Investments

The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday (subscription required) with the headline, "Renters Gloat Over Housing Slump."  They quote an economist, Dean Baker, who sold his condo and is now renting.  To add credibility, …

Ticker Sense has a nice set of charts showing price-earnings ratios across several different countries.  Lots of other interesting investment related information as well.  (Hat tip to Ralph Shaw, who really ought to have a …

If you’re not totally sick and disgusted with politics yet, you may want to look ahead to Economic Stances of the Likely and Declared 2008 Presidential Candidates.  Brian Gongol rates the candidates by combining his …

That’s a critical point made by economist John Tatom in an article published in the Financial Analysts Journal.  (The link points to an earlier version of the paper; the final version is not available on …

People are different.  Some are thrill seekers, behavior which shows up in a psychological profile, as well as a driving record.  Turns out that it also shows up in a brokerage statement.  People who are …

Jeremy Siegel has a good, short article about the connection between industry growth and stock market returns.  He found that fast-growing industries do not necessarily have better than average investment returns.  Short answer: one pays …