Eliminate Disaster Stocks from Your Portfolio
Back in 2002, I addressed the issue of limiting the downside of disaster stock holdings (see Risk Management of "Fiasco"...
Misleading Fund Performance?
Over the past few quarters, we’ve developed the theme of drilling beneath the headlines to find out what is really going on: In the...
Apprenticed Investor: Write This Down
The latest "Apprenticed Investor" column is up: Write This Down. This week, we look at a question that plagues investors: ...
Fundies Blow Delphi Call
I find the debate between fundamental and technical analysts to be one of the sillier things on Wall Street. As noted previously, if a...
Walk It Off
Back on September 8, we outlined why it would take a few weeks before for the enormity of the Katrina damage could sink into investors’...
Chart of the Week: Bloomberg REIT Index
The Bloomberg REIT Index, a broad based REIT Index with 160 members, is testing critical support near the 195 level (red and green...
Still Waiting for the Big Caps (Same as it ever was)
Facts are simple and facts are straightFacts are lazy and facts are lateFacts all come with points of viewFacts don’t do what I want...
Three Questions
In the past, I have called Forbes columnist and money manager Ken Fisher to task for some of his oversimplifications or just wrong...
Keeping Tabs on the Market
If its Saturday, then its time for the latest from Barron’s Alan Abelson. He references a stealthy market watcher who is...
The Bull’s Fourth Year
Interesting historical comparison, from S&P via Barrons (long excerpt): The Bull’s Fourth Year Here’s how sectors within...