Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Greetings from New

Old school Minyans might recognize the title of this column. It was used in January 2005 after a spiritual awakening in Arizona. When I walked into the desert that day, I operated from a place of fin

If you live in a state that offers its residents a pre-paid college plan, you have one more option when it comes to saving for your children’s education. As you weigh the upsides and downsides

“We're gettin' up a football game against the guards. Wondered if maybe you and some of your buddies here would like to join in on the fun.” -- Paul Crewe, The Longest YardIt’s that

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization tha

John Mauldin coined the incredibly popular phrase “Muddle Through Economy.” If the next few years continue to drag along as we rebuild from the greatest credit bubble in history, then Joh

Editor's Note: This article was written by Chris Tormey, who is presently retired. Until March 2009, he was a partner at SpearpointCapital, a Global Macro Hedge Fund located in New York City.I didn&r

Don't forget to pack the health and personal property insurance when you head to college this fall. Both are affordable because most students are healthy and don't have a lot of expensive stuff. But

I remember the column as if it were written yesterday. It was the middle of the summer in 2001 when I scribed The Long, Hard Road. It wasn’t a call to rush out and buy guns and food; it was a s

Vikram Pandit, aren't you ready for a new job? Since taking the helm at Citigroup (C) in late 2007, Pandit has led the bank through its darkest days. He's overseen controversial executive management