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Re: Show HN: Cappio – stock research that isn't overwhelming

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Post by drcode »

I'm probably in the target demographic for this (small semi-serious hobby investor) and I like what I see. I'll send more detailed feedback to your site's email. (I figure you folks did the work putting this together, so you should be the first to benefit from feedback.)

Re: Show HN: Cappio – stock research that isn't overwhelming

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Post by timtamboy63 »

drcode wrote: post #13

I'm probably in the target demographic for this (small semi-serious hobby investor) and I like what I see. I'll send more detailed feedback to your site's email. (I figure you folks did the work putting this together, so you should be the first to benefit from feedback.)

Thanks so much! Feel free to reach out to me directly if it's easier - chintan@capp.io

Re: Show HN: Cappio – stock research that isn't overwhelming

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Post by coffeejay »

davidw wrote: post #11

I tried a mutual fund, for the heck of it. Not there. Looks kind of neat, but my guess is that it's more of a feature than a company.

It is meant for individual stocks as of now. We're hoping it serves pain points for retail investors who need some hand holding when it comes to investing smarter.

Re: Show HN: Cappio – stock research that isn't overwhelming

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Post by yummyfajitas »

Near as I can tell, this site is basically Google finance with a bunch of nicely color coded indicators of various components of the stock. It looks pretty, prettier than google finance. At a glance, I can easily tell whether you think I should buy or sell that stock.

This is nothing but stock market info porn. All you are doing is using web design to convince me to take seriously your opinions on whether GS or TWTR is going up or down. It's the web 2.0 version of an analyst in a nice suit. It looks cool, but no reason to believe there is real substance.

The fact of the matter is that if I'm actually going to be speculating on individual stocks (which I do, but mostly as a quant), I need a lot more info than this.

I don't want to be entirely negative, so I'm going to suggest a tool which I think might actually be handy, and could use with some nice presentation. Ask the user a little about themselves, and then suggest stocks/ETFs they can put money in to hedge their risks. E.g., if a person works in tech, suggest to them a portfolio that is disproportionately less tech heavy - that way, if their industry tanks, their retirement won't necessarily do the same. If a person expects lots of medical care later in life, suggest them a portfolio heavy on medical stocks so that if their expenses go up, their investment does too.

Re: Show HN: Cappio – stock research that isn't overwhelming

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Post by coffeejay »

yummyfajitas wrote: post #19

Near as I can tell, this site is basically Google finance with a bunch of nicely color coded indicators of various components of the stock. It looks pretty, prettier than google finance. At a glance, I can easily tell whether you think I should buy or sell that stock. This is nothing but stock market info porn. All you are doing is using web design to convince me to take seriously your opinions on whether GS or TWTR…

Thanks for the feedback.

We're trying to serve the less educated investor so we take basic fundamental analysis and automate it while making the insights more accessible to someone who is less financially literate.

It's interesting that you bring up personalization too because we're headed in that direction with customizing reports and creating recommendations based on factors like risk profile, age, and retirement plans.

We'd love to chat if you have time. You can shoot me an email at jay@capp.io

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