This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I’m about to leave Cape Town for a visit to the colder environs of Switzerland and Slovenia. Although reduced commentary is provid

When last we caught up with researcher Jim Taylor, vice chairman of The Harrison Group, he talked all about the emerging new resourcefulness of consumers. This week, delivering an update on the behav

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

Ever since cave paintings presented a rudimentary depiction of the male and female form, pornography has had its place in the history of human existence. From Victorian lithographs and Tijuana Bibles

It's easier to walk a plank that's on solid ground than one plunked above an alligator-infested lagoon. Fear of those yapping, hungry alligators makes you less focused on what you desire. The same is

For the second time over the last few weeks I looked up after the close the other day and heard someone on my floor yelling,“We’re barring the trade!” I’m thinking, what are t

Two factors combined to create the Golden Age of Advertising: The post-World War II boom and TV’s invasion of the nation’s living rooms. Both now seem as distant as the Peloponnesian War

The S&P was outshined by Gold today as the yellow metal was up +2.54% to 981.50 and the popular index trading in a tight 10 point range for closing down -0.33% to 994. The action was in Gold, as

You can’t beat the crowd by being the crowd. Yet, time and again, this is exactly what most investors attempt to do. The investment manifestation of this is called momentum investing -- buy hig

Wow, today was a snoozer. I’m not going to lie (I really hope Toddo and Kevin Depew don’t read this), but I spent most of the day going over my fantasy football team. Actually, I think mo