Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now I'm not suggesting that you actually do this, but if you were to check the value of your accounts Monday morning, you would find ...
I've had several inquiries recently asking me to pinpoint the most common errors that investors make. Here's a random list of a dozen that jump out at me...
It's true! This two year rally has been ignored by Wall Street. Why? "People still look at me funny when I tell them about the amazing Big Board rally of the...
I just received a request from a member who wanted a discount on the "Investor's Creed Series" if he ordered a second copy for a friend. Good suggestion! If...
As you go about the business of managing your investments, you will be bombarded with data and advice from many sources: the media, acquaintances, salespeople,...
Slightly Bad News an Opportunity, as usual! Statistically, the NYSE continues positive in both Issue Breadth (Winners vs. Losers) and in New 52 Week Highs vs....
Maybe it's the tax code or just another misconception people have about investing, but I've always smiled inside when someone (pompously) says: "just invest...
Last night, "60 Minutes" exposed the conflicting interests of Brokerage House Analysts and Underwriting Departments. CNBC commentators rationalized cleverly,...
Maybe you can help me? I've just returned to the "Investment World" after 26 months in deep space, and I'm trying to figure out what's been going on. Hmmmm!...
Note: Sanco Services clients have been notified separately. The most difficult hurdle faced by writers these days is a publishing industry that is reluctant to...
This will be brief, but important. As the market moves from weakness to panic, more and more good companies fall in price, dragged down by bad news that...
Warren Buffett: "You gotta' buy 'em when nobody else wants 'em." Barney Baruch: "Buy your straw hats in the wintertime." Steve Selengut: "For every seller...
Since you've all read my book, you know that I think corrections are opportunities to selectively establish new positions (or add to existing ones) in...
Since you've all read my book, "The Brainwashing of the American Investor", you know that I think corrections are opportunities to selectively establish new...
... Buffett: "You gotta' buy 'em when nobody else wants 'em." Baruch: "Buy your straw hats in the wintertime." Selengut: "For every seller there's a buyer, and...
Securities Firms, Banks, and Insurance Companies have always been the "Big Three" Wall Street financial institutions. At one time, it wasn't too difficult to...
Here's how easy it is to determine if an annuity is really the right "stuff" for you. Forget all the sales talk, there is no such thing as a guaranteed ...
This is the last of a three part series on annuities, an expanded version of the discussion in "The Brainwashing of the American Investor" ... Financial...
During every correction, I encourage investors to avoid the destructive inertia that results from trying to determine: "How far down are we going?" and/or "How...
Classic < > "Bear Market" < > Mistakes Just what is a "bear market" anyway? Wall Street wants you to believe that a bear market is upon us when those...
All of you have now received (and read?) your copies of "The Brainwashing of the American Investor". I'd like to help you get a head start on your Holiday ...
Have you read "The Brainwashing of the American Investor"? You would have taken some profits already if you had! I'd like to help you get a head start on your...
Watch your back; the year-end hunting season has begun! Although there is certainly no shortage of bad professional advice, misleading media commentary, and...
I'm building a new page at my website that will host links and banners to the websites of my friends, clients, and family. It will be totally free. I'm getting...
Letters to the editor anyone? Listen closely to CNBC, The Wall Street Report, or any other media financial analysis, for these innocent words "Portfolio Window...
In a recent interview with Fortune Magazine writer Justin Fox, Vanguard founder Jack Bogle admits that: "A lot has changed in the Mutual Fund business, and...
the last time that a correction (this one began sometime in June, not in March of 2000 as you know) has not succumbed to a new rally? Answer: NEVER! Sorry, I...
Here's my take on the Bush tax package: First of all, it's business as usual: dedicated to the proposition that everything possible should be done to...
