Investment Manager Powered by an Artificial MachineHow to Invest in US Stocks: A Beginner Guide to Picking and Tracking Stocks
Learn how to pick stocks, use a stock screener, check whether a stock looks undervalued, and build a diversified portfolio — with AI research on NYSE and Nasdaq stocks. You place any trades with your own broker.
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Today's AI-Ranked US Stocks
The top of our Position Trader list, ranked by IM-AAM's AI models.
What You Get
Start From a Ranked List
Beginners do not have to start from a blank screen. US stocks from the NYSE and Nasdaq come ranked by AI models, each with its sector, exchange, price and rating.
Learn to Read a Screener
Filter and search the list by the columns that matter to you, and read each metric alongside a built-in explanation of what it measures.
Check If a Stock Looks Undervalued
Every stock carries a DCF valuation label, a Technical Analysis Score and a Fundamental Analysis Score, so you can see the valuation case instead of guessing.
Build and Diversify a Portfolio
Add the stocks you follow to your portfolio and see how balanced it is across sectors, company sizes and trading strategies.
How It Works
IM-AAM is a research platform, not a broker. To buy US shares you need a brokerage account that accepts clients where you live — many international brokers do. IM-AAM works alongside it from anywhere.
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Choose the Position Trader list for long-term investing, Swing Trader for medium-term trends, or Daily Trader for short-term moves. Beginners usually start with position trading.
Use the filter bar to narrow the list down, then compare the Technical and Fundamental Analysis Scores and the DCF valuation label across the stocks that are left.
Add your holdings to your portfolio, then review the diversification breakdown for sector balance, company size mix and strategy mix before you place trades with your broker.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I invest in US stocks as a beginner?
Three things have to come together: a brokerage account that can buy US shares, a way to decide which stocks to research, and a habit of tracking what you hold. IM-AAM covers the middle part — it ranks US stocks from the NYSE and Nasdaq with AI models and shows the valuation, technical and fundamental data behind each one. Start with the Position Trader list, shortlist a handful of stocks, then place any trades through your own broker.
How can I buy US stocks from outside the USA?
You buy them through a broker that offers US market access to residents of your country, either a local broker with US market access or an international one. You do not need to live in the United States. IM-AAM is used from outside the US as well: it is a research platform, not a broker, and it does not hold money or execute trades, so you can use the research from anywhere and place the orders with your own broker.
How do I pick stocks to invest in?
Rather than picking from headlines, narrow a large list down with consistent criteria. In IM-AAM every US stock on the list carries a Technical Analysis Score based on historical price trends, a Fundamental Analysis Score based on the company financials relative to its industry, a sector and exchange, and a rating. Filter the list, compare those scores side by side, and shortlist the stocks that fit the time horizon you chose.
How do I use a stock screener to find stocks?
A screener is a filter over a list of stocks. In IM-AAM you open one of the trader lists, use the filter bar to search and limit the view to the columns you care about, and sort by the metric you are researching, such as the analysis scores or valuation. Each column header carries an explanation of what the metric measures, so you can learn the metric while you screen.
How do I find undervalued stocks?
Screen for them rather than hunting one at a time. IM-AAM runs a discounted cash flow (DCF) model on each stock and labels it Undervalued or Overvalued, and you can combine that label with the Fundamental Analysis Score and valuation ratios to shortlist candidates. These are AI-generated estimates for research, so verify them before acting on them.
How do I tell if a stock is undervalued?
A stock is called undervalued when its market price sits below an estimate of what the business is worth. The most common way to estimate that is a discounted cash flow model, which values a company on the cash it is projected to produce; investors also compare valuation ratios such as P/E and price-to-book against the industry. IM-AAM shows the DCF label and a fair value range on the chart, so you can see the gap between price and estimated value. No valuation model is a guarantee.
How do I build a stock portfolio from scratch?
Decide your time horizon first, shortlist stocks that fit it, size each position deliberately rather than buying by habit, and keep a record of why you bought each one. In IM-AAM you add holdings to your portfolio and track their performance, target cost and target profit in one place as the portfolio grows.
How do I diversify a stock portfolio?
Diversification means not letting your outcome depend on one company, one sector or one style of trading. IM-AAM scores your portfolio on three of these at once: sector balance, company size mix across large, mid and small caps, and the split between long-term holdings and short-term trades. The diversification breakdown shows where you are concentrated so you can see the risk you are carrying.
Is IM-AAM financial advice?
No. IM-AAM provides AI-generated stock recommendations and research for informational purposes only. They are general information and not personalized investment advice, and you place any trades with your own broker.
IM-AAM provides AI-generated stock recommendations and research for informational purposes only. They do not constitute personalized financial advice. Access to individual stock information is priced per stock (see the pricing disclosure below). Trading involves risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results. IM-AAM is not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer, does not hold funds and does not execute trades; you place any trades with your own broker.
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