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StockPickr is an online social network for sharing financial analysis, research, news and commentary. The website was founded by entrepreneur James Altucher in 2006 and sold to TheStreet.com in 2007 for $10 million.
Overview
StockPickr is a community based trading website which offers stock picks from amateur investors, a discussion forum, a stock market blog and thousands of professional stock portfolios. The website also shows a variety of professional portfolios, outlining publicly available investing information of experts like Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Mark Cuban, among others. Users can rate portfolios, see recommended similar portfolios and get advice of stocks within similar portfolios to help assemble their own.
Within the first two months of founding the website had over 10,000 portfolios posted, and over 2,500 registered users. By August 2007 the website had over 100,000 users, 10 million monthly page views, and was named one of Time.com's 50 Best Websites of 2007.
In April 2007, StockPickr sold to TheStreet.com for $10 million.