Zacks is proud to announce a brand new website called People And Picks, an online community for individual investors.

Last year, Zacks created the $100,000 Challenge, a yearlong competition to find the best stock pickers in the Zacks community. What we found was a rich pool of financial talent with an amazing understanding of the market, and impressive stock-picking ability.

Now that the contest is over, we wanted very much to provide an ongoing environment for this talented community- a new place to learn, connect, and profit.

People And Picks is that new place. We hope you'll visit and add your voice to the community intelligence, and find how you can profit from the knowledge of others.

It's educational
People And Picks lets you test your own theories on the stock strategies that will make you money. Rate any stock a buy or a sell, and People And Picks will track your performance against the market.

It's social
People And Picks shows you the stock ideas of your fellow members, and the effectiveness of their past picks. So you see immediately who knows where the profits are. In addition to stock analysis, everyone's also welcome to blog here, and to comment on each other's blog posts and picks.

It's profitable
People And Picks aggregates the ranking for each stock in the database. By following how many players rate a stock a buy vs. sell, you get a good indication of the sentiment toward any stock you research here.

It's FREE.
There's no charge to sign up. You can get a free account and begin picking stocks instantly.

Get in the Game!

Please visit People And Picks today. It's fun, profitable, and free.

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In 2007, Zacks began its active relationship with the knowledgable members of the website audience. We launched the Zacks Challenge, a yearlong talent search to find the best of the best.

At the end of the Challenge, Zacks chose J.J. McGrath, known on the Challenge Blog as "MackTheKnife" as our Zacks Challenge Champion. During a choppy, volatile year when the S&P 500 could only manage a 5.5% return, J.J. crushed that benchmark with an +81.7% gain. J.J.'s victory is a pure testament to the value of hard work. Key to his success is the exhaustive research J.J. puts into each stock he analyzes. Now J.J's picks are available by subscription, through Zacks Champion Trader.