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TheStreet.Com Review | Portfolio Buzz Reviews | Jim Cramer's TheStreet.Com |
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TheStreet.Com
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TheStreet.Com is a mini-conglomerate of free and subscriber services. It could also be called the “Empire that Jim Cramer Built”. With the advent of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money and with his constant references to the “charitable trust”, TheStreet.Com and RealMoney.Com – Portfolio Buzz decided a visit to the empire was required!
Enjoy the review. While not as entertaining as Cramer, it may help you decide whether a visit to TheStreet.Com is in order.
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TheStreet.Com Overview
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TheStreet.Com is a multi-authored blog where articles and commentaries are cross-referenced to different topics and/or web locations and authors. Much of the information is free and accessible by any site visitor. If a visitor strays into “subscriber” territory, then Cramer pops up to help you get a free trial or to subscribe.
Most of the high-powered subscriber services are located at Real Money.Com, which appears to be just a secure section within TheStreet.Com itself. Access to RealMoney.Com is through the high-level navigation at the top of the Street.Com page. However, just to confuse the visitor a bit, there are also free services listed on RealMoney.Com, much of which duplicates what is available on TheStreet.Com’s home page.
Subscriber services are focused on consumers and professionals. There are 13 consumer-oriented services plus a “bundled” subscription that covers a popular group of individual subscriptions. These services include such topics as “Stocks under $10”, “Value Investor” and Cramer’s “Action Alerts Plus” which addresses stock actions within his Charitable Trust Portfolio. There are 2 subscriber services for Professionals including “The Street View” which is a real-time discussion for hedge fund managers and other buy-side professionals.
Other features include the video-based “TheStreet.com TV” which highlights Cramer’s discussions of stocks and the market, comments by other TheStreet.Com contributors and staff, and interviews with Wall Street professionals and Industry executives.
TheStreet.Com also provides a nifty calendar of economic data coming during the week and a calendar of earnings release dates, each of which can highlight key catalysts for stock and market movement.
All in all, a comprehensive website with the kind of current, expert articles and opinions necessary to get homework done before making investing decisions.
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TheStreet.Com Strengths
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TheStreet.Com is a fully transparent and open investing advisory service. There are no “black box” recommendations that depend on “proprietary” trading algorithms. In fact, contributors often disagree on how an individual stock, commodity or market might move in the future while providing the necessary logic to support their differing conclusions. This is extremely valuable for investors, who benefit from the homework done by multiple professionals. It helps to focus homework on the key catalysts and technical or fundamental issues which should drive investment decisions.
As for the subscription services, Portfolio Buzz signed up for Jim Cramer’s “Action Alerts Plus” to support this review. This subscription provides alerts regarding Jim’s Charitable Trust Portfolio. The service has been excellent! The technology works well and the alerts provide timely advice for taking stock action. In addition to the Alerts, we also received four fixed emails every day providing additional background information: the emails were titled “Before the Bell”, “After the Bell”, “Daily Booyah RealMoney Radio Recap” and “Daily Booyah ‘Mad Money” Recap”.
The real value of this subscription service is getting real time advice based on actual intra-day market movements. Other subscription services operating on the same principle would clearly be worth the money.
Of course, there are free trials for potential subscribers to help them decide if the services are right for them.
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TheStreet.Com Weaknesses
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While TheStreet.Com content is excellent, the website is not easy to use.
Primary navigation is focused on three major sub-divisions: TheStreet.Com, RealMoney.Com and Street Insight. Some free services are duplicated between TheStreet and RealMoney, such as all accessible Cramer items and Video and Audio features. Yet, it looks like RealMoney is supposed to be fully subscription based. Street Insight is the only place where professional services are available, yet, most visitors will try going there (professional or not) because the website design directs a visitor in that direction. For the first time visitor, this high level confusion can dampen enthusiasm for the site.
There are lots and lots of ads and sponsoring partner banners; lot’s of blinking lights. And, offers for subscription services and free trials show up everywhere. While the primary purpose of the website is to make money for the owners, many visitors will retreat and never consider the content because of the emphasis on marketing.
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Portfolio Buzz Summary of TheStreet.Com
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This is definitely a site to visit and utilize as part of the investing homework process. The free content is extremely valuable and the subscription services are to the point and timely. Background emails on general and specific market/company moves just add to the value.
The site is cluttered and a bit difficult to navigate. However, an investor should be able to work through the clutter and learn where the key sections are. The focus on marketing is annoying, but knowing Cramer from his TV show (Mad Money), Portfolio Buzz has concluded that this shouldn’t be a surprise and should be forgiven. After all, poor Mr. Cramer has to make money somehow!
Strongly Recommended!
Official Website: TheStreet.com
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