
Data-Driven Personal Finance
Niche · Personal finance & data
BitMEX Research
Crypto Data & Market Analysis
Niche · crypto data & market analysis
Thoughtful Money (Adam Taggart)
Macro Interviews & Market Commentary
Niche · macro interviews & commentary
Eurodollar University (Jeff Snider)
Eurodollar System & Monetary Plumbing
Niche · eurodollar system & plumbing
Muddy Waters Research
Forensic Accounting Research
Niche · forensic accounting short research
The Macro Tourist
Macro Complacency & Market Cycles
Niche · Macro complacency & cycles
The Streetwise Professor
Energy, Commodities & Derivatives
Niche · Energy derivatives & market structure
Meb Faber Research
Quant Asset Allocation & The Idea Farm
Niche · Quant asset allocation
Klement on Investing
Data-Driven Investing Commentary
Niche · Data-driven investing
CoinShares Research
Digital Asset Fund Flows
Niche · digital asset fund flows
MacroVoices
Macro Interviews for Institutional Traders
Niche · institutional macro interviews
Money: Inside and Out
Central Bank Balance Sheets & Plumbing
Niche · Central bank balance sheets
Marc to Market
Currency & Macro Commentary
Niche · Daily currency & macro analysis
The Irrelevant Investor
Markets, Behavior & Wealth
Niche · Markets & investor behavior
Pragmatic Capitalism
Macro & Portfolio Construction
Niche · Macro & portfolio strategy
Deribit Insights
Crypto Derivatives & Volatility
Niche · crypto derivatives & volatility
The Acquirer's Multiple (Tobias Carlisle)
Quantitative Deep-Value Investing
Niche · quantitative deep value
The Investor's Podcast
Investing Education & Interviews
Niche · investing education & interviews
Return Stacked (Corey Hoffstein)
Return Stacking & Leverage Research
Niche · return stacking & leverage
Flirting with Models (Newfound Research)
Quantitative Portfolio Research
Niche · quantitative portfolio research
Early Retirement Now
Safe Withdrawal & FIRE Research
Niche · safe withdrawal & fire research
The Reformed Broker
Markets, Wealth Management & Commentary
Niche · Markets & wealth management
Coin Bureau
Crypto Education & Research
Niche · crypto education & research
Real Investment Advice (Lance Roberts)
Macro & Market Technicals
Niche · macro & market technicals
Credit Writedowns
Credit, Macro & Financial Crises
Niche · Credit cycles & crises
Abnormal Returns
Curated Market & Investing Links
Niche · Curated investing links
The Wolf Of All Streets
Crypto & Macro Commentary
Niche · crypto & macro commentary
The Fat Pitch (Urban Carmel)
Market Valuation & Sentiment
Niche · valuation & sentiment
Notable Calls
Analyst & Research Call Aggregation
Niche · analyst call aggregation
Behavioural Investment (Joe Wiggins)
Behavioural Finance
Niche · behavioural finance
The Absolute Return Letter
Absolute Return Macro Letters
Niche · absolute return macro
Portfolio Charts
Portfolio Construction Tools
Niche · portfolio construction tools
Morning Brew
Business & Markets Daily Briefing
Niche · Daily business & markets briefing
The Chart Report
Curated Technical Chart Analysis
Niche · curated technical analysis
Greenbackd (Tobias Carlisle)
Deep Value & Special Situations
Niche · deep value & special situations
The Evidence-Based Investor
Evidence-Based Investing
Niche · evidence-based investing
Dividend Growth Investor
Dividend Growth Investing
Niche · dividend growth investing
Financial Samurai
Personal Finance & Real Estate
Niche · personal finance & real estate
The Critical Investor
Junior Mining Due Diligence
Niche · Junior mining due diligence
The Brooklyn Investor
Value Investing Case Studies
Niche · value investing case studies
The Conservative Income Investor
Conservative Income Investing
Niche · conservative income investing
The Daily Reckoning
Contrarian Markets Commentary
Niche · contrarian markets commentary
Physician on FIRE
Physician FIRE & Investing
Niche · physician fire & investing
The Measure of a Plan
Personal Finance & Investing
Niche · personal finance & investing