News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: I feel like I'm in a filter bubble. How can I “expand my horizons”?.

Re:Ask HN: I feel like I'm in a filter bubble. How can I “ex... by sebslomski on Saturday May 09, 2015 @07:12PM (#9518033)
Go read about stocks/etfs/etc. This topic is very underrated, but it's so important! Getting to know more about this topic changed the way I read the news and see the world/politics. Also money.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: I feel like I'm in a filter bubble. How can I “ex... by freefrag on Saturday May 09, 2015 @07:43PM (#9518096)
Can you recommend any good introductory material or websites?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: I feel like I'm in a filter bubble. How can I “ex... by chrizzzer on Saturday May 09, 2015 @08:11PM (#9518168)
A good place to start learning about finance is always http://www.investopedia.com/. Further I can recommend reading about modern portfolio theory and the correlation between risk and return: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_portfolio_theory
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: I feel like I'm in a filter bubble. How can I “ex... by aserr on Saturday May 09, 2015 @07:53PM (#9518118)
Surprisingly, Matt Cutts of Google fame has a reasonable overview: https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/make-money-investing-tips/ and accompanying HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8675952
[ Parent | on HN ]