Free Data Sources

The Stock Investment Guide software has the ability to retrieve stock data from free Internet sources. To us the free data option, open preferences can check the Use Free Internet Data Sources checkbox.

It is important to understand the limitations of using data from Internet sources to complete your stock analysis.

If one of the web sites used to gather data is unavailable, then SIG will not be able to complete the data entry. If you notice large amounts data missing, the source web site likely is not available.

Multiple web sites are used to retrieve the data, so items like Book Value per Share and Dividends per Share are from a separate source. Please verify the accuracy of all data.

Much of the stock data is gathered from moneycentral.msn.com, but other web sites are used to obtain a more complete data set. If you use the free data option, you should download a stock data sheet, such as a S&P data sheet from your broker or a obtain copy from your local library to verify the information.

Churr Software is not responsible for the accuracy (or lack thereof) of any stock data. You are responsible for the data used in any analysis, and for any investment decisions made based on your analysis. Remember, the Stock Investment Guide is a tool that should be used as a guide in your decisions. You should not make buy or sell decisions only on the results of the Stock Investment Guide.