As we close out 2019, it’s time to look ahead to see what we can expect from the stock market over the next decade. I want to be crystal clear here… there is no perfect, foolproof stock market indicator. No one knows with any degree of accuracy what the market will do over the following...Read More

I read a headline this week that left me shaking my head in disapproval. In a grandiose display of high-minded social responsibility, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest pension plan, decided to ban the shares of the stocks it owns from being borrowed by short sellers. (In order bet against a stock by...Read More

I have a library. And you should have one, too. I’m proud of the collection of books I’ve collected over the years. A good chunk of my library is dedicated to investing, economics, and other money-related topics. It is my job, after all. But I also have an entire shelf of literature dedicated twentieth century Spain,...Read More

Hakeem Olajuwon was one of the greatest basketball players in history. Two-time NBA Finals champion — and Finals MVP — with the Houston Rockets, two-time defensive player of the year, and the 1994 league MVP; he is rightly included among the all-time greats. But whatever you do, don’t put a baseball in his hand. Hakeem...Read More

I’m not sure how I’d feel about inviting Jeremy Grantham to my Thanksgiving dinner. On the one hand, I could see him being a font of fascinating cocktail chatter. After more than a half-century of navigating the markets, the man no doubt has stories to tell, and in a sophisticated English accent at that! But...Read More