CNBC Pro Review: Is It Worth It? (CNBC Pro Vs Benzinga Vs Motley Fool)

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So, what is CNBC Pro?

How is CNBC Pro different from the CNBC’s free version?

Is it worth it to subscribe to CNBC Pro?

Lastly, how does it compare with Bloomberg and Benzinga and Motley Fool?

After trying out CNBC Pro, I will share everything you need to know to make an informed decision.

What Is CNBC Pro?

So, what is CNBC Pro?

It’s a paid subscription service on CNBC.com and CNBC apps.

Inside CNBC Pro, you will get access to the following:

• Live CNBC TV from U.S., Europe, and Asia
• CNBC PRO News
• Street Calls (i.e. Wall Street’s analyst calls interpreted for you before the market opens)
• CNBC Pro Uncut (i.e. Interviews with fund managers, company CEOs and market experts)
• Follow the Pros (i.e. what top fund managers are buying or selling)
• Pros Talk (i.e. interviews with fund managers and prominent investors)
• A View From Top (i.e. interviews with company CEOs)
• Mike Santoli’s Notes on Stocks (i.e. daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC’s senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics)
• Stock Deep Dive (i.e. in-depth analysis on specific stocks)

Now, the next question becomes, how useful is it to help you invest better?

First of all, let’s look at Live CNBC TV.

Live CNBC TV basically covers all the latest market news from around the world.

As a CNBC Pro subscriber, you can access Live CNBC TV using any web browser on any devices from anywhere, as long as you have good internet connection.

But, if you already have cable TV that includes CNBC channel, then you can watch CNBC TV live from there without subscribing to CNBC Pro.

So, do you really need Live CNBC TV to help you make your investment decisions?

Personally, I think that if you are actively day trading and are trading the news, then you will probably need a live audio news feed to help you keep updated of the stock market in real-time.

This is because any breaking news (e.g. economic news or stock specific news) might cause huge swings in the stocks that you are trading and you don’t want to get caught off handed.

I would recommend Benzinga Pro‘s squawk because it delivers only the most critical market-moving news so you can focus on what matters most.

On the other hand, if you are a long-term investor, I don’t see a lot of value in getting Live CNBC TV.

Why?

There is too much noise and distraction from Live CNBC TV with most of the news stories being not actionable.

Do you think Warren Buffet watch live market news all day in his office?

I doubt so.

As for CNBC Pro News, if you are an active trader, you probably get all the latest market news feed on your trading platform or the stock trading software you are using.

Moving on, let’s take a look at Wall Street’s analyst calls interpreted for you before the market opens.

It’s basically a quick summary of a few biggest analyst calls with a short excerpt of analyst’s report.

Take note that this is NOT a summary of ALL the analyst calls.

So, you might NOT see the stocks that you are holding or are currently on your watch list right now.

If you want to stay informed of any change in analyst ratings on the stocks that you are watching, then there are good stock research and analysis platforms such as Stock Rover, where you get ALL the financial data and ratings in one place.

Another key offering inside CNBC Pro is its interviews with company CEOs and fund managers.

So, can you get any useful and actionable information from these interviews?

The thing with the interviews with company CEOs is that they would mostly paint a very rosy picture of their companies.

That’s why I prefer annual reports because numbers are unbiased.

As for fund manager interviews, I quite like them because it’s useful to know the top players’ views on the market and also their investment ideas.

Next, you also get access to Mike Santoni’s notes.

It is basically a daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC’s senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics.

There’s nothing too special about this.

I believe you could get this kind of information from other major financial news outlet as well.

Lastly, let’s look at the CNBC Pro Stock Deep Dive.

The articles give you an in-depth analysis of an individual stock.

For example, the most recent article is on Walmart after its latest earnings report and released investment plans.

The style of writing is very similar to the free articles you read on CNBC.

Basically, it lists out a few key points for its reasoning on why Walmart’s sell-off is an opportunity for investors willing to be a little patient:

• Walmart’s latest earnings report and plans to invest $14 billion in its business prompted a sell-off that has wiped $25 billion from the retailer’s stock.
• The big-box retailer said it sees growth opportunities in businesses like advertising and health care
• It also is automating its business to allow it to fulfill online orders more efficiently

Later on, in the article, it’s going to talk about each of these potential growth areas in details.

To give you an example of what to expect, below is an excerpt of the article talking about Walmart’s advertising growth opportunities.

So, can you get value from Stock Deep Dive articles?

I think you can at least get some investment ideas, but I don’t find myself go and click “Buy Walmart” straight away.

Why?

I still want to find out more:

• What is the fair value of Walmart?
• What are the risks of investing in Walmart?
• Does it fit into your overall portfolio strategy?
• Are there any other better investment opportunities?
• What’s your plan on this investment if you do decide to buy?(i.e. how much to buy, when to buy, when to sell, etc)

If you are looking for actionable stock recommendations, you can check out Motley Fool Stock Advisor and Rule Breakers, both of which I have been personally using for years.

CNBC Pro Vs CNBC

So, what is the different between CNBC Pro and CNBC?

The key differences between CNBC Pro and CNBC are that you can exclusive access to the following:

• Live CNBC TV round the clock
• Uncut interviews with company CEOs and fund managers
• CNBC Pro premium content such as Stock Deep Dive, Follow The Pros, Street Calls and Mike Santoni’s Notes on Stocks

How much does CNBC Pro subscription cost?

It has a monthly plan as well as an annual plan.

Its monthly plan costs $29.99/month while its annual plan costs $299.99.

There is a free 7-day trial for its annual plan only.

So, if you want to test drive CNBC Pro risk-free, you will need to go with the annual plan.

If you don’t think it’s a good fit for you, then you must cancel your annual subscription before the 7-day trial ends.

To cancel it, you just need to go to “my account”.

Then, you click “CNBC Pro”.

Under”Plan”, you can cancel your subscription by turning off the “auto-renewal”.

CNBC Pro Vs Benzinga Pro

So, what’s the difference between CNBC Pro and Benzinga Pro?

Which one is more suitable for you?

Benzinga Pro is specifically designed to help traders trade news events because stocks typically make huge moves during news such as merger & acquisition, trial results, earnings results and product launch.

With Benzinga Pro, you don’t miss out on any of the biggest news.

You can choose whether you want a sound alert or desktop notification to pop up on your screen or email notification.

There are also many filters that you can mix and match to only get the news on the stocks that you want to trade.

For example, you can choose filters from Sources (i.e. SEC, Press Release, etc), Categories (i.e. Economics, M&A, Analyst Rating, IPO, FDA, etc), Screener (i.e. Sector, Market Cap, Price, Volume, etc) and Watchlists.

Benzinga also lets you color code it, so you can quickly identify which type of news it is.

Furthermore, you would love Benzinga Pro‘s Audio Squawk which is a fast, timely audio news broadcast that delivers only the most critical market-moving news, so you can focus on what matters most.

If you are news trader, you will find this tool called “price sentiment engine” every useful because it tells you how likely news is to move a stock and in which direction.

Also, there are two other very useful tools for traders:

• Signals tool (i.e. it alerts you to price or volume related events in real-time such as Price Spikes, Block trades, Trading halt, Option activities, Opening gap and High/Low)
• Benzinga Pro Movers tool ( i.e. it brings you an up-to-the-minute feed of the biggest gainers and losers in the stock market.)

Every feature inside Benzinga Pro is designed to help traders profit from news event fast.

On the other hand, CNBC Pro is more suitable for investors who are looking for stock ideas as well as keep up to date of the latest market news.

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CNBC Pro Vs Motley Fool Stock Advisor

Now, let’s compare CNBC Pro with Motley Fool.

CNBC Pro is a subscription service that provides Live TV news on the market around the world, interviews with CEOs and fund managers, Wall Street’s analyst calls, in-depth stock analysis as well as news updates on top fund managers’ positions.

On the other hand, Motley Fool Stock Advisor is a subscription-based investment service that gives you specific stock recommendations.

Let’s look at what you get from your Motley Fool Stock Advisor subscription:

• You will receive two stock recommendations every month, as well as their monthly “Best Buys Now” :
  • On  the first Thursday of the month, you will receive your first stock recommendation
  • On the second Thursday, you will receive your first New Best Buys Now
  • On the third Thursday, you will receive your second stock recommendation
  • and on the fourth Thursday, you will receive your second New Best Buys Now
• You will receive a real-time email notification when it’s time to sell, so you are never left wondering what to do
• You gain instant access to all past Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor recommendations
• You gain instant access to all of their stock reports
• The Motley Fool’s Top 10 Best Stock to Buy Now report that features some of their recent picks that still offer the best potential return.
• The Motley Fool’s Top 5 Starter Stock features the ideal stocks that should be the foundation of new investor’s portfolios.

Now, when it comes to stock picking services, one of the most important things that you should look at is its track record.

So, can Motley Fool Stock Advisor help you achieve market-beating returns in the long term?

Below is the performance comparison between Motley Fool Stock Advisor and S&P 500 between 2002 and 2nd June 2022.

 

As of 2nd June 2022, average Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendations have returned over 357% since inception while S&P 500 has returned 123%.

In short, the Motley Fool Stock Advisor has outperformed the market 3 to 1.

That’s a HUGE difference in returns.

Now, what about the performance comparison between Motley Fool Stock Advisor and S&P 500 for the past 5 years?

Year	Motley Fool Stock Advisor (Average Return to  31st Dec 2021)	S&P 500 (Average Return to 31st Dec 2021)
2016	402%*	142%*
2017	259%*	110%*
2018	217%*	83%*
2019	85%*	71%*
2020	73%*	53%*
2021	-8%*	13%*

So, in terms of overall performance, the Motley Fool Stock Advisor has outperformed the market almost every single year for the past 6 years. (Note: Performance is calculated till 31st Dec 2021)

[*Returns as of 31st Dec 2021. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Individual investment results may vary. All investing involves risk of loss.]

But, what about its individual stock picks?

This metric is important because you might not be buying every single stock recommendation made by Stock Advisor.

Below is a table that shows you the performance of individual stock picks over the years.

As of May 2022, Motley Fool Stock Advisor has had 171 stock recommendations with 100%+returns.

 

What that means is that you would have easily doubled your money if you had invested in any of the 171 stock picks by Motley Fool Stock Advisor.

Here are just some of their best-performing stock picks:

• Amazon: it’s up 19,806%*
• Netflix: it’s up 23,901%*
• Walt Disney: it’s up 632%*
• NVIDIA: it’s up 16,423%*
• Shopify: it is up 4,107%*
• United Health Group: it is up 2,338 %*

[*Returns as of 31st Dec 2021. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Individual investment results may vary. All investing involves risk of loss.]

Just imagine that you actually found out about these great stocks way before everyone else did.

So, if you are looking for specific stock recommendations for your portfolio, then Motley Fool Stock Advisor  would be a good option.

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