William Patalon III:  As longtime readers know, I have a real affinity for old investing adages – in large part because of the very real lessons the best ones convey. Read more…

This year’s presidential election is being billed as the most important election in our country’s history. Of course, that’s what was said about the last election. And the same thing about Bush versus Gore. And Reagan versus Carter. And probably Harrison Read more…

Mike Burnick: Earnings season always adds an extra dose of volatility to the markets. But as third-quarter profit reports begin coming in fast and furious this week there is a lot more riding on results than usual. Read more…

In the financial world, the month of October is synonymous with stock market crashes.  So will a massive stock market crash happen this year?  You never know. The truth is that our financial system is even more vulnerable than it was back in 2008, and financial experts such Read more…

Why is there so little trust in the mainstream media these days?  CNN ratings have been hovering close to record lows over the past few months.  A recent Gallup survey found that 60 percent of all Americans “have little or no trust” in the mainstream media.  That was a record high according Read more…