The Intrinsiqq Blog
Honest guides and comparisons on stock analysis, valuation, and the tools investors actually use. Built on free SEC EDGAR data.
Guide · 7 min read
Nine investing calculations worth doing yourself
Fees are 'low', dividends are 'safe', portfolios are 'diversified'. Here are nine calculations that replace the adjectives with numbers, each with a worked answer.
Philip van den Berge•Aug 31, 2026
Comparison · 7 min read
Best Free Finviz Alternatives in 2026
Finviz is great for screening but thin on fundamentals and valuation. Here is a detailed comparison of the best free alternatives to judge the stocks you screen.
Philip van den Berge•Aug 30, 2026
Comparison · 8 min read
The Best Free DCF Calculator in 2026
Most DCF calculators are manual spreadsheets or paywalled. Here is a detailed comparison of the best free ones, including a DCF that pulls the financials for you.
Philip van den Berge•Aug 28, 2026
Comparison · 10 min read
Best Free Dividend Stock Screeners in 2026
Of 311 large companies yielding 5%+, 38% don't cover the dividend from free cash flow. Here are the free dividend screeners that check durability, not just yield.
Philip van den Berge•Aug 26, 2026
Comparison · 7 min read
Best Free Yahoo Finance Alternatives in 2026
Yahoo Finance never answered the question I actually had: is this a good business, and am I overpaying? Here is what I use instead, and where Yahoo still wins.
Philip van den Berge•Jul 30, 2026
Guide · 6 min read
What Is Intrinsic Value?
Intrinsic value is what a company is really worth, not what it trades for. Here is what it means, the three ways to estimate it, and how to find any stock's fair value free.
Philip van den Berge•Jul 3, 2026
Comparison · 5 min read
Simply Wall St vs Seeking Alpha
One is a visual valuation tool for beginners, the other an analysis and community platform for active researchers. Here is how Simply Wall St and Seeking Alpha compare, and the free option that covers the overlap.
Philip van den Berge•Jul 3, 2026
Dividends · 18 min read
The Best Dividend Growth Stocks for 2026
A fast-growing 0.6% yield beats a frozen 6% one within about twelve years. Here are 25 dividend growth stocks ranked by our dividend score, straight from SEC filings.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 25, 2026
Dividends · 11 min read
Safest High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026
The biggest yields often hide the shakiest payouts. We ranked 10 popular high-yield US stocks (4%+) by how safe the dividend actually is, using payout coverage and free cash flow from SEC filings.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 24, 2026
Guide · 4 min read
How to Tell If a Dividend Is Safe
The yield tells you nothing about safety. Here is how to tell if a dividend is safe: payout ratio, cash-flow coverage, history, and debt, with healthy signs for each.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 24, 2026
Guide · 3 min read
The Free Stock-Research Workflow: Screen, Analyze, and Track Every Decision
A simple three-step workflow for researching stocks: screen on fundamentals, analyze and value, then journal every decision so you actually learn from it.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 18, 2026
Guide · 7 min read
Why we score company quality the way we do
How we chose the eight metrics behind a 0-100 quality score, and why REITs and banks need different rules built on FFO, price-to-book, and capital adequacy instead of P/E.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 15, 2026Comparison · 7 min read
Best Free Simply Wall St Alternatives in 2026
An honest, no-paywall comparison of the best free alternatives to Simply Wall St, with a full feature table and a fair look at what each tool does well and badly.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 2, 2026Comparison · 6 min read
Best Free Seeking Alpha Alternatives in 2026
Most of Seeking Alpha's ratings and data are paywalled. Here is a detailed, no-paywall comparison of the best free alternatives, by what each replaces.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 2, 2026
Comparison · 5 min read
The Best Free Stock Analysis Tools in 2026
Only a handful of stock analysis tools are genuinely free and useful. Here is a detailed comparison of what each does best, so you can stack the right ones for $0.
Philip van den Berge•Jun 1, 2026
Guide · 5 min read
How to Tell If a Stock Is Overvalued
A stock is overvalued when its price exceeds what the business is worth. Here is how to tell, using multiples, a DCF intrinsic value, and quality context.
Philip van den Berge•May 31, 2026
Guide · 5 min read
How Does a DCF Work? A Plain-English Guide
A DCF estimates what a business is worth by discounting its future cash flows to today. Here is how it works, step by step, with the inputs that matter most.
Philip van den Berge•May 27, 2026
Guide · 4 min read
How to Tell If a Company Is High Quality
A high-quality company earns strong returns on capital, grows, and sustains it without debt or dilution. Here are the fundamentals to check and the healthy sign for each.
Philip van den Berge•May 26, 2026
Engineering · 4 min read
How We Turn SEC Filings Into Free Stock Analysis
Every number on Intrinsiqq comes from SEC filings. Here is the pipeline that turns messy XBRL data into clean quality scores and valuations.
Philip van den Berge•May 22, 2026