Equity Research Analyst Weighs in on the Social Web – podcast
In early October, I had the honour of partaking in an IR Think Tank session “Spotlight on Social Media” (put on by IR Magazine) in Toronto. It was at this event that I had the pleasure of meeting Tom Liston an Equity Research Analyst and Director of Research at Versant Partners http://twitter.com/VersantPartners, a boutique investment dealer located in Toronto who was also sitting on the panel with me.
Since the think tank, I have had several conversations with Tom and learned how he leverages social media to gain a “first mover advantage” and how he (and other analysts) use Twitter, blogs, facebook and various other channels to gain a more detailed mosaic of the company. I found it quite interesting to learn that in a number of cases Tom has read information on a blog or social network that caused him to dig in further.
Seemed the best way to share Tom’s views was through an interview. Last week we spent about 25 minutes talking about the capital markets, research, investor relations and social media. I encourage you to listen or download the audio file:
During the interview you’ll hear Tom’s thoughts on:
- How his daily research activities have been affected by the social web
- How he manages risk when obtaining information on financial blogs and social networks
- Whether the use of social networks by a company influences his intent to cover them
- What kind of content companies should be sharing
- How financial blogs such as Seeking Alpha have changed the financial landscape
Hope you find it interesting. Please let me know what you think.
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