There are many tools for beginning investors to gather data that could inform their investment decisions. These include stock screneers, for instance, which can filter securities that follow certain characteristics; recommendations from analysts, based on their forecasts; technical charts, which can be used for those that prefer technical analysis; investment advisory services, which identify companies whose stock is reported to have good prospects of going up in time, according to their best estimates; financial magazines, which provide investment tips; forums and crowdsourced websites, where individuals express their opinions about market trends and stock movements, among others. Tools can provide information to help operationalize an investment strategy.