The financial services industry flavoured TechCrunch50

TechCrunch published its TechCrunch 50 finalists in sync with its conference opening today.

At first glance, of interest to anyone looking for Web 2.0 in financial services are:

• Shryk (CB) — Web-based financial software for children aimed at promoting financial literacy and good saving habits.
• Quant the News (CB) — Creator of StockMood.com, a service that tracks the sentiments of online news stories about stocks and then measures their potential impact on the direction of those stocks’ prices.
• FairSoftware (CB) — Creates virtual shares around software projects that gives each contributor a portion of any resulting revenues.
• PersonalRIA (CB) — Allows users to shadow a professional investment advisor’s portfolio, automatically executing trades (which most brokerage sites cannot do).
• Emerginvest (CB) — Offers commentary and analysis on Emerging Markets and tools that provide you with information on how to diversify globally.
• ExchangeP (CB) — Dubbed a “fantasy stock market,” ExhangeP’s service allows users to sign up for free and start investing in private companies.
• Me-trics (CB) — Lets you see how mood, weight, and goals correlate with other metrics, including web services like Facebook or RescueTime.
• iCharts (CB) — YouTube for interactive charts.

If this stuff rocks your boat, then you can watch these organizations pitch live and online at the official TechCrunch50 conference web site.