Investors are understandably concerned about the markets. Bailing may be appropriate for some. Staying the course may be the right decision for others.
Diane Francis | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business
Far be it from me to contradict one of the world's greatest stock sages and business analysts. But I will.
Amb. John J. Danilovich | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
The attention and resources necessary to address our own challenges as Americans do not require us to withdraw from our relationships abroad.
Dan Solin | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business
Falling markets don't tell the whole story. You need to understand the real world consequences of the way you invest. Otherwise, you are bound to repeat the problem.
Dan Solin | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business
When I give talks to groups, I ask for a show of hands for those investors who can tell me the risk of their portfolio as measured by standard deviation. Less than 1% respond.
Stephen A. LeMay | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home
Infrastructure isn't sexy but it's critical to economic well-being. If McCain becomes the next president, he won't do much. Ever. His website and his public statements make no mention at all of the nation's infrastructure and its problems.
Gregory Bedrosian | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business
Some advice for our fellow taxpayers in the great financial bail-out.
Ron Galloway | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business
Like stocks, institutions go down too. Having all your money with one brokerage firm or financial advisor is foolhardy, even if they are "diversifying" your investments.
Dan Solin | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business
What we are witnessing is more than the restructuring of Wall Street. It should also fundamentally change the way we invest and the kind of information upon which we rely.
Dan Solin | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business
As for the securities industry, I can only hope that investors will abandon them in droves, and finally recognize them as emperors with no clothes.
Dan Solin | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business
Another study demonstrates the consequences of following the advice of brokers and advisors who push actively managed funds on their trusting clients.
Aaron Greenspan | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business
MySpace and Facebook have utterly failed to improve any significant aspect of the American economy -- and have "succeeded" at wasting millions of manhours that could have gone toward boosting our national productivity.
New York Times | David Jolly | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business
PARIS -- Financial stocks were pushed lower Tuesday in Asia and Europe and the euro hit a record against the dollar as new concerns about the global f...
DealBook | Posted 07.19.2008 | Business
Jitters about the solvency of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored mortgage financing companies, took a big toll on financial-industry...
Yahoo! Finance | Aaron Task | Posted 07.03.2008 | Business
Wall Street meets Web 2.0 in a place called social investing, where "average" investors share their stock picks and pans. The concept is not new, bu...
New York Times | Ron Lieber | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business
You've probably heard about the bumper sticker, even if you haven't seen it. It's the one on Cadillacs in Florida and Lexuses in Arizona that says "I'...
WallStreetFighter | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business
For all you recent college graduates entering the workforce, I realize that "Start Thinking About Your Savings" might be the lamest piece of advice ut...
Nataly Kogan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Business is all about being personal. It's both the most exciting and the most excruciatingly difficult part of being an entrepreneur. But do women take business more personally than men?
Fortune | Jason Zweig | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Why do smart people do such stupid things with their money? Because, research shows, financial decisions are driven by feelings. Here's how to keep yo...
Motley Fool | Jim Fink | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Who said that? Some elderly retiree in Florida? Nope. None other than oil man John D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest man the world has ever known. On in...
Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Is it worth paying a premium to invest in a socially responsible mutual fund? The securities industry thinks so. Some of these funds have front end sa...
Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
I am thinking of calling my next book The Smartest Doomsday Prediction You'll Ever Read. After all, if you want to write a best-selling book, predict...
Washington Post | Nell Henderson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Oh, the amazing shrinking dollar. The U.S. currency tumbled last week to a record low after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, continuing the do...
New York Times | JANET MORRISSEY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
To paraphrase Gordon Gekko, sin is good. Or in this case, at least a little better than investing your conscience. At a time when the volatility on ...
Dan Solin | Posted 11.28.2008 | Business