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Google Finance just went global, and it's a meaningfully different product from what most people remember.
I'm hunting this because the live earnings feature with synchronized transcripts and AI-generated insights is the kind of capability that used to require paid tools.
The problem: tracking markets seriously means jumping between charting tools, news feeds, earnings call recordings, and research platforms. None of them share a surface.
The solution: the new AI-powered Google Finance consolidates this into one place. Ask complex research questions and get comprehensive AI responses with source links. Follow live corporate earnings calls with audio, synchronized transcripts, and AI insights. Use advanced charting with technical indicators like candlestick charts and moving average envelopes. Get real-time data on commodities and crypto alongside a revamped news feed.
What's in the new experience:
🤖 AI research means you can ask complex market questions and get sourced, structured answers
🎙️ Live earnings with synchronized transcripts means you can follow calls in real time without a Bloomberg subscription
📈 Advanced charting with technical indicators means you can do basic TA without switching tools
📰 Revamped news feed with expanded commodities and crypto data means real-time intel in one view
Who it's for: retail investors, self-directed traders, and market researchers who want research depth without paying for institutional tools. Now available in 100+ countries with local language support.
Honest note: rollout is gradual, so check finance.google.com/beta to see if your country is live yet.
Which feature are you most likely to use first: the AI research, live earnings, or the advanced charting?
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@rohanrecommends This is great for research and discovery , AI is actually very strong there.
Where it starts breaking (we ran into this while building a SIP planner) is decision-making.
AI optimizes for “best looking / most probable answer”, not for consistency of outcomes.
So for the same portfolio:
- small input changes → completely different advice
- no stable framework behind the output
- hard to explain why something changed
Which is fine for summarising earnings calls or news.
But for things like portfolio construction or allocation decisions, you actually need a fixed structure that behaves predictably , closer to how a human advisor thinks.
AI makes you feel informed.
It doesn’t always make the decision reliable.
@siddhantsrivastava7_pixel Totally agree on this. AI is great for research, but real money decisions still need a stable, human-style framework. Thanks for spelling this out so clearly.
Brila
I gave it an extensive try, and here are the pros and cons. The pros: it's quite fascinating. You can chat with financial data, and it's embedded - beautiful! Graphs, news, and widgets are included.
On the other hand, it doesn't have any link to brokers or bulk import of holdings. It refuses to look into the Google Sheets and the chat. It also refuses to edit the watchlists and portfolios.
Speaking about portfolios, Google doesn't have any bulk import API integration to import the portfolios. The only way is to add them one by one, either manually or through a heavy token burn by something like Claude Dispatch or browser scripting. Overall, it's a cool chat with beautiful visualizations, but it lacks any possibility to manage data besides the most laborious one. Don't take Miran thorough—it's the most fun way to fetishize your holdings; nothing else is even close.
@visualpharm This is super useful, thanks for going so deep. You’re right, portfolio import and broker links are big missing pieces today and very much on the wishlist.
Nice! I'll probably reach for advanced charting first since it's the gap I hit most often with the free tools. Excited to try this out.
@robert_gourley Love that, Robert. Let us know how far the new charts get you before you feel the need to open a pro tool again.
Great now i can lose my entire portfolio using advanced AI insight instead of just relying on my gut, haha
@kostfast Haha this made me laugh. Goal is to help you lose slightly less by understanding what’s going on.
Very cool! Tried doing some of this stuff manually for song option trading strategies, and while it worked it took way too much time that it wasn't worth the effort.
@sdizzle Really appreciate that, Jay. That “works but takes too much time” zone is exactly what Google is trying to solve for.
ConnectMachine
Not sure if this is like Perplexity finance which is more oriented towards personal finance reporting versus market trend analysis.
@syed_shayanur_rahman Good catch. This is more for market and earnings research, while Perplexity Finance leans closer to personal finance tracking and reporting.
This could be great for quick insights but I doubt it replaces professional tools anytime soon.