So, which markets and assets “won” 2020? That’s a trick question; the answer is “all of them.” As this enlightening Wall Street Journal story notes, one of the most trying years in recent...

What’s the best thing I can say about 2020? As a human being, I’d say, “It’s almost over.” As an investor, I’d say, “How long can this go on?” We’re less than 48 hours from ringing in a new...

The hours, minutes and seconds are ticking down — soon, it’ll be Christmas morning. If you’re a parent, grandparent or someone who simply remembers your own childhood, you know how it goes: a...

“I almost could cry talking to you now ... I feel like I didn’t just get a vaccine, I got a shot of hope.” That’s what Maggie Hagan, a doctor in Wichita, Kan., said earlier this week when she...

Margaret Keenan became “Patient X” this week. She was the first recipient of a COVID-19 vaccine shot approved in and administered by a Western nation. The 90-year-old Coventry resident got her...

The hunt for real alternative investments is on. Bitcoin just blew through $19,900 on Monday, putting $20K squarely in sight. The recent move has boosted the top cryptocurrency’s year-to-date...

This is a Thanksgiving Week unlike any other, certainly different from anything I’ve experienced. I imagine the same applies to many of you. At the same time, equity markets are celebrating what...

The headlines — shocking and scary — tell the story: COVID, coast to coast. It’s spreading everywhere — everywhere, it seems, except one eight-block enclave in Lower Manhattan ... “America Locks...

Is a “big shift” at hand? That’s the question Wall Street is wrestling with here. And, naturally, the answer will have major implications for investors. Before I offer my answer to that...

This is probably going to sound ridiculous, in a “Woodward’s garage freak” sort of way. But, here goes ... Someone on our staff — who’s in a position to see things like presidential campaigns’...