| StockPickr | |
| Author: | James Altucher |
| Launch Date: | (beta) (final) |
| Current Status: | Redirected to TheStreet.com |
StockPickr was a social networking service and virtual community for sharing stock picks, financial analysis, research, news, and commentary.[1] [2] The website was founded by James Altucher in 2006 and acquired by TheStreet.com in 2007 for $10 million.[3] [4] [5]
It included an Internet forum, a blog, and he makeup of 90,000 stock portfolios, including 800 of professional investors including Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Mark Cuban.[6] [7] [1] [8]
Users were able to rate portfolios, see recommended similar portfolios and get advice of stocks within similar portfolios to help assemble their own.[7] [9]
The website launched in beta version in September 2006 and in final in November 2006. By January 2007, the website had over 10,000 portfolios posted, and over 2,500 registered users.[7]
By August 2007, the website had over 100,000 users, 10 million monthly page views, and was named one of the 50 Best Websites of 2007 by Time.[10] [2] [11]
In April 2007,TheStreet.com acquired the website for $10 million.[1] [12]