Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | 2:38 pm ET Nov. 20, 2015 Call it “the year of mimicking dangerously.” A handful of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds seek to emulate such leading investors as hedge-fund manager William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management. Most of these funds are down 5% or more for 2015, and some have lost at...
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Image Credit: Mark Hirschey, Wikimedia Commons By Jason Zweig | Nov. 21, 2015 7:15 pm Recently someone asked me to post some of my old articles about Warren Buffett. Here’s one from a decade ago. If it’s still relevant, that’s because the wisdom of Buffett doesn’t waver or change with the times. The Oracle Speaks May 2, 2005: 9:22...
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Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | Nov. 13, 2015 5:30 a.m. ET Wall Street Journal personal-finance columnist Jason Zweig’s new book, “The Devil’s Financial Dictionary,” is a satirical glossary of investing terms that was inspired by Ambrose Bierce’s classic work, “The Devil’s Dictionary” (first published in 1906). Following are excerpts....
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Image Credit: Clara Horton listening to the latest decorative radio set, photo, 1925, Library of Congress I’ve had the pleasure of being on a few great radio shows and podcasts lately, chatting mainly about The Devil’s Financial Dictionary but about a lot of other things, too. Here are links in case you missed them: Barry Ritholtz,...
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Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | 12:27 pm ET Nov. 6, 2015 If you think individual investors can’t move the stock market anymore, think again. At the beginning of next month, a few tiny stocks may suddenly jump in price and trading volume. Behind the moves: the American Association of Individual Investors. This Chicago-based organization,...
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