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Confessions of a Money Manager: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
"Don't fear it, cheer it." "Why bother?" I pondered that as I drove to the Monona Terrace Convention Center last Tuesday. It was not a good day. The Dow Jones Average had just lost 280 points, the TV and newspapers were full of depressing news, and I had just concluded a meeting with a representative of BlackRock, the global investment management firm with $1.4 trillion in assets, in which he summed up his company's appraisal of the economy as, well, not very exciting. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: Which party is better for the stock market?
Well, investors, we're in the soup again. The presidential election has officially started, and we haven't a clue -- currently it's a statistical dead heat -- who will occupy the Oval Office next January. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: Don't rely on conventional wisdom
When I opened up Saturday's Wall Street Journal, I was floored by the headline, "Dollar's Rise Could Damp Inflation." Wasn't it just a month or so ago that the conventional wisdom of the economists and pundits alike was that the dollar was dead? Now its rebound has those same sages spinning stories about its recovery. Now if you think I'm taking a potshot at so-called conventional wisdom, you're right. It just seems that when so many TV talking heads tell us the same story about some economic issue -- with minuscule variations -- that we should take a step back instead of accepting this "wisdom" hook, line and sinker. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: Simplicity is a powerful tool for portfolio management
Is Ockham's razor some sort of newfangled shaving system? No, it's a pragmatic approach to explaining how things work, particularly how scientific phenomena can be explained. Although not directly related to business, Ockham's approach has great applicability to investment strategies and portfolio management. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: Market's roller coaster ride perplexes investors
Whew, what a ride! Lately the stock market's had more topsy-turvy turns, sudden drops and sharp rises than a Disney roller coaster ride. It's been a Big Thunder Mountain experience channeling through dark caves and scary mountain passes that keeps riders guessing what's next. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: Can oil prices be headed down?
The July issue of Financial Advisor Magazine includes an article by Nick Murray, the marketing guru who entertains investment types with witty stories about how to win new clients. His recent piece, "Ordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Oil," however, included a major dose of cynicism about today's energy crisis. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: There are bargains on Wall Street
Well, it's now official. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now down 20 percent from its high of last October. read story
Ray Unger: Pay attention to which accounts you draw down during retirement
In the book, "The Number," author Lee Eisenberg tells us that there's a specific number -- in terms of money -- each of us will need for retirement. Obviously, these numbers vary from individual to individual. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: What Tiger and Rocco can teach us about investing
I know this is supposed to be a business column, but I couldn't resist tying the Tiger-Rocco U.S. Open playoff to an investment theme. After all, this playoff will certainly go down as one for the ages. read story
