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Best Claude AI Prompts for Finance and Investment (2026)

Claude Sonnet 5 and Fable 5 are among the strongest models for financial analysis — synthesising earnings reports, modelling scenarios, and explaining complex instruments in plain language. With 1M context, Claude can process entire 10-K filings, quarterly reports, and analyst note sets in a single session. These prompts are optimised for claude.ai Pro and the Anthropic API. Note: these prompts are for research and analysis only — not financial advice.

⌨️ 6 prompts 🕐 Updated Jul 25, 2026
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1
Earnings Report Summary and Signal Extraction
Extract investment signals from earnings reports and transcripts
Analyse the following earnings report and extract the key signals for an investor.

Company: [COMPANY NAME]
Sector: [SECTOR]
My investment thesis: [WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THIS COMPANY]

From the earnings report, identify:
1. The 3 numbers that most support my thesis
2. The 3 numbers that most challenge my thesis
3. The single most important management comment and what it signals
4. What the guidance implies about the next 2 quarters
5. One-sentence verdict: does this report strengthen or weaken my thesis?

Earnings report: [PASTE FULL EARNINGS RELEASE OR CALL TRANSCRIPT]

Note: this is for research purposes only, not financial advice.
2
Build a Simple Financial Model
Build a three-scenario financial model from plain English assumptions
Build a simple financial model for the following scenario. Show all assumptions explicitly.

Company / scenario: [DESCRIBE]
Time horizon: [1 / 3 / 5 years]
Key variables: [LIST THE MAIN INPUTS — revenue growth rate, margins, capex, etc.]
Base case assumptions: [YOUR BEST ESTIMATE FOR EACH VARIABLE]
Bull case: [OPTIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS]
Bear case: [PESSIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS]

Output:
- A clear table with annual projections for each scenario
- The key sensitivities (which variable changes the outcome most)
- Break-even analysis if relevant

Note: this is a modelling exercise for research purposes only, not financial advice.
3
Compare Two Investments Side by Side
Side-by-side comparison of two investments for a specific investor profile
Compare the following two investments across the dimensions that matter most for my decision.

Investment A: [NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
Investment B: [NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
My profile: [RISK TOLERANCE / TIME HORIZON / GOAL]

Compare across:
1. Risk profile (what goes wrong in each case)
2. Return potential (upside scenario and realistic base case)
3. Liquidity (how easily can I exit)
4. Correlation (do they move together or diversify each other)
5. Costs and fees
6. Tax treatment (if relevant)

Verdict: given my profile, which is the better fit and why?

Note: for research and educational purposes only, not financial advice.
4
Explain a Financial Concept in Plain English
Explain any financial concept clearly with worked examples
Explain the following financial concept to someone with [BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED] financial knowledge.

Concept: [FINANCIAL TERM OR MECHANISM]

Explain:
1. What it is in one sentence
2. How it works with a concrete numerical example
3. Why it matters — what decisions it affects
4. The most common misconception about it
5. When it helps and when it hurts an investor or company

Do not use jargon without immediately defining it.
5
Portfolio Review — What Am I Missing?
Identify gaps and risks in a portfolio given a specific investment goal
Review my portfolio and identify what I might be missing.

Portfolio: [LIST YOUR HOLDINGS WITH APPROXIMATE ALLOCATION %]
Goal: [GROWTH / INCOME / CAPITAL PRESERVATION / COMBINATION]
Time horizon: [YEARS]
Risk tolerance: [LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH]

Identify:
1. Concentration risks (where am I overexposed)
2. Missing asset classes or geographies for my goal
3. Correlation clusters (which holdings move together — hidden concentration)
4. The 2 holdings that most conflict with my stated goal
5. One specific gap and a category of investment that would address it

Note: educational exercise for research purposes only, not financial advice.
6
Summarise a Long Financial Document
Extract key investor signals from long financial documents in 5 minutes
Summarise the following financial document for a busy investor who has 5 minutes.

Document type: [10-K / PROSPECTUS / ANALYST REPORT / CREDIT AGREEMENT / OTHER]
Company: [NAME]
What I care most about: [YOUR SPECIFIC CONCERN — debt level, revenue quality, risk factors, etc.]

Give me:
1. Three-sentence executive summary
2. The 5 most important facts or figures
3. The 2 biggest risks disclosed
4. Any language that is unusual, hedged, or buried that I should pay attention to
5. What I should read in full if I have more time (cite the specific section)

Document: [PASTE DOCUMENT]