Category: Investing

Why the Market Keeps Going Up and Why It Might Matter to You

Posted by

I work in the stock market, although I have never written a “market” piece in this venue. So why now? Because the broad indices have steadily climbed higher for almost five years and, until recently, no one outside of those of us trading stocks all day, seemed to notice. Now I have to be careful…

[VIEW FULL POST]

Steroids, Stocks and Too Good to be True

Posted by

What can investors learn from the sagas of Lance Armstrong or Roger Clemens? Are there lessons from observing the spectacular career heights and precipitous declines of some of our most celebrated athletes? We exalt in the extraordinary because it makes us feel closer, as humans, to grandiosity ourselves.

[VIEW FULL POST]