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

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

Friedrich A. Hayek (1899-1992), Austrian economist, author and 1974 Nobel Prize-winner for Economics wrote: “With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governme

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on the Buzz & Banter. It's being reposted here for the benefit of the Minyanville community. Yesterday, the S&P 500 found support close to

Rules have consequences - sometimes unintended consequences. If I told you the US government was going to give multiple tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to hedge funds and private investors, you&

My executive coaching clients across a wide range of industries are reporting unprecedented pressure to cut costs. Given the scale of the downturn in global markets, saving money is now a matter of l

Pets.com was the dot-com bubble’s poster child in 2000 - the last company to go public before the bubble burst. But I’m starting to think the company was simply ahead of its time. The pet

As the world celebrates the US government's takeover of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), a few thoughts from someone who told you 2 years ago that this would happen. For those few who dare to

At the risk of getting stuck in a rut, there’s more to talk about from Biovest (BVTI). On Monday, the company held a conference call about their BiovaxID data. I read the transcript on my Blackb

The Holy Grail de jour of financial market prognostication is predicting the bottom in housing. It's a fool's errand, however. Investing based on a perceived end to declining property values has&