Most finance content on X is noise. Hot takes, screenshot portfolios, and “here’s how I turned $500 into $50K” threads that conveniently leave out the part where they blew up three accounts first.
But there’s a smaller group of accounts run by people who actually manage money, build businesses, or study markets for a living. They share how they think, not just what they think, and that’s where the real value is.
Here are 17 finance accounts worth following.
@morganhousel โ Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and the author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever. His writing focuses on the behavioral side of investing: why people make the decisions they do with money, and why those decisions are usually more emotional than analytical.
His tweets tend to be short observations about human behavior, risk, and long-term thinking. No stock picks, no macro predictions. He’s interested in the patterns that repeat across decades, not what happened in the market today.
If you read one investing book this year, it’s probably one of his. His X account is an extension of that same thinking.
Best for: Anyone who wants to think more clearly about money, risk, and long-term decision-making.
@awealthofcs โ Ben Carlson
Ben Carlson is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, author of 4 investment books, and co-host of the “Animal Spirits” podcast.
His account is one of the most consistently useful on finance X. He takes complex market data, academic research, and historical patterns and makes them readable without dumbing them down. Lots of charts, lots of context, very little hype.
He’s also refreshingly honest about what he doesn’t know, which is rarer than it should be on a platform full of people who are certain about everything.
Best for: Individual investors who want institutional-quality thinking about index funds, asset allocation, and behavioral finance without the jargon.
The Evolution of Financial Advice
I’ve been working on this one for a while
It’s a long one https://t.co/bzs8FHGCVzpic.twitter.com/ExFzbdI2dv
@Travis_Jamison โ Travis Jamison
Travis Jamison is an investor and entrepreneur focused on buying and building cash-flowing businesses in the lower middle market.
He’s the founder of CapitalPad, a deal-by-deal private equity platform, and manages multiple investment vehicles across small business acquisitions, search fund investments, and direct operating deals.
After building and selling several companies, Jamison shifted from venture-style investing to what he calls “hard to kill” businesses: profitable, privately held companies bought at reasonable prices with durable earnings. The thesis is simple: don’t speculate, buy real cash flow cheaply and protect the downside.
He writes regularly about deal evaluation, due diligence, risk management, and the realities of operating and investing in small businesses.
Best for: Travis Jamison is one of the top accounts to follow on X for anyone interested in private equity, small business acquisitions, or alternative investments outside public markets.
@patrick_oshag โ Patrick O’Shaughnessy
Patrick O’Shaughnessy is the founder and CEO of Positive Sum, an early-stage venture capital firm, and the host of Invest Like the Best, one of the most respected investing podcasts in the world. He previously led O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (now part of Franklin Templeton).
His feed is a mix of podcast episode drops, investing observations, and links to deep research. He’s particularly good at finding people who are thinking about investing and business building in non-obvious ways, then getting them to explain their reasoning in public.
The podcast alone is worth the follow. The X account is how you keep up with who he’s talking to next.
Best for: Serious investors and business builders who want exposure to how the best allocators and operators think.
@10kdiver โ 10-K Diver
This anonymous account produces some of the best educational investing content on the internet. Period. This is definitely one of the best stock market Twitter accounts.
10-K Diver publishes long, detailed threads breaking down fundamental investing concepts: compounding, return on capital, valuation methods, probabilistic thinking. The threads are structured like lessons, complete with examples and math, but written clearly enough that you don’t need a finance degree to follow along.
The best way to use this account: go to 10kdiver.com where every thread is cataloged by topic. Work through them at your own pace. It’s better than most MBA coursework on the subject.
Best for: Anyone who wants to build real understanding of how investing math works, from beginners to experienced investors who want a refresher.
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That is, IF each round is sufficiently *positive sum*, even a weak player — who is disadvantaged BOTH size-wise and skill-wise — may end up with a high probability of surviving and thriving indefinitely.
So it may pay to seek out and play such infinite games.
@MebFaber โ Meb Faber
Meb Faber is the co-founder and CIO of Cambria Investment Management, where he manages a suite of ETFs. He’s also the host of The Meb Faber Show podcast and author of several books on quantitative investing and asset allocation.
His account covers a wide range: global value investing, trend following, shareholder yield, and the data behind why most investors underperform. He’s particularly good at sharing historical market data that puts current conditions in context.
He’s also one of the more prolific angel investors on the platform (225+ startups and counting), so he regularly shares observations about venture and startup investing alongside his public markets work.
Best for: Data-driven investors interested in quantitative strategies, global diversification, and long-term asset allocation.
@BrentBeshore โ Brent Beshore
Brent Beshore is the founder and CEO of Permanent Equity, a private equity firm based in Columbia, Missouri that buys family-owned businesses with no intention of selling. Their funds have 30-year lives. They rarely use debt.
That alone makes him worth following, because almost nobody in PE operates this way. His account is a mix of investing wisdom, dry humor, and honest observations about what it’s actually like to buy and run small businesses. His annual letters are some of the best in the industry.
Permanent Equity now manages $400M+ in revenue across its portfolio and generates roughly $50M in distributable free cash flow. He shares real numbers and real lessons, not just platitudes.
Best for: Anyone interested in private equity, small business investing, long-term holding strategies, or what it actually looks like to operate acquired businesses.
@benthompson โ Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson is the author of Stratechery, one of the most respected tech and media analysis newsletters in the world.
His X account isn’t a traditional “finance” follow, but if you invest in anything adjacent to technology, media, or platforms, his analysis is required reading. He has a track record of being ahead of major industry shifts, and his framework for thinking about platform economics, aggregation theory, and competitive dynamics has influenced how an entire generation of investors evaluates tech companies.
He mostly tweets links to his latest Stratechery pieces, podcast episodes, and occasional opinions on current events.
Best for: Investors in tech and media who want deep structural analysis rather than surface-level takes.
Apple’s new ToS for podcasts claims that you can opt out of transcripts, but there is no option to do so in Podcast Connect.
If I wanted to provide a transcript, I would, as I do for Stratechery Interviews. Apple unilaterally deciding how I publish my content is not right. pic.twitter.com/s7ACBHL1Vj
@michaelbatnick โ Michael Batnick
Michael Batnick is the Managing Partner at Ritholtz Wealth Management and the author of Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments, which is a better book than the title suggests. It focuses on what went wrong for legendary investors, which is usually more instructive than what went right.
His account covers market analysis, portfolio strategy, and behavioral finance. He co-hosts the “Animal Spirits” podcast with Ben Carlson (also on this list), and the two of them together are one of the most listenable duos in finance.
Best for: Investors who learn more from studying failures than successes, and anyone who wants a smart, grounded take on current markets.
Always fun chatting with the great @GuyDealership about the wild auto market. https://t.co/hPsAH357jQ pic.twitter.com/FdRWYwkdvG
@AttainCap2 โ Jeff Malec
Jeff Malec focuses on alternative investments, managed futures, and risk management. His account is more niche than most on this list, but if you’re interested in how professional allocators think about tail risk, volatility, and non-correlated returns, he’s one of the best follows on the platform.
He’s particularly good at reframing how people think about risk. Not just as volatility (the standard definition) but as drawdown magnitude, drawdown duration, and downside volatility, each of which matters differently depending on your situation.
Best for: Sophisticated investors interested in alternatives, managed futures, and non-traditional approaches to portfolio risk management.
Stop measuring the risk only as volatility (wind)
There’s drawdown magnitude (storm surge)
There’s drawdown duration (flooding)
And there’s downside volatility (tornado)
@WSJmarkets โ WSJ Markets
The Wall Street Journal’s markets account is one of the fastest and most reliable financial twitter sources for breaking financial news on X. It covers global markets (stocks), economic data, and major corporate events as they happen.
No commentary, no hot takes. Just reporting. Which, on a platform full of opinions, is more valuable than it sounds.
Best for: Anyone who wants real-time market news from a source that doesn’t editorialize in their headlines.
Investors largely liked what they saw in Wednesday’s inflation report https://t.co/DduLQXJxyB
@InvestorsLive โ Nathan Michaud
Nathan Michaud is the founder of Investors Underground and has been day trading for over 15 years. His account shares real-time trading activity, including entries, exits, and the reasoning behind each. He’s one of the top trading accounts to follow on Twitter.
Day trading is a very different game than long-term investing, and most of the accounts in that space are selling courses rather than sharing real analysis. Michaud is one of the exceptions. He’s transparent about both wins and losses, which is how you can tell someone is actually doing the work rather than just performing it.
Best for: Active traders interested in day trading and swing trading with real-time market commentary from someone with a verified track record.
I have been trading full-time for over 15 years ๐
Traded billions of shares.
Made a lot, lost a lot๐ฐ
Learned a TON along the way.
Making money as a trader is NOT easy but it IS possible.
This is the course I wish I had when I started trading.
And it is 100% free… ๐ pic.twitter.com/fmrzTC6AlK
@emmetlsavage โ Emmet Savage
Emmet Savage is the co-founder and chief investment strategist of MyWallSt. He’s built a following by sharing his long-term investment philosophy and the reasoning behind his picks, including the mistakes.
His account is more accessible than many on this list, which makes it a good starting point for investors who are still developing their approach. He shares both analysis and the emotional side of investing, which is where most people actually struggle.
Best for: Long-term stock investors, especially those earlier in their investing journey, who want to learn from someone transparent about their process.
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But instead, let’s talk numbers…
In 150 years of stock data, S&P 500 investors had an 11.8% chance of loss after 10 years.
Read on…
@RedDogT3 โ Scott Redler
Scott Redler is the Chief Strategic Officer at T3 Live and T3 Trading Group. His account is a real-time feed of market movements, technical analysis, and short-term trading observations.
If you’re interested in technical analysis and want to see how a professional trader reads charts and price action in real time, his feed is one of the better ones on the platform. He’s been doing this publicly for years, so there’s a long track record to evaluate.
Best for: Traders and technical analysts who want real-time market commentary from a seasoned professional.
Remember the Art if the first day for $ARM. It needs to hold the opening price and take out a 5-15-30 minute high to prove there’s any opportunities for those not in the deal prior that trade after. As of now it’s indicating $61
@OptionsHawk โ Joe Kunkle
Joe Kunkle is the founder of Options Hawk and focuses specifically on options flow and unusual options activity. His account is specialized, covering real-time options trades, market patterns, and specific setups he’s watching.
Options are a niche within a niche, and quality accounts in this space are rare. Kunkle provides detailed analysis rather than just alerting to unusual activity, which is what separates his account from the dozens of “unusual options activity” bots on the platform.
Best for: Options traders looking for detailed analysis of market flow and specific options trade setups.
$IONQ up 8%, fresh highs, these up to 0.95 ha https://t.co/XZ7G4ee2ky
@Fxflow โ Boris Schlossberg
Boris Schlossberg is the Managing Director of BKForex.com and has over two decades of experience in foreign exchange markets. His account covers forex analysis, macro trends, and the trading strategies behind his positions.
Forex is an area where the signal-to-noise ratio on X is particularly bad. Schlossberg is one of the few accounts in this space with real institutional experience and a willingness to explain his reasoning rather than just posting trade calls.
Best for: Forex traders and macro-focused investors interested in currency markets from someone with genuine institutional experience.
This is the secret of trading
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@VCBrags โ VCs Congratulating Themselves
Every list needs a palate cleanser. VCs Congratulating Themselves curates the most self-congratulatory posts from venture capitalists and founders, and the result is genuinely hilarious.
Beyond the comedy, there’s actual value here. It’s a useful reminder that a significant percentage of the “thought leadership” on X is just people congratulating themselves in elaborate ways. Recognizing that pattern makes you a better consumer of financial content everywhere else on the platform.
Best for: Anyone who needs a laugh after scrolling through too many “I’m humbled to announce” posts.
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How We Built This List
We focused on accounts where the person (or institution) behind it has a real, verifiable track record in their area. We excluded pure aggregators, hype accounts, and anyone whose primary business model is selling courses or subscriptions through attention-grabbing posts.
The list is intentionally diverse: public market investors, private equity operators, day traders, macro analysts, and educators. There’s no single “right” way to invest, and the best feed is one that exposes you to multiple frameworks for thinking about risk and return.
If we had one filter, it would be this: does the account share how they think, or just what they think? The accounts that explain their reasoning, especially when they’re wrong, are the ones worth following long-term.
