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Show HN: A free ESG stock screener that publishes its losses and methodology

27 points by irldexter

by mbtrilla

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I run a free comparison site in a different vertical, and the "publishes its losses" line is what made me click. Methodology page on a niche aggregator earns its keep two ways: readers can check you didn't just rank things by vibes, and it's about the only piece of content that holds up once AI summaries start chewing through your other pages. Question I keep coming back to though: how often do you actually update the methodology vs quietly nudge it? The discipline of versioning a formula is harder than writing it, because when a result comes out wrong the temptation to move the threshold instead is huge.

by anonymousiam

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Why limit your investments to ESG stocks only? If the purpose of your investment is to get maximum returns, you shouldn't do that.
Is ESG Investing Losing Its Shine? ESG Stocks Continue To Underperform The S&P 500: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/esg-investing-losing-shine-es...

by Esophagus4

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A question I have: do you have a background in capital markets?
Because what it looks like is you asked Claude to create a stock picking newsletter based on signals that retail commonly thinks are bleeding edge but institutions have been using for two decades and probably don’t give much edge anymore (AI analysis of news sentiment…)
And you backtested from 2012-2025, one of the longest bull runs in history. Of course your strategy of “buy NVDA” will win in that window.
Which makes me wonder: have you ever worked at a hedge fund?
I have to say I’m tempted to subscribe and have Claude manage an imaginary portfolio based on your recommendations and publish that. Because to be frank, I’m fairly confident your recs won’t generate alpha.

by arvindrajnaidu

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I have a bunch of agents coordinating and managing my portfolio. https://buzzie-ai.github.io/trader-journal/

by mrbluecoat

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https://jumpstartsignal.com/reports/2026/04/24/
> No growth met the screening criteria on this date.
Our current economy in a nutshell, lol

by oezi

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ESG is just giving up returns for a good feeling, isn't it?
Stock picking is just folly for individual investors, isn't it?
Anyone claiming they can consistently beat any large index is just delusional, aren't they?

by rho138

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by johnwhitman

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