diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f7f938..7b48391 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ __pycache__
 
 build
 
-dist
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+dist
+
+uv.lock
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diff --git a/dataloader/_env.py b/dataloader/_env.py
index 8599858..f96ed94 100644
--- a/dataloader/_env.py
+++ b/dataloader/_env.py
@@ -15,3 +15,14 @@ def get_dsn() -> str:
             "Please set it in your .env file or system environment."
         )
     return dsn
+
+
+def get_fred_key() -> str:
+    """Fetch the FRED Key from environment variables."""
+    fred_key = os.getenv("FRED_KEY")
+    if not fred_key:
+        raise EnvironmentError(
+            "Missing FRED_KEY in environment. "
+            "Please set it in your .env file or system environment."
+        )
+    return fred_key
diff --git a/dataloader/_exception.py b/dataloader/_exception.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cc7c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataloader/_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""Custom exceptions for dataloader fetch errors."""
+
+
+class MacroDataFetchError(Exception):
+    """Raised when a FRED macro data request fails."""
+
+    def __init__(self, msg: str):
+        super().__init__(msg)
+
+
+class EquityDataFetchError(Exception):
+    """Raised when a yfinance equity data request fails."""
+
+    def __init__(self, msg: str):
+        super().__init__(msg)
diff --git a/dataloader/_fred_yf_client.py b/dataloader/_fred_yf_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30bf7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataloader/_fred_yf_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Client for fetching macro and equity data via FRED API and yfinance."""
+
+import time
+import warnings
+from typing import ClassVar, Dict, List
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import requests
+import yfinance as yf
+from attrs import define
+
+from ._exception import MacroDataFetchError, EquityDataFetchError
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")  # Ignore yfinance warnings
+
+
+@define
+class FredYfClient:
+    """Client for fetching macro data from FRED and equity data from yfinance."""
+
+    _fred_key: str
+    _fred_base: ClassVar[str] = "https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series/observations"
+
+    def fred_fn(self, series_id: str, start: str, end: str) -> pd.Series:
+        """Fetch a single FRED series and return it as a dated pd.Series."""
+        params = {
+            "api_key": self._fred_key,
+            "series_id": series_id,
+            "file_type": "json",
+            "observation_start": start,
+            "observation_end": end,
+        }
+
+        try:
+            req = requests.get(type(self)._fred_base, params=params, timeout=15)
+            req.raise_for_status()
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            raise MacroDataFetchError(f"HTTP error for FRED series {series_id}") from e
+
+        observations = req.json().get("observations", [])
+        if not observations:
+            raise MacroDataFetchError(f"No observations for FRED series {series_id}")
+
+        idx = [pd.to_datetime(obs["date"]) for obs in observations]
+        vals = [
+            float(obs["value"]) if obs["value"] != "." else np.nan
+            for obs in observations
+        ]
+
+        return pd.Series(vals, index=idx, name=series_id)
+
+    def fetch_macro_data(
+        self, macro_tickers: List[str], start: str, end: str
+    ) -> pd.DataFrame:
+        """Fetch multiple FRED series and return a combined DataFrame."""
+        raw_macro: Dict[str, pd.Series] = {}
+
+        for ticker in macro_tickers:
+            try:
+                raw_macro[ticker] = self.fred_fn(ticker, start, end)
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise MacroDataFetchError(
+                    f"Failed to fetch macro data for ticker {ticker}"
+                ) from e
+
+            time.sleep(0.25)
+
+        return pd.DataFrame(raw_macro).sort_index().dropna(how="all")
+
+    def fetch_equity_data(
+        self, equity_tickers: List[str], start: str, end: str, adj_close: bool = True
+    ) -> pd.DataFrame:
+        """Download OHLCV data for equity tickers via yfinance."""
+        try:
+            data = yf.download(
+                equity_tickers,
+                start=start,
+                end=end,
+                auto_adjust=adj_close,
+                progress=False,
+            )
+            return data
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise EquityDataFetchError(
+                f"Failed to fetch equity data for tickers: {equity_tickers}"
+            ) from e
diff --git a/dataloader/_manager.py b/dataloader/_manager.py
index 15607a4..b3776f2 100644
--- a/dataloader/_manager.py
+++ b/dataloader/_manager.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 from attrs import define
 from ._client import Client
-from ._env import get_dsn
+from ._fred_yf_client import FredYfClient
+from ._env import get_dsn, get_fred_key
 
 
 @define
@@ -40,3 +41,7 @@ def close(cls):
         if cls._instance:
             cls._instance.close()
             cls._instance = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_alt_connection(cls):
+        return FredYfClient(get_fred_key())
diff --git a/dataloader/loader.py b/dataloader/loader.py
index 6bb8367..c9838ba 100644
--- a/dataloader/loader.py
+++ b/dataloader/loader.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 """Clickhouse data loader"""
 
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, ClassVar
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import pandas as pd
 from attrs import define
 
 from ._manager import Manager
 from ._client import Client
+from ._fred_yf_client import FredYfClient
 
 
 @define
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ class DataLoader:
     """
     A unified data loader for ClickHouse tables and materialized views.
 
+    Also supports data fetching via FRED API and Yahoo Finance
+
     Supports:
         - dynamic column selection
         - filters and parameters
@@ -22,6 +26,34 @@ class DataLoader:
 
     database: ClassVar[str] = "ssmif_quant"
     client: ClassVar[Client] = Manager.get_connection()
+    alt_client: ClassVar[FredYfClient] = Manager.get_alt_connection()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def query_fred_yf(
+        cls,
+        macro_tickers: List[str],
+        equity_tickers: List[str],
+        start_date: str,
+        end_date: str,
+    ) -> Dict[str, pd.DataFrame]:
+        """Fetch macro data from FRED and equity data from yfinance."""
+        try:
+            datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
+            datetime.strptime(end_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD. Got: {start_date}, {end_date}"
+            ) from e
+
+        dfs = {}
+        dfs["macro"] = cls.alt_client.fetch_macro_data(
+            macro_tickers, start_date, end_date
+        )
+        dfs["equity"] = cls.alt_client.fetch_equity_data(
+            equity_tickers, start_date, end_date
+        )
+
+        return dfs
 
     @classmethod
     def query(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f9d7cca..60500b9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "clickhouse_driver~=0.2.9",
     "dotenv~=0.9.9",
     "numpy~=2.3.2",
-    "pandas~=2.3.2"
+    "pandas~=2.3.2",
+    "yfinance>=1.3.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ target-version = ["py313"]
 [tool.pylint]
 max-line-length = 88
 
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = "yfinance"
+ignore_missing_imports = true
+
 [tool.setuptools]
 include-package-data = true
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b90fad5..7949939 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ clickhouse_driver==0.2.9
 dotenv==0.9.9
 numpy==2.3.2
 pandas==2.3.2
+yfinance==1.3.0
 setuptools==80.9.0
-wheel==0.45.1
+wheel==0.46.2
 twine==6.2.0
 build==1.3.0
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diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 77fbe87..267e922 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-black==25.1.0
+black==26.3.1
 mypy==1.17.1
 pandas-stubs==2.3.2.250827
 pylint==3.3.8
-types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250915
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+types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250915
+types-requests==2.32.4.20250611
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