Product Changelog

Last updated: 2026-01-15

Track all product updates, new features, and improvements to Five Pillars.

v1.3.0 Alpha Vantage Integration

Latest

Released: August 7, 2025

✨ New Features
  • Alpha Vantage API integration for enhanced fundamental data
  • Data source selection (Yahoo Finance vs Alpha Vantage)
  • Enhanced company overview with sector and industry data
  • API rate limiting and intelligent caching
  • New API endpoints for testing Alpha Vantage integration
  • Product changelog page
  • Recent analysis tracker widget
🚀 Improvements
  • Enhanced form UI with radio button selection for data sources
  • Improved error handling with fallback mechanisms
  • Better data validation and symbol verification

v1.2.0 Five Pillars Branding

Released: July 10, 2025

✨ New Features
  • Complete brand identity as "Five Pillars" with custom logo
  • Custom favicon implementation
  • Copyright notice in footer
🔄 Changes
  • Removed API Access functionality from main dashboard
  • Updated all template files with consistent branding

v1.1.0 Security & Production Readiness

Released: July 7, 2025

✨ New Features
  • Comprehensive security implementation with rate limiting
  • Input validation and file security measures
  • Security headers and session protection
  • Enhanced health check endpoints for deployment
  • Invalid ticker handling improvements
🚀 Improvements
  • Production-ready deployment configuration
  • Enhanced error handling and logging
  • Multiple deployment entry points

v1.0.0 Initial Release

Released: July 7, 2025

✨ Core Features
  • Complete CQM analysis engine with 24+ financial factors
  • 5-pillar investment screening system
  • Yahoo Finance integration for automated data retrieval
  • Manual data analysis with CSV/JSON validation
  • Comparative analysis between multiple stocks
  • Sample data generation for user templates
  • Complete web GUI with Flask and Bootstrap
  • CLI interface for advanced users
  • Comprehensive test suite and documentation