MARKETS NORTH Markets, in plain language

Full transparency

Tools I use

The short list of services I actually use to invest and to follow the market. Nothing lands on this page because it pays well. It lands here because I use it.

How the links on this page work: some links may be affiliate links. If you sign up through one, the company may pay me a referral fee (at no extra cost to you). Every affiliate link is labelled Affiliate link right where it appears. A link with no label is just a link. This page gets updated when my own toolkit changes, not when a program's payout changes.

My own data tools

This site carries one data page of its own, fed by snapshots I collect on a weekly rhythm. It is the receipts behind the stories: dated numbers, sources named on the page, nothing dressed up as a live feed.

Trends: watchlist history and AI token prices

Broker: where I hold my accounts

[ Slot: primary Canadian self-directed broker ]

To be filled with the broker Joe actually uses, a two-or-three-line note on why (fees, US-stock access from a TFSA/RRSP, app quality), and, if an affiliate program exists and Joe joins it, the labelled affiliate link. No link is published until the account is real.

Market data & charts

[ Slot: charting / quote service ]

To be filled with the service Joe checks prices and charts on, and what he uses it for day to day. Labelled affiliate link slot.

[ Slot: earnings calendar / filings source ]

To be filled with where Joe reads earnings dates and the actual reports (company IR pages and filings are always free; if the source is free, the slot says so and carries no link).

News & research

[ Slot: news source ]

To be filled with the news source Joe reads first on market mornings, and how he cross-checks a rumour before repeating it.

Interactive tools

The AI supply chain map

An interactive map built for this site. It shows who supplies whom among the machine makers, chip factories, memory companies, designers, server builders, clouds and power companies behind AI. Click any company to trace its suppliers and customers, or follow one chip from a lithography machine to a data centre.

What is not here, on purpose

  • No paid signal services. I don't use them, and I won't list them.
  • No "best broker" rankings. This is my toolkit, not a comparison site. The right broker depends on your situation. That's a decision for you and, ideally, a licensed advisor.
  • Nothing I haven't used myself. If I haven't held an account or run the tool, it doesn't appear here.