Now wouldn't that be interesting? If the people who "aren't tech" in this thread posted the other places they get news we could get some really great stuff.
Most of the stuff I read is actually economic, not necessarily financial. For that: http://economistsview.typepad.com/ is about as good as it gets. Although I would recommend ignoring the frequent Krugman reposts. The comments are also usually dominated by 3 or 4 very opinionated posters.
Also http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/ for general news/interesting headlines.
https://www.statnews.com/ is great for healthcare.
One thing I see every once in a while on HN is people with the belief that they can spend a week or two knocking out an algorithmic trader and start raking it in. In order to break this illusion I would recommend:
http://financial-math.org/http://www.quantresearch.info/
And in terms of investing, Bogleheads is of course incredibly popular but still the best way to get investing safely and quickly.
EDIT: I'd also like to say that the Wall Street Journal is pretty invaluable but I have a subscription. The google loophole closing may make that a more difficult source for the layman.
> One thing I see every once in a while on HN is people with the belief that they can spend a week or two knocking out an algorithmic trader and start raking it in. In order to break this illusion I would recommend: http://financial-math.org/http://www.quantresearch.info/
There are various finance blogs, but discussion sites tend to be a disaster - actual information is worth money and not given away for free, so most people are just "talking their book".
