By Jay Palter

The internet and social networks have become the first stop for many people seeking out information about personal finance, planning and investments – money matters, in general.

In this post, we have compiled a list of top influencers, both individuals and publications/organizations, who are regularly consulted on financial issues in Canada. If you’re looking for a solid reading list on personal finance issues specifically for Canadians, this list is a great place to start.

Rank	Image	Twitter	Name	Website
1		@JonChevreau	Jonathan Chevreau	Findependencehub.com
2		@rcarrick	Rob Carrick	robcarrick.com
3		@CanadianFinance	Tom Drake	canadianfinanceblog.com
4		@MoneySense	MoneySense	moneysense.ca
5		@ellenroseman	Ellen Roseman	ellenroseman.com
6		@BoomerandEcho	Boomer and Echo	boomerandecho.com
7		@preetbanerjee	Preet Banerjee	preetbanerjee.com
8		@squawkfox	Kerry K. Taylor	squawkfox.com
9		@youngandthrifty	youngandthrifty	youngandthrifty.ca
10		@globemoney	Globe Money	theglobeandmail.com
11		@GailVazOxlade	Gail Vaz-Oxlade	gailvazoxlade.com
12		@CdnCouchPotato	Dan Bortolotti	canadiancouchpotato.com
13		@jimyih	Jim Yih	retirehappy.ca
14		@krystalatwork	Krystal Yee	givemebackmyfivebucks.com
15		@financialpost	Financial Post	business.financialpost.com
16		@jessi_moorhouse	Jessica Moorhouse	jessicamoorhouse.com
17		@FrugalTrader	MillionDollarJourney	milliondollarjourney.com
18		@bigcajunman	Big Cajun Man (aw)	canajunfinances.com
19		@myownadvisor	Mark Seed	myownadvisor.ca
20		@caitflanders	Cait Flanders	caitflanders.com
21		@AdamMayers_pf	Adam Mayers	thestar.com
22		@brucesellery	Bruce Sellery	moolala.ca
23		@wealthy_barber	David Chilton	wealthybarber.com
24		@barrychoi	Barry Choi	moneywehave.com
25		@bankofcanada	Bank of Canada	bankofcanada.ca
26		@moneyaftergrad	Bridget Casey	moneyaftergraduation.com
27		@globeinvestor	Globe Investor	theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor
28		@cdnbiz	Canadian Business	canadianbusiness.com
29		@FinanceCanada	FinanceCanada	fin.gc.ca/fin-eng.asp
30		@globebusiness	Report on Business	theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business
31		@SeanCooperWrite	Sean Cooper	seancooperwriter.com
32		@smarter_money	GetSmarterAboutMoney	getsmarteraboutmoney.ca
33		@HowToSave	Stephen Weyman	howtosavemoney.ca
34		@TangerineBank	Tangerine	tangerine.ca
35		@BNN	BusinessNewsNetwork	bnn.ca
36		@ratehub	RateHub.ca	ratehub.ca
37		@commoncentsmom	Hollie Pollard	commoncentsmom.com
38		@AmandaLang	Amanda Lang
39		@half_banked	Desirae Odjick	halfbanked.com
40		@lisleong	Melissa Leong	melissawleong.wordpress.com
41		@PattieCTV	Pattie Lovett-Reid	ctvnews.ca
42		@RomaLuciw	Roma Luciw	theglobeandmail.com/authors/roma-luciw
43		@CanadianBudgetB	CanadianBudgetBinder	canadianbudgetbinder.com
44		@AlwaysSaveMoney	Rubina Ahmed-Haq	alwayssavemoney.com
45		@bborzyko	Bryan Borzykowski	linkedin.com/in/bborzyko
46		@advisorca	Advisor.ca	advisor.ca
47		@TD_Canada	TD (Canada)	facebook.com/TDCanada
48		@JanineRogan	Janine Rogan, CPA	janinerogan.com
49		@Wealthsimple	Wealthsimple	wealthsimple.com
50		@YahooFinanceCA	Yahoo Canada Finance	ca.finance.yahoo.com

Notes on ranking methodology

Influencers are identified based on a social analytics tool called Little Bird and ordered by their proprietary “insider score”. For more information about this evaluation methodology, contact the author.