Many individual investors have been frustrated by the growing prominence of High Frequency Trading. Complicated algorithms can process new information and react in fractions of a second. It sounds intimidating, and in some sense, it is. Individual Investors would be poorly suited for direct competition. Instead, stick to what the market is giving you. The […]
Since the earliest days of A Dash of Insight, Jeff has brought attention to journalists and bloggers who dispel myths in financial media. We congratulate these writers with the Silver Bullet Award – named in honor of the Lone Ranger, who lived by a strict code: “…that all things change but truth, and that truth alone, […]
One of the biggest challenges for investors is filtering out bad, useless, or even costly “information.” I have a method for screening out the noise and using my time more effectively. Part of it is keeping the TV on mute and using TIVO to check out anything that is really significant. You can also just […]
The investment world abounds with research reports. Intelligent and educated people generally benefit from careful study and accrued knowledge. While it seems unfair, the investment world is different. A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing! There are many examples of this. I have been stalled on this important topic because I was trying to […]
Regular readers of my WTWA series know that I occasionally give the Silver Bullet Award. This recognizes writers who take it upon themselves to debunk dangerously misleading financial analysis. Their often thankless work reminds me of the Lone Ranger, whose adventures often upheld the notion that "…that all things change but truth, and that truth […]