Days after college graduation, a newly-minted Finance/Investment Management degree in hand, I found... Read More

Days after college graduation, a newly-minted Finance/Investment Management degree in hand, I found myself combing through the newspaper want-ads looking for work. Yes, I said newspaper. This was the... Read More

Have you ever driven yourself half-crazy looking for your car keys? You spend so much time looking... Read More

Have you ever driven yourself half-crazy looking for your car keys? You spend so much time looking for them — only to find them sitting in plain sight. They may not have been where... Read More

Check out this stock chart. This is the part where a financial writer would normally make some kind... Read More

Check out this stock chart. This is the part where a financial writer would normally make some kind of half-hearted analogy to a roller coaster ride. It would certainly be fitting in this case, not... Read More

It feels a little like we’re in the Twilight Zone. It’s as if two economic realities... Read More

It feels a little like we’re in the Twilight Zone. It’s as if two economic realities exist at the same time. To understand what I mean, consider the backdrop in light of the Federal... Read More

If you’re frustrated with the low yields this market has to offer, you’re not alone.... Read More

If you’re frustrated with the low yields this market has to offer, you’re not alone. Finding dependable yields over 4%, much less double-digit yields, is nearly impossible in the current... Read More

There’s some much-needed good news to report for shareholders of one of America’s most... Read More

There’s some much-needed good news to report for shareholders of one of America’s most storied companies. Shortly after sealing the $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat back in July, IBM... Read More

Hollywood’s fortunes may rest on the big screen, but one movie theater chain is making an... Read More

Hollywood’s fortunes may rest on the big screen, but one movie theater chain is making an important move to diversify. AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) is launching a brand new service that will... Read More

As the saying goes, there are three kinds of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics. ... Read More

As the saying goes, there are three kinds of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics.  That quote is often attributed to 19th century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. I doubt he... Read More

Last month, I hauled the family from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for a... Read More

Last month, I hauled the family from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for a few days of fun and relaxation at the end of the summer. That’s about a 1,900-mile journey... Read More

I couldn’t believe my eyes. But there it was, right in front of me. At first, I felt like an... Read More

I couldn’t believe my eyes. But there it was, right in front of me. At first, I felt like an idiot.  “Why didn’t I buy this way back in the day?” But then I realized that... Read More