alt Hacker NewsAt nearly £500 a year is an FT subscription worth it? Am I going to get invaluable stock tips that will cover the sub?!
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It's worth it for me with the physical paper. I don't think you'll get any valuable tips but the reporting is moderately better than other papers. Gives me something to do instead of immediately picking up my phone.
The price is set for people who will expense it to their employers.
Strangely enough, you can get it cheaper (in £ at least) by signing up to a paid Revolut account and getting the FT sub for free.
I was granted a free subscription to the FT when I was at grad school 9 years ago, surprisingly it still continues to work to this day…
You can usually find a way to get it for free or cheaper through a library, other institution or your employer if working in the financial sector or education.
Speaking as someone who subscribed earlier this year, the Lex column does provide subtle stock tips, but my real interest in it is the fact that it’s aimed at people who have a financial interest in accurate news, so the reporting doesn’t veer off into pushing moralistic narratives like other UK news sources.