16) Global Economic analysis globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com. Although we can’t rate the success of SitkaPacific management, the blogger’s day job, Mish’s site is undoubtedly near the top of every economist’s blog roll.  Although sometimes his commentary is outweighed by his citations, he nevertheless talks about sovereign debt, unemployment, and economic indicators in the global market like a pro. Like other top economic bloggers
on this list, Mish is an enemy of conventional wisdom.

17) Venture Beat venturebeat.com. Venturebeat is the bible and gossip rag of the private equity and venture capital world. Frequent visitors read about the latest acquisitions and investments from well-known private institutional investors along with what VB’s editors think the prospects of new startups may be. Like many VC and PE sites, there’s a decided focus on all things technology.

18) Business Insider www.businessinsider.com. The most widely read blog on the list, it probably has over 2,000,000 unique visitors per month. With fifteen full-time journalists, it is run like the professional shop that it is. Its founder, Henry Blodget, has a knack for finding the lowest common denominator and producing high-quality financial analysis. Always an informative and entertaining read.

19) Abnormal Returns www.abnormalreturns.com. In general, we do not approve of link fests, considering them indicative of weak minds. However, Abnormal Returns presents an exception to this rule.  With daily posts on diverse topics, AR’s themed links give wide coverage of what the market and major media are saying on issues the author thinks are important.

20) Hedgeye Blog www.hedgeye.com. This blog, written by Keith McCullough, a long-time money manager, has many observations about the technical aspects of the hedge fund business. McCullough mixes this with observations from philosophers and economists. His perspective benefits  from his capacity to take a long view of economic history. Few important pieces of financial news miss his eye and thus his commentary.

-Michael B. Sauter, Ashley C. Allen, Douglas A. McIntyre