Suggested Blogs and Reads

Listed below are some other sites that I highly recommend.

Wikinvest.com: Mike Sha and Parker Conrad, two Harvard grads started this site not too long ago, and has since attracted a number of contributors from the investment community to author content for this site. It is somewhat a different take from SeekingAlpha.com, beefed up with various tools like WikiChart and WikiData (you'll have to check it out for yourself to see how great these things are). What I like about this site is that it pushes for democratization of investor information and education and tries to hone the information down to facts through self-governance. Whether you want to learn about 3G networks, or auction rate securities, they have a massive "Concepts" section that I use to start some of my top down analysis for certain investment opportunities or sectors to avoid.

SeekingAlpha.com: A number of investors from professionals, to independents post numerous articles, and opinions about economics, stocks, and industries. This site goes good over a cup of Dunkin' Doughnuts coffee in the morning if you are a business news buff. This is a good destination for long/short opinions with some contributors posting some real good research.

Inca Cola News: Otto Rock recently started this blog covering Latin American markets. Everything from the marcro economic picture, to specific stock plays from mining to energy. He has a lot of valuable insight and depth into everything surrounding this region.

Humble Student of the Markets: Cam Hui runs this site out of one of my favorite cities (Vancouver). He has been working in the investment industry for several years, and provides good insight into various capital market stories and trends. His recent article on building a synthetic gold stock is pretty interesting as I had never heard of such a technique before.