Podcast Summary: Earn Your Leisure
Episode: 3 FREE Sites to Use Weekly to Become a Better Investor & Trader
Hosts: Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings
Date: February 1, 2026
Overview
This episode of "Earn Your Leisure" is dedicated to empowering listeners with essential research tools and resources to enhance their investing and trading skills. Hosts Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings share their top free sites for researching institutional money flows and discuss their favorite paid and free financial research platforms. The conversation expands to a series of fast-paced company matchups, with deep dives into major stocks and strategies for picking winners. The overall theme is clear: to be a successful investor, you must “follow the money.”
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. The Best Research Tools for Investors
[02:07] – [03:10]
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Free Sites to Track Institutional Money
- Fintel.io (Institutional Ownership): “If you want to know how to follow the money, it's three sites that I love. One is Fintel I.O. … go to Institutional Ownership. It's one of my favorite sites to see where big money is going.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [02:14] - MoneyFlows.com
- OldSchoolValue.com
- These three platforms help listeners discern where large investments are being made and withdrawn, crucial for tracking sector rotation and major investment trends.
- Fintel.io (Institutional Ownership): “If you want to know how to follow the money, it's three sites that I love. One is Fintel I.O. … go to Institutional Ownership. It's one of my favorite sites to see where big money is going.”
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Notable Financial Resources (Paid/Free)
- Investors Business Daily: Used “every single day.”
- Seeking Alpha
- Barron's
- Wall Street Journal
- Estimize: Highly regarded for financial forecasts.
- Co-hosts allude to having more resources, “but I won’t give those away just yet.”
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Key Message:
- “That is a good core right there. Follow the money. Follow the money.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [03:10]
- “That is a good core right there. Follow the money. Follow the money.”
2. Community and Educational Platforms by Earn Your Leisure
[03:14] – [03:52]
- Hosts remind listeners of their own educational platforms:
- Book: You Deserve to Be Rich
- Podcast: Earn Your Leisure and Market Mondays
- Communities: Red Panda, EY University
- Quote:
- “There's a time to be modest. What we're not going to do is look past the solutions that we've already curated.”
— Earn Your Leisure Host, [03:47]
- “There's a time to be modest. What we're not going to do is look past the solutions that we've already curated.”
3. Battle of the Best: Stock vs. Stock Face-Offs
[03:57] – [08:31]
A rapid-fire segment comparing major stocks in the tech and data infrastructure space. Each matchup includes insights into why one company may have an advantage over another, often focusing on fundamentals, price action, and “where the money is flowing.”
Micron (MU) vs. Palantir (PLTR)
- Winner: Micron
- “Not only for political reasons and spiritual reasons, but just pure return. I'm leaning on Micron.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [04:14] - Community feedback: Many wish they had invested in Micron earlier.
- “Not only for political reasons and spiritual reasons, but just pure return. I'm leaning on Micron.”
AMD vs. Intel
- Winner: AMD
- “Even despite that 13 [percent] drop last week… I still don't think [Intel is] a quality company. … I'm definitely going AMD.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [04:47] - “AMD has been in the portfolio from the beginning. It will remain in the portfolio. … I'm going AMD.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [05:06]
- “Even despite that 13 [percent] drop last week… I still don't think [Intel is] a quality company. … I'm definitely going AMD.”
Generac vs. Seagate (STX)
- Winner: Seagate
- “The memory story is too big and this is such a well run company that is like a hidden gem. I'm going to go with Seagate.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [05:43] - Community highlighted as early on the memory trend: “We were early and… now I see it everywhere. … I'm still going with Seagate here.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [05:59]
- “The memory story is too big and this is such a well run company that is like a hidden gem. I'm going to go with Seagate.”
Nibius vs. CoreWeave
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Winner: Price Dependent, but leaning towards Nibius if at specific buy price ($25.64)
- “I like Nibius in this matchup, but only if I can get it at $25.64. Like, it has to be price specific. … The other ones I would be fine dollar cost averaging.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [06:51]
- “I like Nibius in this matchup, but only if I can get it at $25.64. Like, it has to be price specific. … The other ones I would be fine dollar cost averaging.”
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Context:
- Nibius signed a deal with Meta, while CoreWeave has backing from Nvidia.
- “Similar spaces, similar functions. I guess it comes down to preference at this point, right?”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [07:33]
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CoreWeave Specific Commentary:
- Must be priced below $68.93 for a buy.
- “If I can get it at 68.93, I can pretty much guarantee by the summertime it should be at 140. I'd be happy with that return on investment.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [08:02]
Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments
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“If you want to know how to follow the money, it's three sites that I love. One is Fintel I.O. … It's one of my favorite sites to see where big money is going.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [02:14] -
“Follow the money. Follow the money.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [03:10] -
“There's a time to be modest. What we're not going to do is look past the solutions that we've already curated.”
— Earn Your Leisure Host, [03:47] -
“AMD has been in the portfolio from the beginning. It will remain in the portfolio. … I'm going AMD.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [05:06] -
“The memory story is too big and this is such a well run company that is like a hidden gem. I'm going to go with Seagate.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [05:43] -
“I like Nibius in this matchup, but only if I can get it at $25.64. Like, it has to be price specific.”
— Earn Your Leisure Co-host, [06:51]
Key Timestamps
- [02:07 – 03:10]: Revealing the three essential (free) investor research sites
- [03:14 – 03:52]: Highlighting EYL’s communities, books, and educational resources
- [03:57 – 08:31]: "Battle of the Best" stock comparisons and commentary
Summary Flow
This episode moves from offering direct, actionable resources (specifically three free sites) to broader commentary about following big-money institutional investments for successful trading. The conversations are energetic, full of camaraderie, and punctuated by honest discussion about popular stocks and sectors. The competitive “Battle of the Best” segment lets listeners hear real, unfiltered opinions on blue-chip and up-and-coming tech stocks, complete with price-target guidance and market tells.
The hosts encourage investing with intention, using sound research tools, and thinking critically about price and positioning rather than hype. This is an episode packed with wisdom for both new and practiced investors.
