When interest rates rise, bond prices fall (and visa versa)? You can read more about bonds in the bond subject menu.

In the early part of the 20th century, investors favored asset intensive ("smokestack") industries. History has proven that these are not the best enterprises to own indefinitely. Find ... Read More

If you've been watching the news lately, you may have heard about Oracle making a hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. In some cases, a hostile takeover doesn't actually hurt ... Read More

Ebay users had a surprise last week; a California charity auctioned lunch with the famed investor Warren Buffett. The charity-sponsored event raised more than $250,000. The lucky winner ... Read More

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After you've been around the Wall Street block once or twice, you may start to wonder why the numerous brilliant, well-paid money managers with entire research departments at their disposal ... Read More

I went to Perkins Restaurant this afternoon and began reading Benjamin Graham's 1934 edition of Security Analysis over coffee and a French dip sandwich. It's giving me a lot ... Read More

If you've read some of my past articles, you know that every autumn I re-read Benjamin Graham's Intelligent Investor. Last week, I read it again (actually, it was accidental. ... Read More

Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are great investment tools for individuals and couples saving for retirement. There may be times, however, when you need to withdrawal the assets in these ... Read More