I began last year’s year-end letter with the following:  I’m not one for making economic or financial-market predictions. There are far too many variables

Yesterday, Zara and I discussed the prospects for a QE taper and how the individual investor might approach his/her portfolio going forward. The knee-jerk

Did I say earlier that I’d give the buy-the-news scenario a 50/50 chance. Dang! I meant to say 100%. Truthfully, the only thing I

Hmm… what’s the market going to do if the Fed announces today that it’s, at last, ready to cut back on the QE? Depends

A guy at the gym approached me early this morning and said “Hey Marty, pretty good year for the market huh… what’s next year

As you might expect, I have received a little pushback from my recent post where I attempt to put Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke’s $23.2

This week Zara and I discussed why, in my view, recent economic indicators, along with a budget deal, should be a green light for

Alan Greenspan is a believer in the wealth effect: The idea that when the value of one’s assets grows, one feels confident and becomes

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