There’s a gland that must be in the body that doctors have never found. But we know it is there. We call it the “greed gland.” Wikipedia says a gland … Read more →

Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group Hedge Fund, was found guilty this past Wednesday in what has become the new high-water mark for insider trading convictions. Lining his own … Read more →

When Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008, most investors faced a question they had never considered: Is my money safe with my broker? What happened to Lehman brokerage accounts, … Read more →

Inflation is a sneaky pickpocket that slinks into your wallet in the form of higher prices on food, gas and other necessities, quietly robbing you of wealth. It’s the invisible … Read more →

The law of compound returns is a force of nature and understanding this concept is critical to your success as an investor. It is how the rich keep getting richer, … Read more →

Over the past year or so, the four leading trading houses have offered a suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that trade for free. Schwab lead the charge by offering free … Read more →

When PIMCO Total Return (symbol PTTAX), the largest bond fund in the world, not only sells, but shorts—or bets against—treasuries, it is as if Moses has descended with tablets and … Read more →

Burton Malkiel’s famous tome, “The Random Walk Guide to Investing,” begins with the right exhortation for most investors: Fire your investment adviser today. Although it takes moxy to say “no” … Read more →

Yale professors studied money managers to uncover the source of their portfolio performance. They found that 90 percent of the returns came from the markets where they invested. Less than … Read more →

Have you ever met the crazy conspiracy theorist who is convinced that a well-executed and malevolent plot lurks behind most events? These were the people whose eyes bugged-out during Y2K, … Read more →