An article by Jason Zweig in The Wall Street Journal profiles Wilmot H. Kidd III, the former chief executive of Central Securities Corp., who retired on December 31st. Central Securities…
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Discipline - This Could Be The Best Investment For A Crazy Year
In an article for The Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig writes that the best investment for 2022 is discipline. Between the volatility brought on by the ongoing pandemic, spiking inflation…
Deflate Your Inflation Fears
In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig writes about inflation fears and the Wall Street pundits who peddle it, and portends that you are probably better protected…
Tackling This Market Moment With "Return Stacking"
“Return stacking” is another way to diversify your portfolio in this period of all-time-high stocks and thin bond yields, writes Jason Zweig in The Wall Street Journal. Zweig uses the…
Warning: Do Not Buy Bitcoin When You’re Hungry
A new book titled “Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement,” highlights that the decision-making processes of individuals and organizations are “far less consistent and more variable than we think.” This…
Zweig on How to Keep Your Cool in a Sizzling Market
The market axiom “buy low, sell high” is “made for times like these,” writes columnist Jason Zweig in a recent Wall Street Journalarticle, adding, “yet, when markets seem to be…
Investors, Don’t Let This Stock Market Magic Trick Fool You
As the one-year mark for fund statements moved past the March 2020 low, returns look like they have surged—but this calendar quirk can mislead the unwitting investor. This according to…
The Pros and Cons of Fractional Share Trading
In a recent Wall Street Journalarticle, columnist Jason Zweig explains how fractional-share trading puts a stake in single stocks—which may otherwise be too expensive—within “anyone’s reach,” but adds, “As with…
Zweig on the Stock Market: Bubble or Fire?
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, columnist Jason Zweig argues, “Rather than regarding overvalued assets as a bubble, we might consider them a fire. The more it expands and…
Zweig on Investors Who Tried to Win by Losing Less (and Lost Anyway)
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, columnist Jason Zweig highlights how this year’s performance of low-volatility funds—expected to “do better in bad times while still faring well in good…