Financial freedom is one of the main goals for every working person throughout the world. Over time the single best return on your investment can be through the purchase of publicly traded stocks.

Some big reasons to invest in the stock market:

1. Historically, the stock market goes up (appreciates) over time;
2. Reinvestment of returns and compounding interest can help your money grow more quickly;
3. Mitigation of potential risks by diversifying investments across multiple sectors;
4. Various forms of investment vehicles (ETFs/single stocks/mutual funds/etc.);
5. Generally, stock market returns beat inflation. ^[1]

If you are ready to maximize your stock knowledge then PORTFOLIO EDGE is the web app for you.

This is the home screen of the PORTFOLIO EDGE web app:

Currently, users can choose to search either the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the NASDAQ exchange.

In this example, a user is searching Coca-Cola on the NYSE:

Upon hitting the search button a brief company description is presented as the "Company Profile", a chart with the past 12-month price information is presented, and current and historical price information for the stock as "Stock Information":

Similarly, users can search for stocks on the NASDAQ exchange:

And, receive "Company Profile"/12-month chart/"Stock Information" for that stock:

Each search pulls the top fifteen latest news stories in the "Stock News" section:

Using the "Clear Search" button, users can remove all of the information from the most recently researched stock:

And then, be ready to start all over again:

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PORTFOLIO EDGE uses the Financial Modeling Prep Ticker Search. When the user inputs the company to search, PORTFOLIO EDGE then requests a ticker search from the API to return the appropriate stock ticker.

One limitation of this search is that it is limited to one particular exchange. So, the user has to know if the stock being searched is traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ and enter information into the appropriate input.

Check out the Financial Modeling Prep API documentation.

Once PORTFOLIO EDGE has received the information about the company's ticker symbol, it then uses the Alpha Vantage API for Company Overview; Quote Endpoint; and the Monthly Time Series.

Company Overview is used to pull the following information:

• Company Description;
• Company Name;
• Market Sector;
• Exchange;
• Market Capitalization;
• BETA;
• 52 Week High/Low; and
• Last Divident Amount/Date.

Quote Endpoint is used to pull the following information:

• Price;
• Change Value;
• Change Percent;
• Daily Low/High;
• Daily Volume; and
• Last Trading Date.

Montly Time Series returns monthly stock information from the previous 240 months (20 years). This information is distilled into the previous 12 months information and entered into the chart that is displayed on screen.

Check out the Alpha Vantage API documentation.

Finally, each API concludes with a call to the Intrinio API for All News to get the last fifteen top stock stories. This allows PORTFOLIO EDGE users to remain up-to-date with the latest stock market news.

Check out the Intrinio API documentation.

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PORTFOLIO EDGE designed and executed by:

Lucky Mountaineers

• 🍪 Emmanuel Durand 🍪
• 💎 Toccara Hicks 💎
• 💚 Eric D. Torres 💚
• 🌈 Telicia Watson 🌈

Contact: [email protected].

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footnote 1: 5 Reasons to Invest in the Stock Market

WARNING: these statements are generalizations and should not be construed as actual financial advice. Please consult a certified professional before investing in the stock market.