Their Bear Stearns, your money
09.01.09
Congratulations. You just bought Bear Stearns. You, me and all taxpayers.
Get ready Peyton, Eli's coming
09.01.09
Those rare sports fans who think there aren't enough Mannings in commercials can take heart. Peyton's little brother Eli is likely about to be Madison Avenue's new go-to guy.
The trouble with mutual funds
09.01.09
As you cringe over your mutual fund statements, you may be thinking, "This can't possibly get any worse!" Think again.
Worst...Week...Ever!?
09.01.09
If the Comic Book Guy character on "The Simpsons" were an economist, this might be his characterization of the next five days: Worst...Week...Ever!
7 investing themes for tough times
09.01.09
As the bear market becomes situation normal, successful investing has become more a matter of "my stocks are down less than your stocks." But should it be? The old adage is that any fool can make money in a bull market and we saw that writ large over the past couple of years. Making money in today's market takes real skill. The question really then is what kind of stocks could possibly go up in this market?