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

Why Hardware Will Make Google More Volatile

Devices cost more to make and market, and are subject to bigger sales swings than search ads. Google investors may be in for a bouncier-than-expected ride.

Are IBM and Samsung Circling RIM?

Though still a long shot and the latest rumors could come to nothing, either of these tech giants could make some use of at least some parts of RIM.

Internet Radio Owns the Home, But Sirius Rules the Road

The death of unlimited data by mobile carriers likely boots any threat of Internet radio providers ending Siri's auto-locked dominance.

RIMM: A Year of Misfires and Lost Opportunity, But Still Worth Something

Research In Motion has been knocked to the mat -- and whether it picks itself up or is hoisted away by a buyer, cheaply priced RIMM might be worth the gamble.

Digital Payments: Pluses and Minuses

It's off-the-charts convenience for consumers and big cost savings for merchants vs. the specter of a fractured market and perhaps yet another security risk.

How Google Flubbed Its Nexus Q

Google just canceled all pre-orders of the Nexus Q and removed the much-anticipated streaming media device from its online stores. Here's why.

Amazon Investors Keep the Faith

They're still looking past current pain -- in this case the latest quarterly flop -- to future reward, assuming that all its spending now will pay off later.

Survey: iPhone 5 Should See Monster Release

A new survey shows demand for an iPhone 5 is at higher levels than in similar surveys taken before the iPhone 4S launch. But that demand is a double-edged sword.

Prepare for the Coming Tablet War

Amazon's 7-inch tablet challenged Apple's dominance of the market last holiday season. But who will challenge Amazon?

Apple’s New Killer App: Its Smartphone Software Patent

The basic smartphone user interface is ruled an Apple invention. The ground beneath nearly all of its rivals has shifted -- and it's far more dangerous now.