(Editor's Note: Minyanville welcomes back Jessie Smith, who is sharing her journey from financial fiasco to fiscal fitness every Tuesday and Thursday in Going for Broke ... and Back.)“A journey

A consultant is a jerk from out of town with slides.-- a CEO who prefers to remain unnamed (in case he needs to hire another consultant)You need to get something done and you can’t get it done

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Do you remember those old cartoons, with the coyote chasing the speedy roadrunner? My belief: If the coyote had stopped to catch his breath, he would have caught that "beep-beep"-ing roadru

I got asked on Twitter whether I think VXX is a buy.Short answer? No.Long answer? More complicated.VXX tracks a perpetual 30-day VIX future. I'm not 100% certain how they create VXX, but my presumpti

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Nothing clarifies the priorities of a working mom better than a sick child. As if I needed any reminding, that message is top of mind for me this week as I help my daughter work through a rough spell

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Whenever I appear in the media, be it electronic or print, I answer the questions posed by the interviewer from the wellspring of research that I conduct every hour of every working day. I pontificat

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