We all know the impulse. When confronted with evidence that we are wrong — whether in a domestic or professional setting — our pride often compels us to dig in our heels and refuse to acknowledge the error. Sometimes, …
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Why the Swiss Don’t Buy Swiss Cheese
The soaring Swiss Franc offers an important lesson for long-term stock investors.
The Upside Of Down Markets? People Grow Closer
There are so many commentators stressing the very obvious, very real and very important downside of the recent market tilt that in this Mind Over Money post we’ve decided to risk looking hopelessly Panglossian by discussing an …
Insider Trading: Look Who’s Buying on Wall Street
Individual investors have learned this week that trying to predict the direction of the stock market is a fool's game. But there is one group of major league investors who may actually deserve our attention: CEOs and other …
Investment Outlook: S&P Downgrade Doesn’t Change a Thing
More bad news is on the way, but there are smart moves investors can make now.
5 Takeaways From Thursday’s Market Plunge
As Mike Tyson once put it: “Everyone has a plan until they’re hit in the face.”
Well, investors certainly took one on the chin Thursday, with the stock market falling 513 points – off 4.31%, as measured by the Dow Jones …
Don’t Panic! For Most of Us, This Market Sell-off Is a Buying Opportunity
The dramatic stock market sell-off of the past two weeks, capped Thursday by a 512-point, 4.3% drop in the Dow, puts us in mind of a scene in Braveheart, when William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson) exhorts his troops to stay …
Is Main Street Abandoning Wall Street?
Call it the “fool me twice” market.
Skittish 401(k) investors aren’t sure about much regarding the stock market, but they do know this: Unlike 2008, when they were caught with their portfolio pants down, that’s not going …
Investment Strategies for a Broke America
Conflicts over taxes, spending and entitlements will very likely continue for decades – and transform the outlook for investing.
Could U.S. Manufacturing Slump Signal a Downward Slide?
Stocks are about 3.5% cheaper than they were a week ago, and for value-hungry investors, that number could go even lower this week once reality sets in.
Debt Deal Winners and Losers on Wall Street
In a stagnant economy, there are no winners on Wall Street – only survivors. That goes double for Wall Street’s winners (and losers) coming out of the 11th-hour debt deal between Republicans and Democrats in Washington. While …
The Folly Of Trying To Time The Market
Recent fits and starts in the stock market prompt us to visit a topic we spent a few pages on in our book but have yet to tackle in a Mind Over Money post. Three topics, really, but we’ll tackle two of them in follow-up posts: …