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.
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 .
