ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The sage of Omaha reports to his shareholders....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's something for those with a nostalgic bent....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Gilded Age of the late 19th century and early 20th saw many colorful figures come to light. Hugely successful and equally eccentric, Wall Street tycoon Hetty Green had her supporters and detractors....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Though his theories have been criticized, Ralph Nelson Elliott broadened the field of stock market analysis with his insight into how economic waves reflect our history and existence....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...A self-promoting charlatan or stock market scientist? Whatever he was, W.D. Gann's ideas have withstood time with their originality and insight....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can we really gauge investor fear? What about greed? Turns out we may be able to....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Berkshire Hathaway annual report brings forth insight from one of the world's richest men, and this year's is no exception....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Some indicators are more useful than others. As always, it depends on individual judgment....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...However exhaustive your research, there are forces at work that you may not expect....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Who was this man, whose work is so well known but who himself is not?...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's the story of a famous short-seller and his legendary nine fortunes....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Careful observation is the key to the markets' wealth....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...There's a "Money King" in every generation. Ruthless, conniving, thieving -- yet eventually, falling to ruin. Russell Sage was one of the biggest Wall Street operators during the Gilded Age, and he managed to play such names as Vanderbilt and Gould against one another....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...A little sage advice from the 1920s and 1930s....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The battle for investment survival has endured throughout the years....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...An early approach to contrarian investing....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...He was described 100 years ago as "the most adroit, suave, and noiseless man" who would "have all the money in the world" if only he lived long enough. His remarkably successful career provides a cautionary tale for today's investors....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...There's a lot you have to think about before putting money at risk....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Working Money: Beat The Markets With McNeel And Lynch by James Maccaro Two viewpoints, both resulting in spectacular gains. W. McNeel was one of the leading writers about the stock market during the boom years of the 1920s. From 1912 to 1922, he was the financial editor of the respected Boston Herald, and in 1922 he started McNeel's Financial Service, an early stock market newsletter. As the bull market of the 1920s got into high gear, investment newsletters became popular and McNeel's venture prospered. He advertised it as the newsletter for "An Envied Aristocracy of Successful Investors."...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The secret lies in the volume....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...One theory, many interpretations. Here are four of the earliest interpreters....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Looking for societal trends that change the markets can pay off....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...How did the Dow Jones averages get their start? Meet the makers of the averages and The Wall Street Journal, and learn how Dow theory came about....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a look at some of the earliest technical analysts....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Two viewpoints, both resulting in spectacular gains....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...To buy when others are selling takes nerve, but this legendary investor, one of the most respected in the investment arena over the decades, taught a generation that value investing works....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Legendary value investor Warren Buffett sat out the stock market bubble. Today, he's sitting prettier than ever....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Over a century ago, James K. Medbery insisted that earnings and interest rates matter. He was right then, and he still is....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Warren Buffett Legendary value investor Warren Buffett sat out the stock market bubble. Today, he's sitting prettier than ever. by James Maccaro It is well known that Warren Buffett has been very successful in the markets. He amassed his fortune from his base in Omaha, NE, far from Wall Street, and did so by ignoring the conventional wisdom of other professional investors. His philosophy is to "be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Buffett was a protégé of Benjamin Graham, whom many consider to be the father of security analysis. Buffett was a student of G...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Bernard Baruch and Jesse Livermore were the two best-known Wall Street personalities of their eras. Their contrasting approaches to investing and to life still provide useful lessons to the investors of today....