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INTO PERSPECTIVE

Could Einstein Beat the Market?

I’m going out on a limb: Albert Einstein could have been one heck of a money manager. That is, if he wasn’t so busy becoming the most renowned scientist of the 20th century.

NEURO-ECONOMICS

Bad Behaviorism

The once noble field of behavioral finance has taken a dire turn for the worse.

THE ADVISOR'S CORNER

New Frontiers

Emerging Markets are emerging quickly as a popular investment choice. But what’s the right way to get exposure without undue portfolio risk?

REPEATABLE HISTORY

The Bill Gates Secret: How to Awaken a Sleepy US Economy

Bill Gates battles Congress on the scariest deficit you’ve never heard of.

THE GLOBAL VIEW

Bernanke and the Bandit

A Burt Reynolds film classic and the Fed? They’ve got more in common than you might think.

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Decouple from Decoupling

Like King Canute and with global investors as witnesses, the American economy will prove it is neither almighty nor does it have the ability to single-handedly stem the tide of global economic expansion.

INTO PERSPECTIVE

Adjective Absurdity

When analysis is bolstered more by scary adjectives than data, it pays to see for yourself what’s really going on.

REALITY CHECK

Reality Check: You Get What You Pay For

It’s safe to say everyone likes a good deal, but government subsidies often turn out to be more than we bargained for.

INCONVENIENT TRUTHS

An Army of Willing Dupes

Recently, while waiting to pay an exorbitant premium for organic tomatoes at Whole Foods, I had a revelation. No, it wasn’t that the marketing term “organic” is simply the most impressive scam ever widely perpetrated on humanity—though it is.