Edward R. Dewey was a Harvard-educated economist who worked for the Department of Commerce during the 1929 stock market crash. After the crash he was assigned the task of finding out what caused the

The Greek SystemBeing an options trader can sometimes feel like belonging to a fraternity; some gravitate toward the academic minded, some are athletically oriented, and some of us just go all-out An

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

The crude oil market has lost most of its popularity since it‘s no longer near $150 per barrel (no longer do oil-related topics dominate the main financial websites), but nonetheless, I’m

Raise your glass to Duff Beer, the King of Parody.Duff is Homer Simpson’s brew of choice. He and other members of Springfield’s elite sit on their more-than-somewhat-ample duffs at Moe&rs

Crude oil spent the last quarter range-bound at around $70, but energy prices moved sharply higher on Wednesday with the December futures contract rising from $66.60 to $71.05, or nearly 7% -- the la

In California, they boast that happy cows make happy milk. In Vermont, it seems that hippie cows make happy milk, or at least some damn good ice cream.Thirty-two years ago, lifelong friends Ben Coh

This week we continue to look at what powers the forces of deflation. As I continue to stress, getting the fundamental question answered correctly is the most important issue we face going forward. A

There's great debate about inflation versus deflation. Most who are buying stocks aren't doing so because they see good fundamentals, but are doing so because they're worried about inflation. Clearly

In the movie Network, veteran news anchor Howard Beale utters one of the most famous lines in cinematic history, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” We