Author: Michael Kahn

What I find funny about my Governor getting caught is not that he knocked himself off his high and mighty ethics pedestal but rather how the media tried to tie it to the stock market. One trader, when asked if it mattered said...

While a song lyric from hair metal band Poison (how did that lead singer get a reality show?), “what the hell is going on?” is my new mantra. Yes, some may say it has been my M.O. for years and many others will say...

Last week, I mentioned in a href=”http://www.quicktakespro.com”Quick Takes Pro/a that stagflation was here, not that I and many others have not mentioned this before. I drew further parallels to the 1970s calling the...

In today’s Barron’s Online column I talk about the market latching on to good news and shrugging off bad news. That is typically what happens when the market is in bull mode and several colleagues have pointed this...

Well, the progression of the credit crisis has finally made it all the way to the common good. With the bond insurers losing or about to lose their AAA ratings, the places that need to cut costs most – municipalities...

Watching the stock market today. It did its usual – for February – head fake early on by zigging in the morning and then zagging in the afternoon. But this time it decided to soar 200 Dow points in the...

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When the market rises, it is easy to bash the bears. Negative, pessimism, doubters and stubborn are descriptions that seem to be tossed about to describe those who believe, after thorough study of the evidence, that the stock...

The credit crisis is everywhere with the latest casualty being insurance companies holding all that junk in their portfolios. Who’s next?br /br /The following chart, taken from www.KDPadvisors.com, shows the spread between...

I was watching Glenn Beck on CNN Headline News and must admit there is something about him. First, let me reiterate that this is not a political blog, it is about anything that might affect investment decisions. br /br /To me,...