Craving the High That Risky Trading Can Bring
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It is easy to dismiss JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel, the rogue trader at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us.
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You spot a stock mutual fund that looks promising: A 200% gain in 10 years. You lean back in your leather chair. "Farnsworth!" you shout into the intercom. "Pull &#36;12,000 from the safe and invest it in The Whizbang Fund! I smell money!"
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In a tough year on Wall Street, Israel A. Englander should be riding high. Instead, he has a problem.
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Buying great stocks is always scary. See whether you have what it takes.
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Look for opportunities in bad news and you might profit.
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Buying a lot of shares can mean a whole lot of risk.
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The market's tempting, but if you make this common mistake, it will kill your portfolio.
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Play the market with these stocks.
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Seeking opportunity in a market clouded by fear.
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Can a struggling hot dog specialist provide a tasty stock market value?
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Deals are sprouting everywhere. One for the electronic trader might be on tap.
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If, through some cruel twist of fate, disco ever comes back, you'd want to invest in companies that make puffy shirts. And if the bull market is really back, then the best place to be is in the stocks of companies that manage mutual fund companies.
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Be mindful of stocks trading with high multiples.
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Commercial real estate is positively smoking. That was made plain by two big deals this week, one of them (nominally) the biggest leveraged buyout in history.
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When the market smacks you around, you wise up fast.
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Work some richly valued stocks into your portfolio ... without the pain.
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Value investors have more than one way to take advantage of bargains.