The 2009 Financial Reality Show has been nothing short of surreal.We sidestepped cataclysmic dysfunction in the first quarter.A furious chase followed, taking the S&P back towards the flat-line a

First of all, this was not a hoax. Falcon was missing when the balloon lifted off. Why would we make a hoax with our kid?-- Richard HeeneWe all know about that balloon and we all have our own theorie

Stocks posted their first weekly decline since early October with unhappy anniversaries all around us; Monday marked twenty-two years since one serious slump day and the Great Depression was unoffici

Welcome to Minyanville’s quotes of the week, served up with some quotable historical context for your Friday enjoyment. “Anybody making $100 million a year is engaged in excessive risk.&r

Stocks rebounded sharply on upbeat earnings and economics, with Leading Indicators posting their strongest six month performance since 1983. Amazon.com’s (AMZN) after-hours surge on stella

Insider trading is back, big time. On Friday, federal prosecutors and the SEC charged Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of New York hedge fund the Galleon Group, with insider trading in the stocks of sever

One reason why NBC's comedy The Office has achieved such broad appeal is because anyone who has ever worked in an office anywhere can relate to it. Whether it's the incompetent boss, the drab office

Money never sleeps, they say, but it certainly slumbers. Hit with a loss of energy, stocks slipped a second successive session as sellers reclined in a La-Z-Boy (LZB) (-14.26%) before jumping into Be

So you bought a few mutual funds for retirement, to fund a child's education, and to build some wealth. Or maybe you see the S&P 500 more than a third off its highs and you want to take a chance

Editor's Note: Mason Slaine is an operator of software and information technology businesses based in New York. Prior to his current role, Mason was the former president and CEO of Thomson Financial