The Watchful Investor

July 18, 2005 1:50 PM

The Watchful Investor"Bringing you the underreported, the underappreciated, and the overlooked news from the markets."
Jim Waddell created this frequently updated journal providing economic news and commentary, as well as a newsletter which gives more detailed coverage of specific market events and issues. Accessible and interesting, yet not dumbed down.
posted by knave (9 comments total)

Um, who is Jim Waddell? A quick google search turned up this on him. Same guy?

I just want to know where he is coming from. Helps me understand his opinions better.
posted by Moral Animal at 2:10 PM on July 18, 2005

Honestly I don't know much about him. I've been reading the site for a few months (basically since it started) and finding it informative and generally making a lot of sense. Note also that he isn't the only author, there is also a contributor named Daniel Andrade. Sorry I can't provide background on either, that's probably a good suggestion for an addition to their site.
posted by knave at 2:27 PM on July 18, 2005

A similar site.
posted by Kwantsar at 2:33 PM on July 18, 2005

Oh great, it's yet another economics blog. Unfortunately, I don't much care for the way he talks about China. Not that he's wrong, exactly, but the analysis seems very superficial. So I don't think it's going on my feed list.

If you're looking for more market/economics/investing blogs, Seeking Alpha has a (nowhere near complete) list.
posted by sfenders at 3:04 PM on July 18, 2005

Waddell has the right to blog about anything. It makes no difference whether I or any of us have the least interest in his topic. He can write.

As an investor in stocks and bonds, this blog simply doesn't turn me on. Waddell deals minimally with individual instruments that one invests in. His recent emphasis on China is of no more than peripheral interest. [Yawn] Really, how many investors put their money in China?

I can't criticize Waddell. It's HIS blog. But who cares?
posted by PlanoTX at 4:36 PM on July 18, 2005

Really, how many investors put their money in China?

China is somewhat important to your economic well-being. Everyone who shops at Wal-Mart puts money into China. Question is whether they can ever get it back out.
posted by sfenders at 5:21 PM on July 18, 2005

BTW, looks like Bill Cara is back to blogging today. Good place to find more trading-oriented stuff.
posted by sfenders at 5:28 PM on July 18, 2005

When life confuses me, my I-bonds will never fail me.
posted by buzzman at 6:41 PM on July 18, 2005

They noticed the increase of traffic and replied to some of the points made here.
posted by NewBornHippy at 12:47 PM on July 20, 2005