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By Jon D. Markman On July 22, 202001:02 PM Eastern
There is a rubric for becoming rich. It’s tried and true, yet most small investors ignore the basic principles.
Michael Dell has created billions for investors and himself. Now, he’s at it...
By David Dittman On July 20, 202005:15 PM Eastern
Way back when I first started out in this business, around the turn of the century, there was this guy who’d walk around the office saying/asking/blurting, “Are you bull or bear?”
He did more...
By Jon D. Markman On July 20, 202001:20 PM Eastern
Investors shouldn’t pay too much attention to politics. It clouds their judgement. That said, something big is happening — a new political talking point is making the rounds on both sides of the...
Why pay attention to what hedge funds, university endowments, pension funds and other big-foot institutional investors are doing?
Because that’s where the big money is. And Bitcoin is one of the...
By Jon D. Markman On June 8, 202001:11 PM Eastern
The space race reignited last week when a SpaceX crew hooked up with the International Space Station nearly 250 miles from Earth.
The successful mission means the United States government is now...
Figure 1. 3-month Treasury yields.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
For most of this year and last, you’d have been lucky to earn a stingy 1.5% interest yield on the average...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 202001:28 PM Eastern
COVID-19 just nipped Warren Buffet, one the world’s most revered investors.
Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) posted a record $49.7 billion first quarter loss on Saturday as the conglomerate...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 202003:29 PM Eastern
Telemedicine is one of those face-palm ideas. Having doctors diagnose patients using videoconference technology is a no-brainer. It should be everywhere.
It turns out it took a global pandemic...
By Dr. Bruce Ng On March 18, 202004:10 PM Eastern
When stocks, commodities, currencies and even investment-grade bonds plunge like they did today. Or …
When pro traders look at their Bloomberg terminals and yell out in unison, “Oh my God! The...
By Sean Brodrick On February 25, 202004:57 AM Eastern
Elon Musk’s Twitter feed must be chirping like crazy.
Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)’s shares have TRIPLED in the past year, breezing past the S&P 500’s 19.5% gain (as of Friday). It’s like every other...