Work

I know not a lot of you don't really know what I do at work each day (other than intervals of surfing the internet followed by naps on the futon), but that's only mostly right! There are big happenings at Seeking Alpha these days.

We recently announced a partenership with the world's largest Financial information provider, Yahoo! Finance. This comes on the heels of more limited partnerships with Google Finance in July and Barron's Online in August. Our content will now be presented right alongside more traditional analysis and coverage on the site.

As you may expect, there are mixed reactions to the idea of financial blog content being presented on equal footing with more traditional industry analysis. From our side, it's obvious: Our content is generated by real industry experts - those with a very real financial interest in doing their homework and knowing their stuff. It's all moderated and edited, and gets the voice of the "real industry professionals" out. From the other side, it's equally obvious: "industry expert" is not always the same as "industry analyst" and therefore should not appear on equal footing.

Whichever side of the discussion you come down on: This is obviously very large and good news for Seeking Alpha, but it's also a pretty big win for bloggers in general. Completely free financial news and analysis is now not only available on Seeking Alpha but also on the world's largest financial stage.

I know the majority of this blogs readers don't consider themselves 'financially savy' (and I'm with you!). If you're interested in checking out what exactly it is that I/we do though: I recommend checking out our Sound Money Tips site. It's less "financial analysis" and more "everyday ideas" - recent topics include Lowering Pet Supply Costs, Cleaning Your Car Cheaply, and Discounts on School/Office Supplies. You can just check out the site or take it one more step and sign up to receive the posts in your email or RSS reader. Let me know if you need any help and Enjoy!