The chorus of “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”, music by John Kellette, and lyrics by James Kendis, James Brockman, and Nat Vincent, first performed on Broadway in 1918 (That’s r

If most Americans had never heard of Wall Street titan Edward Liddy before the financial crisis, they knew his name only too well by the end of last spring.The former CEO of Allstate (ALL) famously c

Just when bank executives appear near the peak of this mountain of populist rage, another landslide sends them tumbling back down again. This week has produced several setbacks, and it’s still

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Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

This week, Pete Schiff discussed what instances homes are investments, when they're speculation, and when they're just a place to live. And I agree with Schiff that for most people who own and live i

Editor's Note: This article was written by Minyan Kevin Dougherty, a portfolio manager at Pharos Financial Group, a specialist investor in emerging markets. Kevin manages three funds, the Pharos

Private equity is back!Or so it would seem, according to some of the biggest rock stars from the leveraged buyout industry this week. The Blackstone Group’s (BX) Steve Schwarzman told a Dubai c

There’s a truism among investors that you should invest in what you know, understand, and like. It’s a common sense strategy: You spot something new. It’s special. It’s useful

This week has seen yet another round in the battle between Goldman Sachs (GS) and the Rest of the World. On Monday, Goldman Sachs analysts Richard Ramsden and Brian Foran upgraded their outlook for b