When the Labor Department revealed that the CPI rose 8.2% in September, almost anyone could have predicted that stocks would plummet the next day. And while they did exactly that…
Tag: Jason Zweig
Making Peace With Stock Market Losses
With stocks down 20% and bonds off 14% for the year, it can be tempting to avoid looking at your account statements of late, writes Jason Zweig in an article…
3 Ways To Cash In On Cash
While stocks have gotten hammered this year, elevating the return on your cash has gotten much easier, writes Jason Zweig in a piece for The Wall Street Journal. One logical…
Stock Market Bargains To Be Found Overseas
Investors would do well to remember that the current nerve-rattling market has likely not priced in any surprises that might be on the horizon, writes Jason Zweig in an article…
The Market’s Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
In the current market, where U.S. stocks are down more than 7% and bonds have dropped nearly 9% so far this year, investors may be feeling the pressure to take…
Can Your Bond Fund Keep Up With The Fed?
If the Fed raises rates as vigorously as expected this year, bond investors could get slammed, writes Jason Zweig in a piece for The Wall Street Journal. Of course, how…
If You’re Worried About The Stock Market, Write A D-Day Note
Every investor inevitably wants to put the blame on someone else when their portfolio takes a turn for the worse—and in the old days, there were plenty of people to…
Trouble With A Stock-Market Bubble
In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig examines his mistaken prediction from 2010 that the stock market wouldn’t return more than 6%, and what can be learned…
The Pros Are Paying Attention to Day Traders
According to a survey by Bloomberg Intelligence, 85% of hedge funds and 42% of asset managers are tracking retail-trading message boards in an attempt to determine where the herd of…
The Kidd Who Went Toe To Toe With Buffett
An article by Jason Zweig in The Wall Street Journal profiles Wilmot H. Kidd III, the former chief executive of Central Securities Corp., who retired on December 31st. Central Securities…