Brad Moon

Brad Moon

Brad Moon is a Canadian technology journalist with a fintech business background. He has been writing for InvestorPlace since 2012.

Brad has been a Senior Contributor for Forbes since 2015 and has written technology, business, and consumer electronics-focused articles for a range of outlets over the past decade.

This includes seven years with Wired, 15 years with the Webby award-winning GeekDad, four years as a contributor with Kiplinger, three years with About.com, and three years writing for Shaw Media. He has also written articles that have been published by MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Business Insider, and others. He wrote a weekly technology column in The Winnipeg Free Press, a monthly tech column for London Business Magazine, and has made numerous radio and conference appearances speaking about technology trends. For the past decade Brad has been the Computing Solutions Editor for Best Buy Canada’s blog.

As a consultant, Brad has been part of the launch of multiple ventures in Canada including several wind farms and a web-based remote collaboration platform.

Prior to his writing career, Brad was a senior Product Manager and Research Analyst with a leading Canadian financial technology firm for 13 years after spending six years working at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario.

Recent Articles

Amazon Marches Into the Video Game Console War

Amazon might join Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and a few others in the next-generation video game console war. And despite the competition, it's a good move.

Google Winding Down 20 Percent Time

Google continues its march away from its innovative origins by winding down the 20 percent time program that let employees work on pet projects.

Microsoft Still Hurting After Windows RT Mess

Microsoft's jump into the world of tablets didn't go as expected. In fact, it was more of a disaster. But can the tech giant recover?

Smartphones Are King — Sorry, Nokia

Smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time last quarter -- alarm bells for Nokia if we've ever heard them.

Google Enters the E-Textbook Game

Google is following Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble by joining the e-textbook revolution. And there's plenty of potential ahead.

Was a Sellout Part of the BlackBerry Turnaround Plan?

Private equity firms now get to mull a question that individual investors have been asking themselves for years: Is BlackBerry worth buying?

Firefox OS Could Be Trouble for Windows, BlackBerry

The upcoming Firefox mobile OS could take the third-place crown from Microsoft and knock BlackBerry out of the running.

Samsung Files Patents for Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

After months of wearable tech rumors, are we finally close to the first smartwatch announcement? Recent patent filings from Samsung suggest we are.

Vetoed: The Latest in the Apple/Samsung Courtroom Drama

The Apple vs. Samsung multi-round courtroom melee continued as President Obama vetoed the International Trade Commission's ruling.

Google + Starbucks Is a Match Made in Heaven

Google wants to bring the Internet to everyone -- and especially to customers sitting in their neighborhood Starbucks. It's a shrewd move that should pay off down the line.