It was March 31, 1984. My buddy Benji Schneider and I were high up in the rafters of Madison Square Garden, chaperoned by Benji’s dad, to see Van Halen.None of us had any idea that we were abou

Asked to name the most recession-resistant commodities, most people would place "drugs" in the top spot. Indeed, demand for certain prescription drugs -- especially those that treat seeming

The market for timeshares, that odd sliver of the luxury vacation business that has more or less flourished since the 1970s, has never been worse. Americans now own 1.5 million timeshares around the

Years of mismanagement, increased competition, and ill-conceived promotions have caught up to Blockbuster (BBI). On Tuesday, the company announced plans to close 810 to 960 underperforming locations

Peripatetic author and professional international investor Doug Casey has, by his count, traveled to 175 countries and lived in 12. One of the last places he thinks is fitting to live now is the Unit

  After a few summers highlighted by trips to the kiddie pool, my in-laws last year offered to look after our children so my husband and I could spend some time together. We chose the

One way to make a killing in gold is to forgo blueberry-picking. I read an article in this week’s New York Times about 2 Swedish grandmothers who found what experts say may be one of the r

I've just returned from a 2-week trip to China arranged by my longtime travel agent, wife, and traveling companion, Nicole. We visited Hong Kong, Beijng, and the Xi'an and Chungching “resettlem

On a recent weekday afternoon, I found myself stuck in traffic on a stretch of Long Island's Hempstead Turnpike. Cars and trucks inched past half-deserted shopping centers and empty lots overgrown by

By nature, I'm an extremely optimistic person. One of the challenges of being in the investment business is managing your own biases, as well as juxtaposing them with the onslaught of biases produced