Investment Strategy

Bezos vs. Buffet: Billionaires’ Different Take on Media

With the sale of The Washington Post, Warren Buffet has unloaded a large stake in a drowning media company. Taking it off his hands...

New Hampshire’s Unknown Billionaire: Keep it Simple Stupid

Turns out not all the money in the world is made by sexy tech companies. Keep it simple stupid. https://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=Y2ZGdzZDplmPmFtfzzVi8KrylY7bLmY0&playerBrandingId=8a7a9c84ac2f4e8398ebe50c07eb2f9d&width=640&deepLinkEmbedCode=Y2ZGdzZDplmPmFtfzzVi8KrylY7bLmY0&height=360&thruParam_bloomberg-ui=FALSE Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Matthew...

Pros vs. Joes Investing

Are you a bearish pro or a bullish Joe? Last week we showed you a chart from BlackRock displaying just how poorly the average...

Average Investors Prone to Bad Decisions

Current market volatility is creating a moment ripe for bad decision making on the part of the average investor. An interesting chart (below) published...

Annuity Guarantee “WILL BE REVOKED”

I've been warning investors about variable annuities for a long time. Hartford Insurance has issued a letter to its variable annuity investors warning that...

Shocking Statistics about American Savings

The New York Fed announced yesterday that household debt levels have fallen to $11.23 trillion, down from a peak of $12.68 trillion in the...

Going Broke!

If you feel like you’re spending too much don’t feel so bad. These guys take it to another level. 15 Ways Professional Athletes Go Broke By...

Election Year Buzz Turns into Hangover

Surprise, surprise, consumer sentiment in America reached its post-recession high in November, just as politicians were sending Americans to bed each night with dreams...

Fiscal Cliff Winners and Losers

It’s nice to have options. Before knowing the fiscal cliff outcome and before taking a trip to North Korea, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt sold...

The Illegitimate Tax Mandate

Following last week’s election, the President and his allies in congress are claiming the outcome of the election (and exit polls) indicates a mandate...