What??! The Stock Market is Rigged???
You may have heard about the 60 Minutes interview with author Michael Lewis, a former Wall Street broker, author of "Liar's Poker" and "The Big Short," who has just come ...
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Mountain Top Mining --- Unbelievably Legal
I recently saw a news story on a West Virginia woman who was fighting mountain top mining in her state. I guess I'm late to the party on this one, but I'm appalled at ...
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The Dangers of Instinctive Investing
You've probably read about behavioral finance research. The conclusion is generally the same, no matter what aspect of our decision-making is being probed: the human ...
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MyRA - What is this thing anyway?
Chances are, you've heard about the new myRA retirement savings program that was proposed by President Obama during his State of the Union speech. But what is it, and ...
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For our physician clients - The Advisor Monthly Magazine
As members of the MD Preferred Physician Network, we are pleased to provide The Advisor, a monthly publication for physicians and health care practitioners.
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Model Focus Holding
On an occasional basis, I will highlight a company we've purchased for one of the models. I recently reviewed an interesting report from a hedge fund recommending shares ...
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The Stock Market -- Voting Machine, or Weighing Machine?
You've probably heard economists and especially wise investors say something like "short-term, the stock market is like a voting machine, but long-term it acts like a ...
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20 things you probably don't know about the Russian incursion into ...
Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Ukraine, as they undergo both an internal political crisis and what appears to be military intervention from Russia. For ...
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