Markets

Sep 06, 2002 at 00:00

My favorite silver linings are the constant opportunities to learn and grow. Just as back in the 1930s, the markets today are offering a lifetime's worth of priceless lessons all…

Aug 30, 2002 at 00:00

With the final days of unofficial summer riding off into the fiery sunset this weekend, the serious season for the equity markets is almost upon us. On September 3rd the…

Aug 23, 2002 at 00:00

One of the most common questions people have, especially those writing from the States, regards real estate. For Americans, real estate, in the form of their primary family home, is…

Aug 16, 2002 at 00:00

Speculators in the general US equity markets are not the only ones who have been entertained by an uncharacteristically wild summer this year. Gold and especially gold stocks have performed…

Aug 09, 2002 at 00:00

Among the most important strategic investing wisdom ever, the proverb simply states that nothing ever changes in investment and speculation. A NASDAQ bubble enthusiast of early 2000 would have felt…

Aug 02, 2002 at 00:00

All kinds of markets, from stocks to gold, have been whacked with enormous volatility thus far in the summer of 2002. It has really been exhilarating to watch the crazy…

Jul 26, 2002 at 00:00

It is not every week that the stocks of major money-center banks crash, frantic rumors fly of derivatives meltdowns and secret Federal Reserve meetings, and investors and speculators are left…

Jul 19, 2002 at 00:00

Since early 2000 the magnificent promises of legendary stock returns running into perpetuity for all have proven to be little more than garden-variety bubble hype. Countless investors' dreams are being…

Jul 12, 2002 at 00:00

For as long as humans have enjoyed huddling around a warm campfire and enjoying fellowship with their friends, people have always craved a good story. From the epic poetry of…

Jul 05, 2002 at 00:00

Although you wouldn't know it from watching the blood of long equity traders splattering on the exchange floors in recent days, the first week of July is often the slowest…