It’s an old adage: Investors have short memories. Another: the market discounts the future. Here’s some interesting psychological research as to one reason that may be: Yesterday came suddenly “Becaus… more →
Fisher Investments Investing IQwrote 1 week ago: As the Dow Jones Industrial hits a record 15,000, it’s time to take in the view, and read a little p … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It’s an old adage: Investors have short memories. Another: the market discounts the future. Here’s s … more →
wrote 1 month ago: One of the great illustrators of American myths has died—Carmine Infantino. Many won’t know the name … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Ayn Rand’s Idealism Explains Her Enduring Success — By CHARLES C. JOHNSON I admit—freely … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Much has been made recently on the movement of swaps to futures markets as a result of Dodd-Frank. T … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Simply, the long-term cost of financial services is down—technology will see to it. This feature wil … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I consistently lament the decline and fall of oratory. There are few great orators to go and see any … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Well, if this doesn’t encapsulate the plight of newspaper media in the last decade, I’m not sure wha … more →
wrote 11 months ago: I often get asked about the importance of reading and writing—what it does to the mind and the long- … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Looking for some non-investment related reading as the Spring springs? Try Barb Stuckey’s Taste What … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Please indulge me for a book review not at all about investing. One of the reasons, I think, Thoreau … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A fantastic and witty perspective on commodity speculation from the indefatigable Don Boudreaux: A T … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In my experience, many folks think about the idea of speculation weirdly. In the last few years I re … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A significant deceleration in the annualized GDP growth rate of the US or global GDP does not necess … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Check out my editorial on www.realclearmarkets.com, “The Economy Can Weather a Euro Storm”. Have a g … more →
wrote 1 year ago: For a cogent synopsis on the current market environment, check out Fisher Investments’ newest Stock … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s always fascinating and amusing to view the Forbes 400 list each year. (Click here to see it.) F … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Almost agnostic of genre, this fall is set to be one of the best in recent memory for new books. On … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Finance, Economics, Science, and the Thinking Life Hello! My job requires a lot of reading (I mean, … more →