Tuesday, January 6th, 2009...3:48 am

5 Best Investing Blogs of 2008

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My crush on CondorOptions.com is hereby repined. I didn’t make their list of Top Finance Blogs of 2008. TickTalk didn’t get an honorable mention or even the Miss Congeniality Award. With jealousy and a critical eye I reviewed each blog on their list. [[All pretended indignation aside, I was astonished to find that NONE of their top blogs publish performance returns! -retraction. After digging a little deeper (because of Jared's statement in the comments below), I stand corrected.]] 

In general, it will never cease to amaze me how some of the “best investing blogs” get ANY recognition without proving that they have the “best returns.”  It’s like declaring that your buddies’ cars are the best without any of them even showing up for the qualifying lap. 

That being said, here are my five favorite investing blogs for 2008:

1. http://covestor.typepad.com/ (Check out the Nov. 25 article for 3rd-party verified, real $ returns)

2. http://www.slopeofhope.com/ (Tim Knight is witty, brilliant and posts his real $ trades in real time)

3. http://www.condoroptions.com/ (These cats have cocky/funny sizzle and even though I just slammed their top blog picks, I revere them because they post their trades)

4. http://tradingsmartbomb.blogspot.com/ (This guy has mean street cred and Wall Street Cred.)

5. http://www.learningmarkets.com/index.php/Options/Options-Education-Analysis-and-Reports/ (JJ offers drag-and-drop simple education to folks who will not be ashamed to post their trades).

Oh, and www.ticktalklive.com for setting the market to music with nearly every post (but annoys me by hushing me and telling me to ”listen to the words!”)

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  • Hi Brian,

    Thanks for the kind words. We weren't aware of your blog; otherwise we surely would've included you in our Top Blogs With Horses on the Front Page list. :)

    In defense of our picks: Ultimi Barbarorum is written by an anonymous hedge fund guy, so his hands are rather tied. And Quantifiable Edges and MarketSci actually do post their trades/performance data.
  • Hi Jared!

    Thanks for the note. It's nice to be on your radar. As mentioned, I'm a huge fan of Condor Options. Also, I'd like to point out that it isn't just about horses here. As you can see, I have nearly every implement and animal appertaining unto Old McDonald's Farm (Ee i ee i o).

    I have retracted per your statement. However, does it make sense that it would inspire confidence to see a more prominent display of real $ returns from real $ trades in real $ accounts (position and portfolio sizing) by the authors and not paper "picks" which take the mistake makers (humans) out of the formula?
  • DD
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