An increasing amount of financial news is becoming available across a variety of media, but just how much of it is of any real value to investors? Nick Dewhirst investigates
Financial news is everywhere and demand for it is growing. Dedicated television services, financial newspapers and magazines all offer 'breaking' news on financial markets and because it is free, there is a temptation for investors to consume too much of it. Because there is no direct payment, it is easy to forget news vendors are in business to make money - just like sellers of financial services. Essentially, their business model provides free news in order to sell advertisements, and that applies as much to financial news and advertisements as any other types of news. The aim of the ga...
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