Back to the FutureHow much trouble is the market really in, and how much worse can it get? A miraculous trip forward in time offers the uncanny advantage of 20/20 […]
Is This Goose Cooked?The equities market used to be the long-term investor’s golden goose – with blue chips as
the perfect nest egg – but that was before Osama and […]
Take My Cash, Please!The big brokerage houses don’t want your money unless you’ve got more than $10 million, so
where does that leave the average working stiff – t […]
Buy, Buy, Bad BearHave you given up all hope of making any money on any stock, ever? That’s a sure sign that it’s time to get back in the market.
Villain in the MirrorWho is that angry, tyrannical, obsessed, monomaniacal trading demon, terrorizing all around him in his relentless pursuit of profit? I don’t kno […]
The Low Tech FutureWhy the life of the tech-stock bear market is going to be nasty, brutish, and almost interminable.
Account Me OutThe Arthur Andersen accounting scandal offers the government a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix a system rife with corruption and double-de […]
Cycle KillersThe start of a recovery is the time to buy cyclicals; in the old days, that meant smokestack stocks – traditional manufacturers, now long gone […]
You Talkin’ to Me?There are certain things you can say about Wall Street on talk radio that you still can’t say on TV – that’s why Opie and Anthony are about to […]
The Spinner’s CircleWall Street keeps looking for the next Enron, but the real nightmare is Global Crossing, whose
method for spinning gossamer profits is perfectl […]
Pumping EnronThe Enron scandal isn’t half as complicated as the press is making it out to be – in fact, it’s one of Wall Street’s oldest and most venerable scams.
Stop, Thieves!Democrats want to hang the Enron scandal on Republicans, but if they really
cared about the ordinary investors who got screwed, they’d go afte […]
The Reluctant BrideWhat if they gave a bull market and nobody came? That’s the way it feels right now, as stocks keep advancing but wary investors still manage to […]
The Oracle Speaks!The Trading Goddess, also known as She Who Must Be Obeyed, had been strangely
silent of late; then, while Christmas shopping in Jersey, she dec […]
A Bull Is BornSure, everyone hates the market. But with interest rates low and investment alternatives scarce, September 22 may have marked a new beginning.
Best BehaviorMy heroes are the corporate leaders who don’t use September 11 to excuse poor performance; it would do your conscience – not to mention your wa […]
Attention, Shoppers!There’s always a bull market somewhere: you just have to know where to look – and when the Dow’s in the dumps, smart buyers head for their loca […]
Post-traumatic Street DisorderAs one Wall Streeter stepped
over the rubble and rebooted his Bloomberg last week, he found that depressed traders – not
the depressed econom […]
On Wall Street, Losses Can Never Be Whole AgainThese are my guys they killed. My buddies who work downtown – next to me, with me – they were the targets of the terror. Dads and moms who by […]
Mutual Fund Hara-KiriOur possibly certifiable
columnist invested $125,000 in 50 top mutual funds to see how they’d
perform for a year. Now he’s – much – poorer. […]
OverexposedDoing all my trading in public seemed like a good idea at the time – but it turns out there’s nothing worse than being caught outside with your […]
Follow the MoneyConsumers keep spending and the Fed keeps cutting interest rates – but we’re still talking recession. What’s up with that? For on […]
Long-Distance RunnerYou’ll never guess who dull old Verizon has been humiliating in the brutal telecommunications race. (No names, please, but the poor fool’s initi […]
Fear of BuyingWall Street’s Pearl Harbor has come and gone, and the tide has turned, so why aren’t you buying again? Come on, folks, the only thing you have t […]
Scavenger HuntNow that Wall Street has relegated every last dot-com to the dustbin of history, maybe it’s time for the smart money to do a little Dumpster diving.
Look Who’s BackReady for a shock? Not only is the economy going to rebound, but some of the best stock buys right now can be found in the much-despised tech sector.
Opportunity StocksYou’ve been hoarding some cash for a rainy day, right? Because this market slump means bargain prices for five local companies poised to bounce […]
I Love You, Man!Investors and stock analysts are trying to blame all their current problems on Fed chairman Alan Greenspan – but the ingrates should be on thei […]
SmackDown!Vince and Martha went public the same day. She did everything right and with flawless taste (darn her). He gave us XFL. So guess who gets the buy.
Oops, You Did It AgainWasn’t anybody listening? I warned that tech wasn’t through breaking your heart, but you let its pumped-up, steroid-addled physique seduce you o […]
Double VisionWe’re in the midst of a full-on recession! No, the economy is bouncing back! Have Wall Street analysts ever been this divided about what the fut […]
Cycle AnalysisThey lack the sizzle of sexier stocks, and they tend to hibernate for years at a time, but cyclicals are about to become your new best friends.
2001 Financial Survival GuideQuit moping about last year’s stock market meltdown. That’s ancient history. The time to get on with the rest of your investing life is right now!
The New New MeAfter two decades of high-octane, high-stress, high-stakes hedge-fund trading, the author’s taking the biggest risk of all – he’s quitting.
Mutual SubtractionYou played this year’s frenetic market safely and conservatively – plenty of cash and a few good mutual funds. So why are you still feeling so […]
Look Out Below!Nobody wants to say the word out loud, but the warning signs have become unmistakable. After nearly a decade of high-flying prosperity, a recess […]
Tech It or Leave ItDid you really think tech stocks were the new blue chips, perfect gems you could buy and hold? Wake up – they’re ordinary cyclicals, the kind y […]
Bottom’s UpEvery October, as predictable as the seasons, the market takes a precipitous turn for the worse. But if you know it’s coming, why not profit fro […]
Soldier of FortuneThis market will get worse before it gets better, and the smart thing to do is just sit it out. But if you can’t, there is one way to make it wo […]
Good-bye, Mr. ChipsWhen other tech stocks broke and ran this year, plucky Intel held firm and kept the dream of another tech rally alive. But now even die-hard tru […]
He Got Me!One of Howard Kurtz’s targets in “The Fortune Tellers,” his harsh indictment of financial journalists, is a manic, overemotional wild man named […]
Bull and GoreIf your passion is short-selling or bonds, by all means pull the lever for Bush and his tax cut. But if you want to work the upside, Gore’s your […]
Survivor!When the merger with Time Warner was announced, we all thought high-flying AOL was getting shafted; now it looks like the smartest move a dot-co […]
Happy LandingsMaking money in this new market has gotten tough, but as the economy glides in for its soft landing, where should smart investors position thems […]
The Wire This TimeYou can’t get a decent, reliable high-speed Internet connection in the city yet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be making money in broadban […]
Short PeopleThroughout the decade-long bull market, I often missed the thrills and chills of serious short selling; luckily, for those of us with a taste fo […]
Bombs Away!So what if tech tanked? Before it bounces back, there’s money to be made in less glamorous sectors, like tobacco and defense. (What, you got a […]
Take a Hike!So Alan Greenspan really thinks he can quench my desire for stocks by raising interest rates a few measly notches? Come on, man, your rate hikes […]
Soros LosersWhen Wall Street insiders like George Soros start panicking – and that’s all the insiders seem to do these days – it’s time for you and me to […]
