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Blog Archive – 2002

  • Not all old sayings are always reliable, December 29, 2002
  • To make holiday season meaningful, stop shopping, December 22, 2002
  • Lawbreaking by some doesn’t mean more laws needed, December 15, 2002
  • It’s still true that one cannot find a scheme to get something for absolutely nothing, December 8, 2002
  • Americans would do better to spend more time being thankful, less time buying stuff, December 1, 2002
  • Did kiddy-school envy cause star analyst to alter his AT&T rating, November 24, 2002
  • Did you hear the one about the broker who sued his firm for his own bad choices, November 17, 2002
  • Spend nearly a billion bucks on advertising, what do you get? Politicians’ new seats, November 10, 2002
  • Capitalism’s foes confuse money with profit, thereby giving themselves trouble, November 3, 2002
  • Lotteries and casinos are two peas in the same pod as far as vices are concerned, October 27, 2002
  • Trying to speculate when stocks will rise and and what will make them fall dangerous, October 20, 2002
  • October: Never a good month in which to speculate on stocks (or anything else), October 13, 2002
  • Official indignation spurred by corporate chicanery mostly a lot of grandstanding, October 6, 2002
  • Smart people creating dumb actions?, September 29, 2002
  • All earnings great, if you know how to report them with the proper context, September 22, 2002
  • College football is big business to all but players, who still rank as unpaid serfs, September 15, 2002
  • No stock’s price is set by its popularity; it is a function of its perceived value, September 8, 2002
  • Paying too much for a wonderful stock can be hazardous to one’s bottom line, September 1, 2002
  • Perception, right or wrong, affects price of both houses and of yor favorite stocks, August 25, 2002
  • Absurd lawsuits may make for amusing headlines, but they’re no joke to the target, August 18, 2002
  • Trying to call the stock market’s bottom (or top) is recipe for disaster, August 11, 2002
  • Legality of stock price manipulation depends on who’s doing manipulating, August 4, 2002
  • Politicians no longer emphasize ‘privatized’ Social Security, but stocks are good buy, July 28, 2002
  • Don’t get too upset when the next surprise comes because it will, July 21, 2002
  • House commitee WorldCom hearings were unjustified waste of their time, July 14, 2002
  • Stock markets’ slide came when buildup of various factors finally tipped scales, July 7, 2002
  • Would like to loan Warren Buffet cash and pay him interest?, June 30, 2002
  • Congressmen want to redecorate their hearing room with Martha Stewart, June 23, 2002
  • State of present-day society largely to blame for decline of moral decency, June 16, 2002
  • Kmart’s ‘loans’ to executives really just departure bonuses, June 9, 2002
  • Wall Street candor really is not some brand-new idea; it’s at least 60 years old, June 2, 2002
  • Investment analysts play us for suckers; in not demanding disclosure, we let ’em, May 12, 2002
  • Want real success in the stock market? Plan and invest; don’t guess, gamble, May 5, 2002
  • Some guys have all the luck, while others are able to see good timing, April 28, 2002
  • Orwell’s 1984 has come and gone, but Big Brother still is alive and active, April 21, 2002
  • Ultralight version of story just would not fly, April 14, 2002
  • If sagging economy has begun to recover, why are stock prices still double?, April 7, 2002
  • Mexican president proposes world tax to aid poor nations of Third World, March 31, 2002
  • Shareholders annual meetings are good example of pure democracy in action, March 24, 2002
  • Wise investment strategy should be tailored to mesh with personality, March 17, 2002
  • Last politicians left standing will decree fix for budget woes that won’t go away, March 10, 2002
  • Scandals serve to remind people: Trust, but verify, March 3, 2002
  • When no one cares any longer how the market is doing, it’s time to buy back in, February 24, 2002
  • Will government be liable if it moves to limit a workers’ pension choicess?,February 17, 2002
  • Stallworth ruling by NCAA makes the organization look quite two-faced,February 10, 2002
  • Investor caution will do better than new governments, laws, February 3, 2002
  • Enron debacle not worthy of all the hand-writing; Let market handle it, January 27, 2002
  • Judge with logic how risky stock market is at today’s investment level, January 20, 2002
  • Maybe stock analysts should be held liable for bad recommendations, January 13, 2002
  • Basics of investing hold true despite wild swings of recent markets, January 6, 2002

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