ROB CARRICK
rcarrick@globeandmail.com
Rob Carrick is Personal Finance columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Canadian Capitalist
canadiancapitalist.com
The king of Canadian personal finance blogs. Maintained by an anonymous thirtysomething Ottawa software developer, it has produced a regular flow of comment since November, 2004. Content shows a curious and eclectic mind at work.
The Dividend Guy
thedividendguyblog.com
The Dividend Guy, who remains anonymous, analyzes U.S. and Canadian blue-chip stocks and does a great job of trawling the Internet for articles, factoids and trends.
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Million Dollar Journey
milliondollarjourney.com
This blog, from an anonymous Easterner, casts an aspiring millionaire's eye on financial products and strategies that range from high-interest savings accounts to discount brokers and the Smith Manoeuvre, whereby you make your mortgage tax deductible.
Quest for Four Pillars
four-pillars.ca
Written by two individuals, one a Toronto resident named Mike and the other known only as Mr. Cheap, it veers between heavy-duty financial topics and lighter fare such as finding cheap eats in Toronto.
Steadyhand
steadyhand.com
Steadyhand is a small, investor-focused fund company led by Tom Bradley, who used to run Phillips Hager & North. Mr. Bradley's a contributor to the blog - and to The Globe and Mail - and he is remorseless in pointing out the investment industry's many flaws.
MATHEW INGRAM
mingram@globeandmail.com
Mathew Ingram writes about business and technology for The Globe and Mail and writes the
Ingram 2.0
blog at globeandmail.com.
Paul Kedrosky
paul.kedrosky.com
Mr. Kedrosky is a Canadian-born venture capitalist and former equity analyst who works with Ventures West and the Kauffman Foundation. He is one of the most prolific bloggers out there, and one of the most eclectic.
Herb Greenberg
blogs.marketwatch.com/greenberg
Mr. Greenberg loves to take a controversial stand on issues, but is also willing to listen to argument and even change his position if necessary (a rare quality). He recently announced he was leaving to start a new stock research company.
Henry Blodget
alleyinsider.com
Although he has a controversial background as one of the main players in Eliot Spitzer's investigation of biased Wall Street brokerage research, Mr. Blodget has recently managed something of a career turnaround. He provides what amounts to detailed research on stocks such as Yahoo and Google almost daily.
Eric Savitz
blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily
Mr. Savitz is smart and fast, and his blog is filled with worthwhile material, with multiple posts a day - like a personal newswire.
Doug McIntyre
247wallst.com
Mr. McIntyre covers the financial markets with energy and wit. A former editor-in-chief of Financial World magazine, his posts are also syndicated through other financial blog networks and websites.
HOWARD LINDZON
howard@lindzon.com
Howard Lindzon is a Canadian portfolio manager at Lindzon Capital Partners in Phoenix. He also is a partner at Toronto-based venture capital fund Knight's Bridge Capital Partners and was the founder of wallstrip.com, a video website about stocks. His blog is howardlindzon.com. He also writes for Globeinvestor.com/magazine.
The Fly
ibankcoin.com
George (The Fly) Hamilton is the featured columnist on the site. It is a perfect example of an insightful financial blogger. Crazy funny comments (at least for a stock site) make it my one daily read for sure.
Trader Mike
tradermike.net
This blog is written by Michael Seneadza, a former computer programmer, now a day trader. Full of advice about momentum stocks and technical analysis. A great archive of stock information. Not as prolific a linker as he once was, but still a good market resource.
Maoxian
maoxian.com
An anonymous blog about stocks from China. Has a short-term trading focus. Honest and easy to follow.
Alphatrends
alphatrends.blogspot.com
Brian Shannon, author of an upcoming book called Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes, is a real pro. An easy to follow charting and technical analysis blog with video to boot. The blog is geared toward active traders and investors.
BOYD ERMAN
berman@globeandmail.com
Boyd Erman is The Globe and Mail's capital markets reporter and contributes to The Globe's
Streetwise Blog
at
reportonbusiness.com
.
Canadian Capitalist
canadiancapitalist.com
When I feel a trading jones coming on, Canadian Capitalist is the antidote. It's a reminder of what really matters in being a good investor - planning, patience and process.
Middle Class Millionaire
middleclassmillionaire.blogspot.com
For investors who believe that dividends are the foundation of a good investing strategy, Middle Class Millionaire is a great clearinghouse for information on companies and their payout prospects. But more than that, there's some solid thinking here about companies' outlooks.
Andy Kessler
andykessler.com
Andy Kessler is diametrically opposed to most things I believe in when it comes to investing. Take dividends -he hates them, calling them bribes to get investors interested in slow-growth companies. Which is exactly why I read him, because I don't want to drink too deeply from my own Kool-Aid.
Footnoted
footnoted.org
A fun blog that deals with some important subjects, footnoted.org digs into the notes of company filings. Sometimes the folks at footnoted.org just focus on the strange (footwear maker Crocs Inc. sponsors a racing truck?) and sometimes on the serious (corporate pay, potential self-dealing).
Wall Street Fighter
wallstreetfighter.com Lots of wacky items from the world of investing and business. Pure, unadulterated fun. My favourite of them all.
DAVID BERMAN
dberman@globeandmail.com
David Berman writes the
Market Blog
at
reportonbusiness.com
.
Dealbreaker
dealbreaker.com
In the serious world of business journalism, it's a delight to find a blog that combines real information with some good laughs. And the gossip doesn't hurt either.
Bespoke
bespokeinvest.typepad.com/bespoke
There are many ways to crunch numbers, but Bespoke always comes up with imaginative and thought-provoking ways that will get you thinking differently about the market. A must-read every day.
Econbrowser
econbrowser.com
Economists famously talk with both hands, but not here. James Hamilton, a professor and one of the key voices on the blog, tells it like it is - or at least how he sees it. And that's refreshing.
Alley Insider
alleyinsider.com
Okay, this is mostly for Henry Blodget. The former analyst has been turned loose as a journalist, combining a wicked combination of savvy and blunt opinion. Clearly, Mr. Blodget was wasting his time on Wall Street.
Market Beat
blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat
This is everything a newspaper blog should be. It's fun, lively, sophisticated and incorporates more voices than you'll see anywhere else. Hey, who needs a newspaper?
ANDREW WILLIS
awillis@globeandmail.com
Andrew Willis writes the
Streetwise Blog
at
reportonbusiness.com
.
Wellington Financial
wellingtonfund.com/blog
This debt-focused private equity fund sums up what financial blogging is about. It's insightful, and it's got attitude, with opinions always backed up by fact. There's a team approach, so CEO Mark McQueen and his colleagues have a great deal of fresh material on a site that's run as a sideline to their business.
TechFinance
techfinance.ca
The tech world didn't end in 2001 with the dot.com crash. There's lots of great companies in this space. They just don't get any attention. This site does a terrific job of tracking all sorts of deals in the sector, including both company news and the latest from venture capital and private equity funds.
Gary Will
garywill.com/blog
He's everywhere in Canada's biggest tech market. From company news to people moves and industry gossip, Gary Will is the best window in Kitchener-Waterloo. And there's a whole lot more going on in the region than RIM.
Wall Street Journal's Deal Journal
wsj.com/deals
Quite simply the best source of inside data on Wall Street, in terms of tackling the structure of deals and the ins and outs of who is doing what. If anything, it's become more interesting since the credit crunch. The Deal thedeal.com It's a subscription site, but the free front end seems to flag every transaction that's worth knowing about. The latest goings-on in Asia and Europe are sitting waiting when you log in first thing in the morning.
The Deal
thedeal.com/blogs
It's a subscription site, but the free front end seems to flag every transaction that's worth knowing about. The latest goings on in Asia and Europe are sitting waiting when you log on in the morning.
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