By Jason Zweig | Sept. 27, 2013 7:18 p.m. ETImage Credit: Christophe Vorlet Where do market “bubbles” come from? A team of neuroscientists and economists has produced the first scientific evidence for what prudent investors have long believed: Paying attention to what others are doing is the easiest way for traders to get carried away. This...
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By Jason Zweig | 5:17 pm ET Sept. 20, 2013Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet You might think a “fee only” financial adviser will never charge you commissions or other sales charges that could induce him to favor selling you something that is better for him than for you. Think again. Consider the coveted “certified financial planner” designation, which...
Read MoreBy Jason Zweig Sept. 20, 2013 10:58 a.m. ET Image credit: Jan Brueghel the Elder, “Visit to the Farmstead,” ca. 1597, Wikipedia Creative Commons You know what they say about too many cooks. Is your financial kitchen getting overcrowded with advice? A recent academic study of families with an average net worth of $90 million, based...
Read MoreImage credit: David Shankbone, Wikipedia Creative Commons By Kelly Greene, Liam Pleven, Laura Saunders, Dawn Wotapka and Jason Zweig Sept. 13, 2013 4:41 p.m. ET There is nothing quite like living through a financial cataclysm to teach you what really is important when it comes to your finances. Or is there? It has been five years since the...
Read MoreBy Jason Zweig | Sept. 13, 2013 7:32 p.m. ETImage credit: Christophe Vorlet This coming week, the dowager gets a makeover. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which turned 117 years old this summer, will get three new members as Nike, Visa and Goldman Sachs Group replace Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard and Bank of America. Should you care? There will be no immediate...
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