In December 2008, at the height -- or nadir -- of the financial crisis, and at a time of massive bloodletting in the publishing industry, I got lucky and sold my first novel, Kapitoil, to HarperColli

Editor's Note: Minyanville is excited to introduce our latest contributor, Gary Stern. Gary collaborated on Minority Rules: Turn Your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge (Harper Collins) and The Troubl

I’ve been pointing at it since we broke through S&P 950. I’ve barked about S&P resistance at the Election closing highs of 1005.75 as a top potential for ages. I didn’t pred

There are scads of websites that offer variation on the personal-finance theme. Beyond security and ease-of-use, it’s a matter of personal preference. Luckily, there are many sites, and the day

Wow. This week marks a year of sharing my trading thoughts here in the ‘Ville. And what a year it's been! We navigated through some incredible, breathtaking, historical moves in the market

The portfolios of many universities have taken a hit in the market downturn, and some schools are responding by dipping into endowments or selling off artwork and campus radio stations. The action ha

1. Approaching a Bottom?"For the first time since the recession began more than a year ago, a host of major companies on Tuesday said the economy is approaching a bottom."- Wall Street Jour

14 Day Free Trial - click here for detailsAs we head into this Friday’s options expiration we start hearing option traders talk about increasing their “gamma scalping” activity

First, I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to the countless individuals that expressed their caring thoughts to us this past week. I will forever remember my dear friend, mentor, and sage advisor Ben

Goldman Sachs (GS) is about $13 billion richer, thanks to money from the Federal Reserve funneled to the Wall Street firm through American International Group (AIG). This appears to dent, and maybe d