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Sunday, December 13, 2009

BEST ONLINE RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

Here’s my favourite web sites for online financial information, many of which are completely free!


PODCASTS
S&A Investor Radio with Frank Curzio: Itunes Store  S&A Investor Radio
Frank Curzio, ex-host of The Real Story Podcast on the Street.com, now at Stansberry hosts this once or twice weekly show focusing on Wall Street.
The Disciplined Investor: Apple Itunes store The Disciplined Investor or go to http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/
Great insights on the U.S. markets  and guests hosted by Andrew Horowitz once a week
Stocks and Jocks:  Itunes Store Stocks and Jocks
Daily show hosted by Tom Haugh and Jon Najarian. Great analysis of the U.S. market, stock ideas and guests.
Thestreet.com Real Story: Itunes stores The Real Story
Now with Greg Greenberg so significantly inferior to the previous host Frank Curzio but useful wrap to the day on Wall Street


FINANCIAL WEBSITES -  U.S. FOCUS
Marketwatch:  www.marketwatch.com
Great news and analysis site and a lot of good content free of charge
Barrons: www.barrons.com
Partly subscription based but good blogs, news content and stock quote information. Plus access to Barrons magazine online.
Thestreet.com: www.thestreet.com     
Good source of news and some commen.tary, though a lot is subscription only these days
Coverage from the U.S. TV station CNBC.


BLOGS – U.S focus
24/7 wall street: www. 247wallstreet.com
Great aggregator of financial blogs, with easy to read lay out.
Seeking alpha: www.seekingalpha.com
Nice list of contributors and very much up to date, breaking news.
Fund my mutual fund: www.fundmymutualfund.com
Lots of interesting commentary on the U.S. market.


FINANCIAL WEBSITES – U.K. FOCUS
Sharecast:  www.sharecast.com
Excellent source of U.K. related financial news
U.K.’s premier discussion site focusing on U.K. companies.
Digital look: www.digitallook.com
Good source of research on UK and international stocks including historical quotes, financials, director buys. Plus good portfolio functionality.
Nice site for real time news, portfolio analysis, real time pricing
Citywire: www.Citywire.co.uk
Similar news content to Sharecast.com, but good coverage of unit trust and investment trust news.
Morningstar: www.morningstar.co.uk
Great coverage of ETF, unit trusts and investment trusts.

FINANCIAL WEBSITES: GENERAL
Reuters: www.reuters.com
Best in class news and analysis site.
Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com
Coverage of international financial news


U.K NEWSPAPERS
Very comprehensive business coverage.
The Financial times: www.ft.com
Limited access due to pay subscription model, but premier coverage at a price.
The Telegraph: www. Telegraph.co.uk
Good general interest financial stories, with focus on personal finance.

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