Great business magazines available online

Posted on October 1, 2006
Filed Under Economics/Business books, Investments |

There are some great sources of information on the net if you are looking for business and investment ideas. As Dustin Woodwards says: There are many magazines dedicated to investing and personal finance topics. It is common for investing magazines to be full of hype which typically reduces your investment returns. With the help of a couple industry professionals, I came up with the following ranking of investment magazines (note: sadly, Mutual Funds magazine and Bloomberg Personal Finance are no longer published, but originally made this list).
1) Smart Money
This magazine lives up to it’s name by answering investor’s questions rather than hyping the ‘hot stock.’ Published by the same company that brings you the much-respected Wall Street Journal.

2) Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Great source of information about personal finance topics like taxes, insurance, retirement planning, and of course - investing.

3) Business Week
Weekly magazine that focuses mostly on business news, but also touches on investing topics from time to time. Great way to keep up on the latest on business trends and news.
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4) Forbes
A variety of articles, reviews and guides. Does a good job of finding personal finance Web sites for you to use with its ‘Best of the Web’ specials.
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5) Worth
A little more focused to those with a high net ‘Worth’, this magazine provides direction on a broad range of personal finance topics.
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6) Bloomberg Markets
This magazine is more appropriate for the professional investor. It focuses on the people who move the markets.
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7) Red Herring
If you have a technical background, then you may enjoy this magazine. Touches on investing from time to time and keeps you up-to-date on company happenings.
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The Economist
Keep track of worldwide news with this intelligent economy-focused magazine. The articles and data are highly analytical.
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9) Money Magazine
Not my favorite investing magazine because it focuses too much on hype to draw readers. Still, the magazine does have some valuable information.