A popular prescription in the personal finance domain is to increase or maximize annual contributions to 401(k)s or similar retirement plans. However, one of the best financial decisions I’ve m

Gold broke out to a new high yesterday of $1084, and the yellow metal is glittering again today.More impressively, strategists note, gold prices moved higher on Tuesday even as the S&P 500 ticked

Ninth Inning, Extra Innings, or Game Over?As the stock market enters the second week of its most famous month of the year, one has to wonder if we’re in the last inning of the game for this pow

When Sony Pictures Animation announced it was producing an animated film version of the entertainingly bizarre 1978 children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs featuring Mr. T as a voice for on

In the wee hours of the morning, a few stories broke that led to a commodities rally, a dollar whacking, and finally a stock rally. The first came from the down under as the Reserve Bank of

Gold Continues to Shine Gold futures continue to extend their gains this morning after breaking out of a three-month range yesterday. According to the Financial Times, the yellow metal pushed prices

When it comes to my commute I’m generally a complainer, as I'm sure most of you can attest to. But last night, it was as if my bus had wings; a sort of flying chariot, telepathically hurling th

Stocks gained again with the Dow now on a winning streak of eight straight, its best run since April of ‘08. The ‘e’ in Dell’s (DELL) logo, eerily echoing Enron’s,

Minyan Jeremy writes:  Dear Professor Lewis,I follow your posts on the 'Ville and enjoy them a lot. I know from your writings that you're still constructive on metal stocks. The other day you

Doug Noland is 46, but these days, he says he’s feeling a lot older.Who can blame him? It isn’t easy being the manager of a bear market fund when the market has risen as fast and furious