Today’s post contains a lot of little ideas that I assembled last week; in fact, I nearly titled it potpourri, but I was put off by the association with aromatic plant material, not to mention the fact that in French, the term means “rotten pot.”
Upon further reflection, I realized the common theme uniting these elements [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’ve been enjoying the festivities surrounded by loved ones (and that you’re over your food coma).
Last week, I wrote about the misallocation of federal stimulus funds in Massachusetts and I received a lot of really great comments from readers. I’m re-printing some of the best below. Enjoy!
If you missed last week’s [...]

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Here are the most impressive stock market-related numbers I know of:  8, 6, 5, 2, 1, 6, 2, 8, 3 and 1.  What are they?  Those are the number of stocks on the NYSE hitting new 52-week lows during the past couple of weeks.  In our very long history of data (going back into the [...]

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Building on what I wrote earlier today, I believe there’s a misconception about what makes a truly successful money manager … whether that person is managing his own money, or other people’s.
To the man-on-the-street, the qualities that make a successful investor are usually high intelligence–often demonstrated through an MBA and/or a resume chock-full of jobs [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! I wish you a happy, healthy and safe holiday surrounded by friends and loved ones.
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For the first time in a couple of years, I went to New England Patriots game last weekend.  It was a thrill not just for this huge football fan to see the game in person, but also to tailgate [...]

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