Did you know that Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) is "poised to become a cash machine as applications mature and partners' products hit the mainstream?" Or that Select Comfort's (NASDAQ:SCSS) biggest strength might be its customer referral program? A fellow investor by the user name of "platoish" is sharing these much-appreciated insights for all to see, just a couple of clicks away from here. He's a longtime discussion-board favorite with hundreds of fans, as well as a leader in the new, free Motley Fool CAPS investment service.

He's joined by literally thousands of fellow investors, and all of the Motley Fool staff, in guiding the rest of us toward a more complete understanding of the market. Foolish co-founder David Gardner contributes under the screen name "TMFBreakerDave," pointing out that the purported threats to Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) are overrated, and that both stocks are facing amazing opportunities.

Wait -- what's CAPS?
It's a brand-new community intelligence database that ranks investors and their picks -- a system that helps determine both the best investors and the best stocks to buy. And when adding ratings to the system, investors can act like Peter Lynch and post their two-minute-drill pitch on the stock.

Meet the CAPS players with the most appreciated stock pitches:

Player Name

Player Rating

Active Picks

Number of Pitch Recs

TMFBreakerDave
(David Gardner)

68.36

62

242

TMFBreakerCharly
(Charly Travers)

99.98

89

219

TMFEldrehad

100

161

193

TMF1000

< 20

50

181

platoish

94.49

94

154

TMFMurph

35.33

43

101

TMFBreakerDan

85.46

72

99

pencils2

87.01

104

98

TMFMmbop
(Tim Hanson)

77.83

60

90

TMFBent
(Seth Jayson)

99.48

186

88
Data from Motley Fool Caps.

The list above is the cremede la creme of CAPS commentators, as judged by their peers. The TMFSomething users work for the Fool in some capacity; the others generally don't. "TMF1000" may be "just" a board stroller, but he spent more than 800 words breaking down Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) and its market position, to much appreciation. And as the point man on biomedical stocks for the Rule Breakers newsletter, Charly Travers, a.k.a. "TMFBreakerCharly," is worth a read when he's writing about Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) or Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL).

To cap things off ...
There are a lot more brains to pick where these came from. To see more of these highly regarded investors' stock advice, and many others', click into Motley Fool CAPS and start reading the pitches. Or, even better, add your own. Everyone's ideas help make the system smarter. Maybe you'll be on this list soon, too.

Fool contributor Anders Bylund owns shares in Pfizer and Netflix but holds no position in any of the companies discussed here. He's currently the 17th-ranked CAPS pitcher. You can check out Anders' holdingsif you like. Dell and Netflix areMotley Fool Stock Advisorrecommendations, and Dell is also anInside Valuepick. Select Comfort and Middleby areHidden Gemspicks, and Exelixis is aRule Breaker. Foolishdisclosure is your ticket to paradise.