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Don’t Jump!

It was an intriguing day on the street today as Lehman Bros. filled for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch struck a deal with Bank of America. These actions remain a continuation of the turmoil surrounding credit, investment banks and the economy as a whole. What's left after a 500 point index decline is Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as the last investment banks on Wall St. The U.S. dollar ...

The great static asset class

What a great kitschy title. It’s about as dry as I am on drugs. Please, keep in mind, that while I provide the following information to gather your thoughts. I am no investment professional and can hardly consider myself a blogger, let alone decent investor. However, that said, I choose to recently manage my own 401k and in the  pursuit of knowledge and learning, I’m posting my experiences here ...

Notes on Barclays

With the recent relaunch, I've decided to take the site in a more focused direction to issues that pertain to my life. One of the topics I regularly find myself monitoring is the economy and finance. I recently transfered my 401k to a rollover IRA and began managing the investment myself. I'll provide some background and context to this matter in the near future. However, in keeping with ...

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