While many retirement investors have felt tempted to flip Wall Street the middle finger in recent years, famous Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan took this impulse to a new level. In … Read more →

Tom (Stock research analyst): “Hi Fred. Can I get a little confirmation that we’re still on track for the quarter? Fred (Public company chief financial officer): We’ll be fine. In … Read more →

During his summer break from college, my son tried to sell me on the merits of the popular TV series, Burn Notice. In this TV drama, Jeffrey Donovan plays Michael … Read more →

“Once I had fame, oh I was full of pride, had lots of friends, always here right by my side, well my fame oh it died, now my friends all … Read more →

As a young child I had an ongoing battle with my mother over eating my peas. It may have related to the fact that the peas she served came from … Read more →

Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, seem to be the latest investment fad. Heavily advertised by their sponsors, the number of available ETFs has grown from nearly 700 to over 1000 … Read more →

The renowned 70’s funk band, Tower of Power, raised the all-important question about “coolness” in their ’70’s hit “What is Hip?” “What is hip, tell me tell me if you … Read more →

The bestselling book “Freakonomics” chronicles the search for the hidden incentives behind all sorts of behavior. It characterizes the field of economics as the study of incentives – how people … Read more →

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin During Soviet era communism, citizen behavior was managed through a monopoly on information. It was the duty of the … Read more →

We love to talk about how our method of investing is as exciting as watching paint dry. Sometimes, however, there is a little drama in our corner of the investment … Read more →