I basically have a part time job just researching stocks. This can't be normal.
u/Particular_Wrap3787 ·
Reddit — r/ValueInvesting
· February 23, 2026 at 09:02
· ⬆ 94 pts
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The author, a dedicated value investor, is expressing frustration with the time-consuming nature of deep-dive stock research, describing it as a "part-time job."
The author is seeking advice from the community on how to streamline their research process, questioning if there are better tools or methods to manage the workload of tracking multiple positions.
Quality assessment: This is a meta-discussion about the process of value investing, not a piece of due diligence (DD) on a specific company. It is noise from a direct trade idea perspective, but it highlights a common challenge for retail investors.
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Okay so I take value investing seriously, which means I actually dig into a company before touching it.
But at the pace I'm going... it's unsustainable. Revenue trends, valuation multiples, competitor comparisons, management quality, growth runway. By the time I've gone through everything I care about I've burned a full evening on one company and I'm still second guessing myself.
I know some of you are tracking 20+ positions at once. How? Is there a smarter way to structure this or am I just doing it wrong? Do you use specific tools or has it just become muscle memory after years of doing it?
Right now my process feels like it's held together with browser tabs and stubbornness.