Business Pundit

A recent State Farm study that 74% of American women are anxious about their financial futures but only 15 percent have made major changes to their financial plans. Is There Something Wrong With Us? Aside from the dismaying number of women who… Read more

From the BBC: The United States government plans to sell bonds worth $55bn (£34bn) next week in an effort to finance its bank rescue programme. In a first $25bn auction on Monday, the Treasury Department will launch a new type of bond, which… Read more

I’ve been pondering the wisdom of buying into the market now, while the going’s cheap. This BusinessWeek article confirmed my ambiguity: Across many asset classes, prices appear cheap, and in some cases dysfunctional markets have created… Read more

Bloomberg covers the demise of Highland’s Crusader fund, formerly one of the biggest names in the market: Highland Capital Management LP will close its flagship Highland Crusader Fund and another hedge fund after losses on high-yield,… Read more

Today is Blog Action Day 2008. Here at Business Pundit, we’re joining thousands of bloggers using this special day to talk about one topic: Poverty. So. Ahem. Here’s my chance to launch a kickin’ day of poverty discussion, and what do I find… Read more

For those of you who haven’t read my previous posts on the topic, I’ve started writing a series on my stumbling progress from clueless investing to market intelligence. My timing, like the timing of my book, was a little strange. The book,… Read more

Salon reports that high-end prostitution isn’t very sensitive to downturns in the economy. In fact, while prostitutes serving Wall Street may not have as many parties to attend, they’re still in high demand. From Sudhir Venkatesh’s article:… Read more

From the Financial Times: Fears that the US Treasury’s bail-out plan could fail provided support for the gold market, which saw holdings by the main gold exchange traded funds rise to record levels as investors sought a safe haven from the… Read more

Several months ago, I decided to invest in metals. Gold was too expensive. I was unfamiliar with the other metals people invest in (platinum, palladium, etc.), so I decided silver was the next best thing. The silver market is volatile, but has… Read more

Bloomberg’s John F. Wasik published a column about investing in bonds during tumultuous times in the stock market–a standard strategy. But are they really as safe as they sound? Here are a couple of things to watch out for: –Taking out… Read more

I’ve decided to try out this confessional series to open up a discussion with other investors, both experienced and amateurs. I’ve invested in index funds for years, but it seems like these days, the index fund isn’t quite as infallible as… Read more

From the BBC: Savers putting their money in funds investing in UK stocks and shares would have made more money since 2000 by putting it in savings accounts instead. If £1,000 was invested at the start of the decade, it would now be worth… Read more

Sometimes you need a theme song. These all-time favorite songs about money will motivate and inspire you – or at least bring back some fond memories!(co-written with Drea) 1. Money, Money–Liza Minnelli, Cabaret (1968) Liza Minnelli and… Read more

Earlier this month, Forbes’ Tom Van Riper posted an excellent article about Beijing’s richest Olympians. I summed up Van Riper’s Top Ten list–the original, a must-read, includes more detailed sponsorship information–and added outside research to… Read more