Update 2: I think the Corner of Berkshire or the Reddit Security Analysis threads are money. I’m leaning towards Reddit because it’s free, but shout me down. I’m going to stick the link into the menu at the top of the page and then loiter there.
Update: I’d also like to hear your thoughts on the best forums (on any subject) from which I can shamelessly steal.
Folks, I’d like to hear your opinions on the best value investing forums on the web. The bigger the community, the more frequent the posting, and the freer the better. If none exist, then I plan to set one up.
Hi Tobias
i really like reddit and its new to me,thanks for sharing it.
Hey Toby. VIC is best in class. We’ve also taken a look at SumZero. Hope all is well. Chris
Hey Chris, Thank you I’m familiar with both, but I’m not looking for a focus on stock picks. More a Reddit-style “upvoted” list of interesting articles with some stock picks but no obligation to post no a regular basis.
the creators of twitter have started a new service called “Medium” which is aimed at producing shared posts of higher quality as opposed to quantity like on Twitter. Here is an about: https://medium.com/about/9e53ca408c48. Sounds interesting to me and goes into the direction of what you are looking for.
This is very interesting. Thank you.
I’m going to have to vote for Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax as well. Free and excellent info.
Good to know. I think I’ll check it out. Can I create dedicated Greenbackd and Quantitative Value threads there?
Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax is the best and you can view all the posts for free. The reason you have to pay to register and post is because a ridiculous amount of spammers sign up and it takes a lot of the owners time to get rid of them. Also it helps to pay for the cost of hosting. But he could have changed it to free now because I see a lot new members sign up, I would go talk to him about it.
Tobias and valueprax, I would like to see you guys on there. There is a lot of insight to glean every week. Presonally I have benefited from it. I like to give back also.
Good advice, thank you. Anyone use the Reddit value thread? http://www.reddit.com/r/SecurityAnalysis/
I wouldn’t call it a thread, it is a subreddit. I think it is alright but there is only re-posting of blog posts. Not much discussion. Plus your dealing with twenty somethings who don’t have much knowledge. Who are new to investing.
New is ok. I just want a large community, frequent posting, and free. The subreddit might be too small, but I’m worried that even Corner’s $10 is going to be too much of an obstacle for many potential participants.
Twitter. You can find ideas, discussion, and etc with ease. If you want more detail, most value guys will e-mail you or post their idea on the web.
I like Twitter for that reason also but I feel I miss a lot. On a dedicated forum the better / more interesting ideas seem to float to the top. For example, http://www.reddit.com/r/SecurityAnalysis/. Ever use that thread?
Open or closed?
There is Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax, but I think it costs money. And there is the VIC, but they don’t let just any old schmuck in.
Open, baby. Free and open.
The thing which you describe (a value investor forum organized along the swinger mentality) is not currently available in this universe.
And more’s the pity. Any thoughts on good web-hosted forums (on any subject) from which I can shamelessly steal?