March 2011
4 posts
Show, Don’t Tell
I say I’m “frugal.”
However, anyone who has vacationed with me calls me “cheap.”
They’re right. I hate to part with a buck.
Selecting investments can put me in a state. That’s my great money-management failing. I can think of more than few times when my aversion to risk actually cost me.
I don’t want to pass on to the next generation. What we show and tell kids about money is a hot news topic...
Navigating Slumps, Crashes
To say investors are jumpy is an understatement.
When the economy is concerned, we lack firm footing. Any indicator of a turnaround is met with no small measure of skepticism.
Then there’s all the bad news: a U.S. housing market slump; tanking commodities; the earthquake in Japan and subsequent tsunami; the Dow Jones freefall earlier this week.
The hits just keep on coming. It’s enough to make...
Why Haven’t You Bought an iPad Yet?!
On the surface, a blog wherein I sing the praises of all things iPad may not seem a newsworthy read.
However, the release of the iPad 2 is one of this week’s biggest news stories—for traders and for everyone else. The Wall Street Journal hails the “iPad Evolution,” noting many positive improvements to the design.
The device goes on sale at 5 p.m. EST today,—yes, I’m getting one,—and reviewers...
Commodities: Are they so hot they may cool?
This week’s news reports are clear: Commodities are hot right now.
As CommodityOnline reports, silver, which is trading at a 31-year high, is among the commodities that may have an impressive 2011 bull run. Gold futures are gaining, too, notes MarketWatch, and Agriculture.com this morning reported rising prices for corn, soybeans and wheat.
Add that Glencore International, world’s largest...
