Comments on: The Google Finance Mystery

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:49:54 +0000

It’s of limited use to me until they expand their international coverage and include global indices.

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By: James

James — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:00:37 +0000

I agree with wealjays. Google’s stock charts are horrible, with no candlesticks nor technical indicators. The slider thingy on the bottom is a nice touch, and I like the news tags on the charts. Still, no candles and no technical indicators, Google Finance is a no-go.

Also, under “More Resources,” important stock information is obtained via external links. To me that’s an implicit admission that Google website is not complete. If GF ever does a major makeover I’ll keep my mind open, otherwise I go elsewhere.

By: wealjays

wealjays — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:04:10 +0000

The #1 problem with Google Finance (and the reason I don’t currently use it) is that they amazingly don’t have technical charts (OHLC or Candlestick).

What is up with that?

By: Bill aka NO DooDahs!

Bill aka NO DooDahs! — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:30:35 +0000

They (Google) have started already on creating the habit. If you visit both, then both are in your browser’s autofill list. Which is first alphabetically? finance.g- or finance.y- ?

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By: maximo zeledon

maximo zeledon — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:04:48 +0000

Howard–

It’s really about habit. Many people just get used to the same thing even if there is a better product out there. The familiar is always safe. In addition, I think Google has done a poor job promoting the finance page. I now the company is all about minimalism and no advertising, but they should make an effort. I like google finance, but I still go to Yahoo out of habit.

By: Bill aka NO DooDahs!

Bill aka NO DooDahs! — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:37:58 +0000

The one clear advantage I see with Google is the “upcoming” view in the portfolio, where you can keep tabs on future earnings announcements and conference appearances for the companies you track.

By: Howard Lindzon

Howard Lindzon — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:38:29 +0000

cool. thx

By: rvb1977

rvb1977 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:28:22 +0000

Google Finance is pretty decent, I use it and YF about the same…which is to say that Google Finance is slowly capturing me. My expectation is that they’ll make the next year really good…all the while adding incremental features and then they’ll put a Finance link on everything else. Look, Gmail is in year 4…so I think the rollout will be similar. Everything at Google takes years before it’s ready for primetime (even AdWords/Sense)