Frequently Asked Questions

PRODUCT

How is Briefing.com unique?
Other sites cover the news, but only Briefing.com is designed to help you trade. Briefing.com is the only site on the Internet produced by analysts with years of market experience. Our intelligent, insightful analysis has been recognized within the financial services community and can be seen on dozens of sites including Yahoo! Finance, MSN Money and the Wall Street Journal Online.

Is Briefing.com real-time news?
Briefing.com is not news, but live analysis of news that may affect the markets. Our strength is insight on developments. We do not cover every news item.

How timely are the ratings changes from brokers?
Briefing.com receives upgrades and downgrades direct from more brokers than any other site, and we post the data immediately. We believe you will find Briefing.com the fastest site on the Internet for brokerage firm ratings changes.

OBJECTIVITY

Can Briefing.com provide an opinion on a specific stock?
Briefing.com does not provide individualized investment advice of any kind.

Does Briefing.com participate in the markets?
Our revenue comes entirely from subscriptions and advertising. We do NOT take any positions or benefit from any financial transactions.

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SUPPORT

Can I access past articles or news?
We maintain a searchable archive for readers. We archive all Briefing.com stories including Splits, Warnings, IPO and Upgrades/Downgrades calendars for each service they are a part of. Click here to use BriefingSearch on the Gold service.

Technical Questions
If you have other technical questions please see our Technical Assistance page.