Take a look at Barron's at the library for free. They'll have a whole stack of 'em and on microfisch if you really want to research it.
A big focus in Barron's is data -- short data, options data, intraday data on the Dow, breadth numbers, sentiment, etc.
Use Investopedia and Wiki to define financial terms and learn more, and use their simulator to test your theories and develop a plan.
When you open an account, or simply download a free trial of any major brokerage firm's trading platform, you will have access to an array of news, forums and chat rooms, and many tools you need to succeed.
The news is entertaining and keeps you engaged and gives you ideas, but it is only distracting noise; trading on news after the fact cannot be done, making the news irrelevant to a trader, unless it is earth-shattering news, compared to the everyday variety. Always exceptions. You want the norm, not the spikes, because the spike come out of nowhere without warning or indication of direction or extent and give no entry opportunity.
The journal is great for telling you what's happening in the market. But I'm less certain it will tell you how to invest, or what to invest in.
Read Investing for Dummies by Eric Tyson.
The internet has more free articles than you can ever read.
I wouldn't spend $30. a month for "content". Put that $30. a month into SPY or DIA and read all the free stuff at Motley Fool, Zacks, Yahoo, theStreet, Morningstar, among tons of others.
But in answer to your question, yes, to some people it is good, and worth a subscription. To others, it is not worth the price.
You can - but that's not the place to learn investing.
Very good choice .. the other choice is Baron's which is really more focused on investments.
It is a bit pricey, another option is to visit your library weekly and read from there. You should also read Barron Magazine
I want to be more involved in managing my investments. Should I get a subscription of the Wall Street Journal? It's $28.99 per month for digital only.
