Go on any recommended financial or stock research website, even those listed here for the youthful investor and you will find a slew of premium subscription services available. These are advertised to help you beat the market with certain portfolio recommendations and picks of illusive small cap and penny stocks poised to make exceptional gains and make you rich. Are these really for the youthful investor?

Yes and no. The youthful investor is often categorized as being on a strict budget and any fees incurred are just less profit made, especially with small investments. However, a premium service can be worth trying, not only for the profit making abilities. Consider it an investment in your investing education. The more you can learn at an early age can have a profound impact on your future returns.

The Fool.com is one such offering for premium services to its user base. Their widely successful Million Dollar Portfolio, also the name of a wonderful book by the Gardner brothers is closed now due to overwhelming success. However its return as of writing is -10% against the S&P as a bench mark. Similarly how can we trust the other services returns, all of which look impressive aside from Global Gains?

TheStreet.com also offers a slew of stock picking premium subscription services along with Zachs and InvestView. What can be taken from these with such uncertainty? Take advantage of the FREE trial versions of these services. They are usually 14 days, 1 month, or one report. Read the content, how rich is the analysis? Why would you pay for the information? Do you have enough time or resources to make these picks yourself? If they have a free trial program, you have nothing to lose, but regret for not trying.

In the following weeks I will analyze each of these popular services and some of the less known services to help you and I discover which ones are the best for the youthful investor. I want to know which ones contain the most valuable information so that I am not just getting stock picks, but that I am learning how to better invest and understand the market. I also want to know which ones are the most reliable. Can I trust the sources I am getting the information from. What about the cost? Free trial versions look great but what should I spend on these services. These are all questions I will tackle as I analyze each companies group of services.

If you are too curious to wait go a head and take a look at some of the premium services that are advertised on each page of this website. You are bound to find some great deals and opportunities. Perhaps you can show me something.