I’ve played around with voice-recognition software over the years. Seven years ago, I tried hard to make Dragon NaturallySpeaking work for me. Despite extensive training, I could not get it to work for me....
Read MoreOne side benefit of deciding to start up Aleph Investments, LLC, is that it is forcing me to write out articles on my rules. When I was writing for RealMoney.com, I wrote a number of articles about my eight rules, but I...
Read MoreSometimes, I’m behind the curve. I told myself that I had to get the essay to the Society of Actuaries by today, but now it’s evening time and I still haven’t done it. So, with your permission,...
Read MoreThis is an odd book. It runs through the year highlighting the US economy data releases week-by-week in 2011. It describes ways in which the data releases affect the behavior of markets on average. There are many...
Read MoreBehavioral economics is hot among investors, particularly value investors. But the real advantage of behavioral economics is probably not to investors, but to businessmen setting their pricing, because men do not look to...
Read MoreI had the pleasure today of interviewing David Martin who wrote the book Risk and the Smart Investor. Unlike most of my book reviews, I have the fun of doing a voice interview and doing a written Q&A as well. ...
Read MoreFor those that have e-mailed me about equity management, I will get back to you soon; I have been tied up in details of getting my assets management business going recently. =-=-=–==–=-==–==-=-=-=-=-=-=- If you...
Read MoreNot every book grabs me at first. “Risk and the Smart Investor” was one such book. But it grew on me. Having been through many exercises in risk control inside insurance companies, I can sympathize...
Read MoreA little bit ago, I published Twenty Questions for the Author of Risk and the Smart Investor. Well, David X. Martin got back to me, and here are his thoughtful answers. I will have more commentary on this as I write...
Read MoreThere are some books, when I read them, that strike me wrong at first, but end up being satisfying in the end. This book was one of those. What I expected was a book that would give novel insights to individual...
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