{"id":15064,"date":"2022-11-08T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=15064"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:46:42","slug":"investment-toolset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/","title":{"rendered":"Free online toolset for US stock investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/#Reason_for_the_toolset\" >Reason for the toolset<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/#Table_for_US_stock_investment_toolset\" >Table for US stock investment toolset<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/#Special_reminder\" >Special reminder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reason_for_the_toolset\"><\/span>Reason for the toolset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on my own experience, U.S. stock investors often need to inquire some necessary information. So I spent a few months writing about some U.S. stock investment tools that investors in U.S. stocks often use. For example, the Taiwan stock weighted index, S&amp;P 500 index, Dow Jones index, Nasdaq 100 index, Philadelphia Semiconductor index and other famouse indexes over the years to query the annual return rate and annualized rate of return, single compound interest calculator, annualized rate of return calculator, valuation (discounted cash flow calculator: DCF), US stock 100-year price-earnings ratio query and other functions; click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for direct access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These tools are the basic tools that US stock investors must use from time to time. All tools have corresponding Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These tools can be divided into five categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annualized rate of return and compound interest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inquiry about the annualized rate of return of major market indices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economic data query<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valuation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data sharing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually I use these tools to generate the data for my latest two books  &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.books.com.tw\/products\/0010889106?sloc=main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rules of Super Growth Stocks Investing<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.books.com.tw\/products\/0010935641?sloc=main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rules of 10 Baggers<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Table_for_US_stock_investment_toolset\"><\/span>Table for US stock investment toolset <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Special_reminder\"><\/span>Special reminder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For all major market index annualized return query tools listed in the table; including Taiwan Stock Index, Dow Jones Index, S&amp;P 500 Index, Nasdaq Index, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, not only annualized return query , you can also query the index return rate in any year\u2500\u2500just enter the year you want to query in both the start and end fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a list of must-have US stock investment free tools developed by Andy Lin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The online tool I develop<\/td><td>URL for the tool<br><\/td><td>For detailed function description, please click the description article directly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Andy Lin&#8217;s Indices<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andy Lin self-compiled  Index, daily updated (including growth stock index, moat index, tracking stock index and other three major indices)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/granitefirm.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andy Lin&#8217;s Indices<\/a><\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/granitefirm.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andy Indices will be daily updated on the homepage<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Annualized rate of return and compound interest<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IRR calculator<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/irr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRR calculator<\/a><\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/08\/30\/irr-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRR calculator<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simple and compound interest calculator<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/compoundinterest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simple and compound interest calculator<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/09\/05\/compound-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simple and compound interest calculator<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Famous market index<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taiwan stock exchange<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/taiex\/\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Taiwan Stock Exchange<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/09\/15\/taiwan-stock-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Taiwan Stock Exchange<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Index<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/djia\/\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Dow Jones Industrial Average Index<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/10\/19\/dow-jones-querier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Index<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/sp500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for S&amp;P 500 Index<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/09\/11\/sp-500-index-querier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for S&amp;P 500 Index<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nasdaq<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/nasdaq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Nasdaq Index<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/09\/25\/nasdaq-index-querier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Nasdaq Index<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Philadelphia Semiconductor Index <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/sox\/\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Philadelphia Semiconductor Index<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/10\/05\/philadelphia-semiconductor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier to Annualized rate of return for Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX)<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Important ecnomic data query<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>US historial GDP querier<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/gdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/gdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDP querier<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/09\/29\/us-gross-domestic-product-gdp-querier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Gross domestic product (GDP) querier<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Querier of US Inflation Rate<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier of US Inflation Rate<\/a>  <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/09\/19\/us-inflation-rate-querier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Querier of US Inflation Rate<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Valuation<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) Calculator<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/dcf\/\">DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) Calculator<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/10\/11\/dcf-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) Calculator<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500 historical PE Ratio and average Querier<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/sp500pe\/\">S&amp;P 500 historical PE Ratio and average Querier<\/a> <\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/10\/31\/14481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S&amp;P 500 P\/E ratio has been rising in the past century, S&amp;P 500 PE Ratio and Average Querier<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Data share<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data and sample download<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/us\/tools\/filedownload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sample and file download<\/a><\/td><td>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/10\/27\/sample-and-file-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sample and file download<\/a>&#8220;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the detail, please see &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/08\/investment-toolset\/\">Free online US stock investment toolset<\/a>\uff02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/iv-1600x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"stock investment toolset\" class=\"wp-image-15065\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">credit: onmarket.com.au<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a 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