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Threat of War Changes Investing Environment 27 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
One thing you can never do as an investor is expect the markets to play out as they normally would whenever the threat of military conflict or war hang over the stock market. We saw a clear example o...
In Life, Expect the Unexpected 27 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
Having been a Mets’ fan for many years, I am used to bad news, and yesterday’s news that star pitcher Matt Harvey will be lost for the rest of the season and possibly all of next season to an elbow in...
Dealing With the Markets or Money is Endless 26 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
In having monitored the markets for many years, I can safely tell you that particular stock or index moves can often go way beyond what an investor can imagine or is financially positioned for. The sa...
Missing The Message 26 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
I was excited to read a NY Times piece about NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recipes for success this morning, but as I started reading it, I noticed the story take an unfortunate turn into what would ha...
Active Investing Is Dangerous When Focus is Missing 26 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
It’s been a real busy few days as we have been hosting friends at our home and taking care of some estate stuff for my parents. While all this can be fun (not the estate stuff, but that’s not so bad e...
Finding Your Dream Job (Like Vin Scully Has) 23 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
After hearing famed Baseball announcer Vin Scully is coming back to call Dodgers’ games for what will be his 65th year in the game, I wonder whether any of us could imagine being that enthused about w...
By Not Knowing Hearing Every Sound Byte, You’re Free 23 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
When it comes to the market, especially from a trader’s standpoint, you can sometimes get to a point, where you begin to anticipate events happening a bit too early. You either buy a stock you think s...
Market Glitches Will Happen 23 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Plenty of fuss over yesterday’s trading halt in Nasdaq-related names has some investors getting panicky over potential further troubles. While no one is thrilled to see trading glitches happen, the re...
Real Estate Reality Shows: Bullish or Bearish Sign? 22 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
I just happened to watch the latest real estate reality show to hit the airwaves last night. Bravo an a premier episode of “Bidding War” in which different couples/families all hope to be the highest ...
Should Investors Believe in a Europe Turnaround? 22 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
You can’t fault the markets and the pundits that pump up investor enthusiasm for the everyday efforts on keeping the momentum going, but the idea Europe has turned is really all about the market avera...