When life feels overcomplicated and overwhelming, many of us have an urge to simplify and focus on what’s important — that’s likely why shows such as Netflix’s NFLX, +0.29% “The Home Edit” and books like Marie Kondo’s have become popular in recent years.
Josh Brown and team: When it comes to markets and finance commentary on Twitter, Josh Brown, an adviser at Ritholtz Wealth Management, is one of the best-known, and the best overall.He doesn’t tweet as frequently these days as he used to, but he’s still a solid follow in our books. One of his recurring favorite topics is white-collar crime and fraud, but he explains pretty much every hot topic that you’ll want to have a take on.
Janet Yellen: Yellen, current nominee for treasury secretary and former Federal Reserve chair, is a more recent presence on Twitter. But she has already used the platform to share information about rebuilding the economy after the coronavirus pandemic, and public trust. We’re looking forward to following how she continues to use Twitter in the future.
We’ll be following the distribution of vaccines, and the subsequent impact on people and economies across the world, well into 2021.Malia Jones and “Dear Pandemic”: Jones is a researcher who works at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work centers on infectious disease and social epidemiology, demography and geography, and she is also a creator of the project “Dear Pandemic.”
Electric vehicles This year, MarketWatch has seen huge interest in the future of electric vehicles and the companies that make them, including Tesla TSLA, +5.96%, Nio NIO, +1.57%, Xpeng XPEV, and Luminar LAZR, +9.95%. If you’re trying to make sense of their sky-high valuations, you may want to add these follows to your feed.
Vitalik Buterin: Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, a decentralized cryptocurrency platform, has made our “best-follow” list before. He continues to be a standout, with more than 1 million followers who rely on him for cryptocurrency commentary and sobering advice. Matt Powell: Powell is a well-respected expert on sports and retail. He’s the senior industry advisor at NPD Group.