The favourite blog of Report on Business readers is officially iBankCoin, where the stock picks are plentiful and the profanity is, too.
A week ago, five Report on Business columnists and a guest, portfolio manager Howard Lindzon, each presented their five favourite financial blogs. Readers were then given the opportunity to vote for their top picks among these choices. Voting closed at noon and the final results have been tabulated.
Number One by a comfortable margin is iBankCoin , which is formerly known as Fly on Wall Street. The blogger-in-chief here is money manager George “The Fly” Hamilton, but he's backed by others as well. The overall tone: irreverent, but on the money through the constant flow of stock picks.
Rounding out your Top Five are:
• Dealbreaker , which describes itself as a business tabloid full of Wall Street news and gossip
• Wall Street Fighter , a source of weird and wacky financial news.
• Paul Kedrosky , where you'll find eclectic thoughts on financial matters from a Canadian venture capitalist and former equity analyst.
• Canadian Capitalist , a source of useful commentary on personal finance and investing for three and a half years.
The results are in
A look back
Prior to kicking off the contest to find your favourite blog, Globe bloggers, columnists and hedge fund manager/blogger Howard Lindzon shared their five favourites. Here's a look back at some of their favourite blogs:
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.
