Thursday, December 31, 2015
Right around this time last year, we issued our forecasts for 2015— We offered you our perspective on which sectors and investment themes would be important for the coming year. Today, we’ll review our predictions and see how they panned out...
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Matt and I spend a lot of time focusing on data. Every Monday morning, for example, we bring you hundreds of data points on new start-up deals from around the web...
Thursday, December 17, 2015
After nearly eight years of cutting interest rates, the Fed finally hit us with a rate hike yesterday. Many investors are wary of higher interest rates, and understandably so: When money becomes more expensive, businesses (and stock prices) tend to suffer.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Made might be the wrong word here. Raised is more like it.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Like you, I’ve lived through my fair share of bull markets: Junk bonds... The dot-com boom...
Thursday, November 12, 2015
We began sounding the warning bells late last year... A major market event was coming, and people needed to get ready for it.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Is there a certain subject where you’re an expert? For example, do friends and family come to you for advice about the stock market, or buying a car, or stereo equipment?
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Russia and China are entrenched oligarchies. In these nations, a small group of powerful citizens controls the vast majority of a country’s resources, and also its political agenda.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Credit is a critical part of our country’s economic engine. Businesses and consumers use it for nearly every economic action they undertake—from leasing equipment, to buying a home, to paying for medical bills.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Last weekend, I went on a family trip up the coast of Maine—there’s nothing quite like New England in the fall. Early one evening, over a cold beer and a hot cup of clam “chowdah,” we started chatting about the recently announced merger between Dell and EMC.