Time in the Market vs. Timing the Market
Recently, while waiting for my flight from Minneapolis to Detroit, I decided to read the funny pages - ahem, sorry, the personal finance magazines in one of the book stores at the airport. What initially struck me while I read was this…in several publications, ”experts” were boldy proclaiming that ”now is the time to get back into the market,” [...]
Everybody Grab a Saw!
When we were much younger than we are now, my brother and I had the great opportunity to work for a small home builder. One of the members of the crew that we worked with, Billy*, was very nervous when the boss was around. It didn’t matter if we had just started a 15 minute break or were half [...]
The Failure of Market Capitalism?
If you watch TV, read the newspaper or get your news online, it is impossible to ignore the talk about what is being called the “worst economic time since The Great Depression.” In fact, a quick review of major news websites might lead one to articles calling for the need of a “new world order” because “capitalism has failed [...]
Stolen Milk, Free Milk or Clean Milk
There has been a lot of talk about the issues surrounding the financial markets, banks, Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, Congress and the White House about the “unprecedented times” that we are living in. Everyone seems to have an opinion as to whether the government should have done the $700 Billion “bailout.”
The main argument seems to [...]
. . . but not the Hippopotamus
Over the weekend it was announced that Uncle Sam – the Treasury Department – was seizing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. This is the latest effort of the government to speed up the recovery of the housing and credit markets, and the decision has been met with mixed reactions. The move is considered [...]
Speculation, Rumors of War and Intrinsic Value
If you pay attention to the financial news these days, you can’t help but hear about the “nasty” speculators in the oil markets and how many politicians in Washington, DC are blaming them for the high oil prices which are contributing to the declines in the stock markets. Both sides of the political spectrum are [...]
Fear of the Future Or Fear of the Present?
While driving in my car recently, I caught a radio talk show that had as its featured guest, a therapist. What caught my attention most was the therapist’s definition of anxiety. The therapist told the host that her definition of anxiety is “the fear of what could happen in the future.”
Even though this radio talk [...]
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