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Are Markets More Rational in the Information Age?
by Kevin Simms and Joseph G. Paul, AllianceBernstein With so much information available to investors today, you might…
The Psychology of Sitting in Cash
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense A reader asks: I took one piece of advice from…
Getting Rich from the Stock Market is Going to be Difficult From These Levels
Janitor to Multimillionaire? Not In This Market by Philosophical Economics Last week, CNBC profiled the inspirational story of…
Why Trading Volatility is So Difficult.
by Salil Mehta, Statistical Ideas Volatility has been a seductive muse for investors, since the global financial crisis. …
5 Types That Deserve to Lose Every Penny in the Stock Market
by Brian Lund This is an except from my upcoming book The Most Important Concept for Successful Trading…
Is Financial Literacy a Lost Cause?
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense In a piece for Slate last week, Helaine Olen took…
The Difference Between Good & Bad Markets
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick had a great post this past week about…
Doing Nothing is a Decision
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit…
What Doesn't Seem Like Work?
January 2015 by Paul Graham My father is a mathematician. For most of my childhood he worked for…
Don't Try to Catch a Falling Knife (Part 1)
by Kara Lilly, Mawer Investment Management Reflections on the current price of oil (part 1) The price of…
Vialoux's Technical Talk – December 8, 2014
by Don Vialoux, EquityClock.com Economic News This Week Canadian November Housing Starts to be released at 8:15 AM…
James Montier: The World's Dumbest Idea
The World's Dumbest Idea excerpt by James Montier, GMO LLC When it comes to bad ideas, finance certainly…
The Case for a Rebound in Oil Prices
by Urban Carmel, The Fat Pitch The fall in oil prices is gathering much attention. Since mid June,…
Dr. Copper Has Been Replaced
by Andrew Thrasher There used to be a belief on Wall Street that copper had a Ph.D. in economics…
James Montier: "Stocks are Hideously Expensive" in "The First Central Bank Sponsored Bubble"
via Mark Dittli at Finanz und Wirtschaft, James Montier, the outspoken value investor and member of the asset…
