Let’s face it: it’s a big, big Twitter-verse out there, filled with all the best and worst humanity has to offer. For many, the little blue bird and the service it represents are just further proof of the perversity of human nature—yes, even when restrained to 140 characters or less, people can be somehow spew novel’s worth of ignorance and pettiness. Yet amidst the cacophony and confusion, there persists plenty to love. Whether you’re a black belt-toting Twitter master, a dabbler in the social media substrate, or a neophyte looking for someone (or something) to follow, here are a few feeds of note for all you market watchers, day traders and money minders out there.
Start-up tip: Always have a second name for your Fund in case you get in trouble with the law.
— Matt Brice (@TheSovaGroup) March 14, 2014
1. Matt Brice – @TheSovaGroup
Twitter Bio: None!
Followers: 103
Need for Feed: Easily the lowest-profile, least-followed entry on this or any previous Feed Your Feed! list, Brice’s account is nonetheless filled with interesting insights, links, quotes and retweets—and an occasionally detectable, understated wryness.
US Bank #StressTests: Too blunt. Cross-holdings contagion risk missed. Full Stop. [Dividend & buyback capacity more revealing]
— Gemma Godfrey (@GCGodfrey) March 20, 2014
2. Gemma Godfrey – @GCGodfrey
Twitter Bio: Voted the Most Popular Businesswoman on Twitter & Commentator of the Year. Head of Investment Strategy; Board Director; TV Broadcaster; Quantum Physicist; Mum.
Followers: 50.7K
Need for Feed: Trained as a physicist, Godfrey is the Head of Investment Strategy at Brooks Macdonald (which manages more than $5 billion), and cohost of several shows on CNBC. She’s also a savvy and active social media user in an industry that can be a bit stodgy. Her active feed is filled with her perspective on anything and everything affecting the world’s financial markets, including vines for those desiring some “in person” 6-second insights from Godfrey. As a female leader in a male-dominated field, she makes for a pretty inspiring role model for young women interested in finance (or science).
Wife asked me what time I’m coming home after drinks tonight. Told her I’m moving to qualitative forward guidance.
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) March 20, 2014
3. Downtown Josh Brown – @ReformedBroker
Twitter Bio: Chairman of the Twitter Federal Reserve
Followers: 71.7K
Need for Feed: A regular contributor to a host of publications and broadcasts, Brown is a financial advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management. His feed is filled with amusing commentary and thought-provoking analysis.
The Coffee ETF 24JO&src=ctag”>$JO (awesome ticker btw) soared 88 in six weeks, has now given back 18% in the last week. This won’t end well.