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Inside the Madoff Scandal with Madoff Trader and Investor Andrew Cohen
2 years ago
Inside the Madoff Scandal with Madoff Trader and Investor Andrew Cohen

With the recent release of the Netflix documentary “Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street,” many of us have been learning more of the details behind the scandal. This week, are…

Some Stock Investors See Dollars Instead of Shares
4 years ago
Some Stock Investors See Dollars Instead of Shares

Whereas purchasing stock once meant figuring out how many shares you could afford, “now you can pay whatever you’re willing to spend, even if that amounts to pocket change,” according…

U.S. Stock Market Reshaped by Individual-Investor Boom
5 years ago
U.S. Stock Market Reshaped by Individual-Investor Boom

New data shows that the individual-trading boom—a byproduct of increased time at home due to the pandemic along with free trading apps and a resurgent bull market—has “reshaped the U.S.…

Wall Street Greed Exposed by Fractional Shares
5 years ago
Wall Street Greed Exposed by Fractional Shares

The stock market’s rally since its late March low has “inspired millions of new investors,” who now have the ability to buy “fractional shares”— less than one share of stock—according…

6 years ago
Five Questions: An Inside Look at ETFs with Chris Hempstead

By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — ETFs are both the present and the future of asset management. The combination of lower fees relative to mutual funds, tax efficiency, transparency, and intraday…

Recent Original Research
July 1, 2025
Big Banks Are Returning Billions—But What Do the...
Last week’s Federal Reserve stress test results brought good news for investors in large U.S. banks. According to Barron’s, major financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo cleared the Fed’s annual...
July 1, 2025
Ten Top Warren Buffett Stocks – July 2025
Warren Buffett's investment philosophy centers on a fundamental principle refined over decades: it's better to acquire exceptional businesses at fair valuations than average companies at steep discounts. He seeks enterprises with durable competitive advantages—his famous "economic moats"—that...
June 30, 2025
Top Peter Lynch Stocks – June 2025
Validea builds its investment strategy around Peter Lynch's proven methods from his tenure at Fidelity's Magellan Fund, centering on Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) philosophy that seeks expanding companies with sensible valuations. The approach relies heavily...
June 27, 2025
Ten Top Benjamin Graham Deep Value Stocks –...
Benjamin Graham pioneered the value investing discipline, creating systematic methods for finding undervalued securities that remain influential today. His most famous protégé, Warren Buffett, exemplifies the enduring power of Graham's teachings. Graham's strategy revolves around locating solid,...
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