| ign="center"> | | | | place. Some of the best personal finance blogs have |
| Financial institutions are reaching out to clients using | | | | RSS feeds available. |
| RSS feeds. While banks and financial institutions are | | | | Example: This is Money - |
| usually slow to adopt new technology, that is not the | | | | 11. Credit/Debt Consolidation Information |
| case with RSS adoption. More and more professionals | | | | Tips on debt management and credit consolidation |
| are using RSS in innovative ways, to stay ahead of | | | | are a common feed topic. |
| their competition. | | | | Example: TRX Credit - |
| 1. Bank Rate Changes | | | | 12. Tax Laws |
| Bankers are using RSS to communicate bank rate | | | | Accountants are using RSS to stay current on the |
| changes. Feeds are updated regularly to reflect | | | | latest income and sales tax laws. |
| changes to adjustable rate mortgages or the interest | | | | Example: Australian Taxation Office - |
| rate for CDs.example: Federal Reserve | | | | 13. Investment Properties |
| 2. Stock Monitoring | | | | Real estate investors can now watch for investment |
| Stock analysts monitor stock market changes using | | | | properties using RSS. As new properties become |
| RSS feeds. As specific stocks and bonds rise and fall | | | | available feeds are updated. |
| RSS feeds are updated. Many of the tools allow you | | | | Example: Property RSS - |
| to customize RSS feeds selecting the stocks or | | | | 14. Continuing Education |
| mutual funds that you wish to monitor.example: | | | | Accountants and those in the financial industry can |
| Smart Money - | | | | stay current on tax laws or brush up on investing by |
| 3. Mortgage Rates | | | | listening to podcast lectures. |
| Customers seeking housing can monitor mortgage | | | | Example: Educational Feeds - |
| rates through a variety of lenders using RSS feeds. | | | | 15. Monitor Real Estate Sales |
| Rate changes appear in the RSS feeds as the new | | | | The temperature of the housing market is of |
| rates are announced.example: Long and Foster - | | | | significant interest to many in the financial industry. |
| 4. Employment Opportunities | | | | Investors can monitor property sales by creating a |
| Members of the finance industry can monitor job | | | | zip code specific feed or by subscribing to feeds the |
| opportunities using RSS. As new jobs in the financial | | | | cover a specific location. |
| industry become available the job listings appear in | | | | Example: Realty Feeds - |
| the RSS feed. | | | | 16. Investment Advice and News |
| Example: 4 Finance Jobs - | | | | Investors are using blogs and RSS feeds to provide a |
| 5. Currency Exchange Rates | | | | smattering of investment advice to attract clients. |
| Banks, financial institutions and economists can | | | | Example: Security Exchange Commissions - |
| monitor currency exchange rates using RSS feeds. | | | | 17. Bankruptcy Announcements |
| As the changes the new rates appear in the RSS | | | | RSS feeds to watch for bankruptcy filings of |
| feed.examples: Currency Source - New York Federal | | | | individuals and companies that have entered |
| Reserve - | | | | bankruptcy protection. |
| 6. Foreclosures | | | | Example: US Courts - |
| Banks are using RSS feeds to publicize properties | | | | 18. Corporate News |
| that are available via foreclosures. | | | | Financial companies must stay current on |
| Example: Foreclosure Listings - | | | | corporations, and there are often press |
| 7. Auction Opportunities | | | | announcements, new product announcements or legal |
| Estate auctions are publicized and announced using | | | | actions. Monitoring corporate feeds will keep analysts |
| RSS feeds. | | | | up to date on the latest information. |
| Example: Auction RSS Feed - | | | | Example: Agilent - |
| 8. Financial Industry News | | | | 19. Loan Rates |
| Financial analysts can now monitor the latest financial | | | | Monitor lending rates for student loans, car loans or |
| industry news by subscribing to RSS feeds. | | | | home equity lines by subscribing to RSS feeds. |
| Example: Money Central - | | | | Example: Student Loans Rates- |
| 9. Venture Investment Monitoring | | | | 20. Tax News |
| Venture funding capital investors interested in | | | | Stay current on tax laws and changes using RSS |
| watching trends in venture funding can subscribe to | | | | feeds. |
| RSS feeds to determine where the venture capital | | | | Example: Tax News- |
| funding is going. | | | | Financial companies can stay ahead of their |
| Example: Almeida Capital - | | | | competition and maximize their time by using RSS to |
| 10. Personal Finance Tips | | | | stay up to date on relevant industry news. |
| Blogs containing personal finance tips are common | | | | |