Remember When $426 Million Was Real Money?

I'm here editing The Gods of Greenwich and thinking about 2008, which is the year my story takes place. So in the current theme of light summer reading on Acrimoney, here is a snippet from Chapter Thirty-Five. The paragraph is based on something...

Remember When $426 Million Was Real Money?

I'm here editing The Gods of Greenwich and thinking about 2008, which is the year my story takes place. So in the current theme of light summer reading on Acrimoney, here is a snippet from Chapter Thirty-Five. The paragraph is based on something that really...

Asset Protection: 10 Tips for Every Investor

What is asset protection? As a stockbroker, I warned clients about “predators and creditors.” Let’s face it. We live in a litigious world. Get in a car wreck, and your assets may be attacked. Homes. Family businesses. Savings. And predators...

Wall Street Tips from Mark Twain

October: This is one of the particularly dangerous months to invest in stocks. Other dangerous months are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February. —Mark Twain

SEC: Where are YOUR Dead Bodies Buried?

There’s an expression in finance, “the axe on the street.” It means the firm, or the person, with the best information about a company or the way a security trades. When it comes to FINRA, the axe on the street is Larry Doyle over at Sense on Cents....