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What goes up must come down
Chris Farrell Mar 22, 2012
"What goes up must come down" was true with dot-com stocks and the residential housing market. Investors should understand that the same fate lies ahead for corporate profits, argues James Montier of the investment management firm GMO.
The role of a fiduciary
Paddy Hirsch Mar 23, 2012
Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains the responsibilities of a fiduciary with a taxi metaphor.
Slow and steady returns
Tara Siegel Bernard Mar 26, 2012
An investment portfolio owes its comeback to diversification and time.
Broken trust: A Ponzi scheme victim bounces back
Paul Sullivan Mar 22, 2012
After falling victim to Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford, Carol Lovil is getting her life back on track. But she worries she may never be able to trust anyone again.
Time to consolidate
Chris Farrell Mar 20, 2012
Having had three job changes, my investments are in three locations, with a fourth about to start. I have a Roth and two 401(k)s. Is it a benefit to combine all investments into one account? I need to educate myself on my money. Most that I have invested is in aggressive funds. I am 47 and getting older each day!! Jeff, Tulsa, OK
The Goldman op-ed and unsustainable capitalism
Tess Vigeland Mar 16, 2012
New York bureau chief Heidi Moore discusses former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith’s op-ed bomb.
The futility of trying to time the market
Chris Farrell Mar 13, 2012
Investors can't consistently beat the market. Neither can senior management.
Businesses are spending again
Karl Baker Mar 8, 2012
A recent report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis about the health of the economy in the fourth quarter of 2011 shows a 20 percent spike in investment -- a sign that businesses are back to spending, not hoarding, their money.
Malthus visits Wall Street
Chris Farrell Mar 7, 2012
I don't think investors should fear the march of time. The specter of a baby boomer-driven stock and bond market implosion seems implausible to me largely because of the move toward market economies around the world. By the time retiring boomers are selling in earnest, markets will be even more global than they are now. There are a lot of foreigners to buy U.S. assets.
