Weiss Ratings
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Financial Advisory Services |
| Founded 📆 | 1971 |
| Founder 👔 | Martin D. Weiss |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
Area served 🗺️ | United States |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | weissratings.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Introduction
Weiss Ratings is a privately held financial ratings agency that provides investment ratings to individual investors and business professionals. Founded by Martin Weiss in 1971, the company operates as a division of Weiss Research and is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, United States.
Services
The company issues around 56,000 real-time updated ratings for stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds.[1], safety ratings[2] on nearly all U.S. financial institutions and insurance companies, and cryptocurrency ratings[3] on most actively traded digital assets. The company claims to be independent[4] and unbiased, and states that it does not accept any compensation from the companies or investments it rates.
Cryptocurrency Review Sparks Controversy and Cyberattacks
The company released a cryptocurrency review in January 2018, which rates 74 of the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market from A to D. The report rates Bitcoin a C+ (“fair”) while Ethereum earned a B (“good”) and Steem a B-. No cryptocurrency earned the highest possible rating of an A. In an interview with CNBC[5], the agency's founder, Dr. Martin Weiss, explained that the ratings system is based on a computer model that looks at cryptocurrencies from many different angles. The report sparked controversy among the community, with Monero's lead developer expressing disappointment[6], and the site becoming a target of cyberattacks[7].
Accolades
The Weiss ratings have received recognition for their independence, objectivity, and accuracy from various publications such as The New York Times[8], Barron’s, Forbes[9], and Fortune. Additionally, the company has been ranked No. 1 in profit performance by the Wall Street Journal[10]
Publications
Weiss Ratings is a company that provides investment ratings and research to subscribers through newsletters and services[11]. The aim of these resources is to assist subscribers in making informed decisions regarding investments and wealth management strategies with the objective of preserving and increasing wealth.
References
- ↑ "Stocks & Funds". Weiss Ratings.
- ↑ "Insurance Companies". Weiss Ratings.
- ↑ "Crypto Coins". Weiss Ratings.
- ↑ "About". Weiss Ratings.
- ↑ Cheng, Evelyn. "Ratings firm issues first grades on cryptocurrencies, sparking outrage online and a cyberattack". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/956196224209649664?s=20&t=z2JnVJr5gRe4zAeodXURkA". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-14. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Weiss Ratings Gives Bitcoin C+, Sparks South Korean DDoS Revenge". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ Berg, Eric N. (January 5, 1992). "The Bad Boy of Insurance Ratings" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Playing The Ratings Game". Forbes.
- ↑ Ng, Serena (May 6, 2010). "Weiss Is Returning to Ratings Business" – via www.wsj.com.
- ↑ "Products & Services". Weiss Ratings.
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