Today’s essay is going to be different than usual. I’ve decided not to profile a... Read More

Today’s essay is going to be different than usual. I’ve decided not to profile a single company. Instead, I want to change the way you think about investing. My goal is that by the... Read More

Without a doubt, a bull market is itself a bullish indicator.  There is a bit of a... Read More

Without a doubt, a bull market is itself a bullish indicator.  There is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy here: investors clamor for gains and feel safer when the market flashes green than... Read More

April showers bring May flowers.  As with most proverbs, this one should not be taken... Read More

April showers bring May flowers.  As with most proverbs, this one should not be taken literally. Ostensibly about the weather, the wisdom of this saying goes much deeper: it shows a... Read More

Recently I told readers about why most investors would be better off staying far, far away from... Read More

Recently I told readers about why most investors would be better off staying far, far away from IPOs like Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT). Since then, we’ve seen two other much-hyped companies —... Read More

Blink and you missed it. One day there’s a “telecommunication sector,” the next... Read More

Blink and you missed it. One day there’s a “telecommunication sector,” the next day — thanks to the people who run the stock indices — it morphs into... Read More

“I wanna go big with it…” This was a text I received about the (at the time)... Read More

“I wanna go big with it…” This was a text I received about the (at the time) upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of ride-hailing company Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT), which debuted on the... Read More

The world of subscriptions keeps growing and developing. In entertainment, the massive success of... Read More

The world of subscriptions keeps growing and developing. In entertainment, the massive success of the streaming music, video, and video-game applications pushes others to innovate. (Deloitte... Read More

The first thing you learn in finance class is that the markets are efficient, meaning that asset... Read More

The first thing you learn in finance class is that the markets are efficient, meaning that asset prices fully reflect all available information.  This is a simple concept to understand, and it... Read More

Much to the delight of investors, the market rallied 14% in the first three months of the year. It... Read More

Much to the delight of investors, the market rallied 14% in the first three months of the year. It was the best quarterly performance for the S&P 500 since 2009. Of course, not every stock in the... Read More

For centuries, humans relied on plant-derived medicines, using — based on countless... Read More

For centuries, humans relied on plant-derived medicines, using — based on countless experiments and astute observation — a wide range of chemically-active elements obtained from a wide... Read More