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