It’s that time of year again—when magazine editors put on their Nostradamus hats to offer up get-rich-quick schemes for the new year. “What China’s Best Investor is Buying Now,” reads the cover of Fortune, along with “40 Stocks for the New Decade.” And they even praise perennially unpopular Goldman [...]
Yet another reason
Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about the benefits of index funds. And to be honest, index fund advocates—myself included—are sometimes guilty of being a little preachy. So I won’t bore you with the same facts I’ve cited before. But the stock market’s behavior this year is worth [...]
The Shakespeare of personal finance
In the investment world, I think it's fair to say, there’s a lot of nonsense and hot air. But there are a few people who are like the Shakespeare of personal finance: In virtually every word, there is great wisdom. Warren Buffett is probably the dean among this group. Another is Peter Lynch, who in [...]
Harry’s Warning(s)
On December 17, 2002, Harry Markopolos walked out of his Boston office wearing an oversized trench coat and a pair of white cotton gloves. His destination: the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. A quiet figure, Markopolos worked as the chief investment officer at a small firm that specialized [...]
Stock market truthiness
In 2005, the comedian Stephen Colbert popularized the word “truthiness.” This term, if you're not familiar with it, refers to something which seems like it should be true but isn't actually supported by evidence. Are stock market pundits guilty of truthiness? To answer this question, [...]
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