Amazon Reader: Kindle
I never was interested in an electronic reader, but the new Amazon (AMZN) gadget looks quite intriguing: Amazon Kindle "Reader"...
The Panic of 1907 (Book Excerpt)
Time for another book excerpt: I previously mentioned The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market’s Perfect Storm by Robert...
Holiday Book Shopping
Its not even Halloween Thanksgiving, and all these articles about Wal-Mart Stores (they said they cut prices on 15,000 items this week,...
Inside the Investor’s Brain
Last month, we got a terrific response to our posting of the entire first chapter of A Demon of Our Own Design. I want to start doing...
The Stuff of Thought
I’m always attracted to books that give insight into the minds of investors. The newest outing from Harvard prof Steven Pinker...
The Lies of Alan Greenspan
William Grieder has the definitive, must read takedown of former Fed Chair’s recent revisionist history/book tour. Grieder writes...
Greenspan Media Blitz!
The Greenspan full court press is upon us: I only caught part of yesterday’s Leslie Stahl interview (late Jet game + Tivo = partial...
A Demon of Our Own Design
I previously mentioned A Demon of Our Own Design in a linkfest a few weeks ago. I enjoyed the book a great deal, and just about finished...
Look who’s blogging: Alan Greenspan
Yes, Alan Greenspan is blogging. What is easy Al saying? "There was also a personal story to tell. I’d known every president from...
The Greenspan Kaput
We can always count on Barron’s Alan Abelson to lay blame precisely where it belongs: At the feet of the maestro, Sir Alan...