Monday's classic E-mail question wondered: "Is this the real thing?" The reference was to the 3-week spurt in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the meaning...
I just couldn't resist the temptation! Here I am with just a few days left in a great investment year, preparing to tell my clients the good news about ...
Most of you would agree that the past six Stock Market Years have been investment "head scratchers". Today's CNN pronouncement was that we would eke out a ...
Vegetables, The Boogie Man, Cough Medicine, Yellow Jackets, War, and Stock Market Corrections have been on most people's Hate Lists. "Peggy Sue" made it to the...
Institutional Wall Street propaganda tells us that: “Our firm's investment products are designed with the investor's interests in mind. Our account ...
A Landfill of Investment Propaganda There's a new form of propaganda out there and it isn’t emanating from Wall Street. Every day, thousands of radio talk...
As an investor, I've always wondered why Social Security is such a problem. What’s so difficult about managing this particular Trust Fund, and why is it so ...
Although it may be hard to believe, there is more going on in the World than the NCAA Basketball Tournament. And even though it’s not the sports page, you ...
Most people (including myself) would insist that Equity Investing is the most difficult to master. After all, that is the venue for: erratic price fluctuations...
As an investor, I've always wondered why Social Security is such a problem. What is so difficult about managing this particular Trust Fund, and why is it so...
Wall Street Would Be Boring Without Corrections Every now and then the stock market retrenches for a while as the experts in the Media and on Wall Street try...
I hate to give any credit to the New York Times for anything. For years I have been using them to support my criticism of the terrible advice that passes as...
<> Don't Confuse Me With the Facts! <> I've just returned to the "Investment World" after five years in deep space, and I'm trying to figure out what's been...
Commissions = Brainwashing Spelled Backwards! Well, not really, but nowhere in the world of investing is “Brainwashing” more apparent than in investor...
Dealing With Market Corrections: Ten Do’s and Don'ts A correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or small. Theoretically, even...
Understanding Fixed Income Securities: Expectations I’ve come to the conclusion that the Stock Market is an easier medium for investors to understand...
With Year End Approaching… It is a bit early for year-end commentaries, but as 2005 draws quickly to a close I thought it would be helpful to do some...
Investment Management – Income Portfolios The reason people assume the risks of investing in the first place is the prospect of achieving a higher rate of...
A New Wall Street Line Dance It matters not what lines, numbers, indices, or gurus you worship, you just can't know where the stock market is going or when it...
Investment Advisors 101… ask these questions. Investment Advisors (IAs) come in all different intellectual, professional, and alphabetical varieties. They...
Investment Strategy: The Investor's Creed Fascinating, isn't it, this stock market of ours, with its unpredictability, promise, and unscripted daily drama!...
