It’s that time of year again, when harried finance editors ask reporters to call investment professionals and cobble together top predictions for the coming year. These are fun to write. But for readers, they’re more entertaining a year later. Here we take a look at what some of the ‘experts’ were predicting last year. Read more
Share prices slumped around the world last Monday (18 July 2011), but shares of Apple Inc. shrugged off worries about a Greek government bond default and record gold prices and surged to an all-time high of $373.80. As the company goes from strength to strength and the billions pile up on the balance sheet, it’s worth recalling how uninspiring the future for the company looked not so long ago. Read more
Many investors cherish the notion that if they only had instant access to the information sources of market professionals—the stock research and broker calls and economic forecasts—their wealth-building dreams would be much further advanced. So, what if you had acted on those big professional calls in the past year? Read more
It’s that time of year when many of us think about establishing one or more New Year’s resolutions. This often means committing to improving one’s lifestyle by losing weight, exercising more, or drinking less. Some investors could probably benefit from resolutions targeting their financial health as well. Just as many individuals endanger their well-being with bad habits, numerous investors suffer from ill-advised practices that are detrimental to their wealth. Perhaps a set of New Year’s investment resolutions, along with an adviser capable of helping investors adhere to them, will lead to a more prosperous future. Read more