Investing Archive
The Price of Friendship
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Investing, Lifestyle, money, relationships and money
Often we don’t think twice about lending a family member or close friend money – what’s a few dollars here and there amongst friends? But when the amount is considerably more than just a few bucks things can get tricky and relationships strained! Before... (more...)
Tags: family, investment, lending
Life After the Great Recession: A Conversation with Steve Forbes
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Innovators, Investing, banking
Recently I sat down for a conversation with Steve Forbes. The head of the Forbes publishing empire is not shy about sharing his opinion about the markets or about his investment style. In part one of our conversation I asked him about life and investing... (more...)
Tags: bailouts, bubbles, caraccioli, forbes, Great Recession, Investing, steve forbes, too big to fail
John Bogle
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Investing, Uncategorized, Videos
John Bogle, Founder of the Vanguard Group and the father of the Index Fund gets down to basics in this interview. He explains why he likes the index approach to investing. While there are many who disagree with him, Bogle stands by his theory; that in... (more...)
Tags: bogle, bogleheads, caraccioli, index funds, vanguard group
Stop Looking for Shoots
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Finance, Investing, World Economy
Enough with the search for green shoots. The Financial media is missing the point in its constant banter about green shoots. Yes there are green shoots, brown shoots, verdent pastures and drought-choked fields, but that isn’t the point. It is the... (more...)
Tags: Economy, green shoots, recovery, w
Derivatives Deconstructed
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Finance, Investing, banking
Most earthlings can not explain and don’t really want to understand the derivatives markets. All we know is that they were the funky financial mechanisms that brought the economy (and Hank Paulson) to its knees. You may not need to know the... (more...)
Tags: CDS, derivatives, OTC, swaps
Future of Fuel Series: Ethanol’s Struggles
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Economy, Green, Innovators, Investing
Almost 3 years after my visit to an ethanol plant in Central NY, the plant owners have filed for bankruptcy. The condition of the credit markets for the last six months have been incredibly difficult for many businesses. But the timing may also be a... (more...)
Tags: cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, NEB, Sunoco, Valero, VeraSun
Happy Birthday Mr. Bogle
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Innovators, Investing
It makes sense that some of the most successful people in life are also very passionate about what they do. This is indeed the case with John Bogle. He is the creator of the Index fund, founder of the Vanguard group, a prolific writer and passionate... (more...)
Tags: bogle, bogleheads, caraccioli, index fund, mutual funds, vanguard group
Barry Ritholz: Power Struggle inside the Obama Administration
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Finance, Investing, Videos, World Economy, banking
Barry Ritholtz is the CEO of Fusion IQ and prolific writer and blogger (The Big Picture Blog). Barry was one of the few pundits who didn’t buy into the “Golidlocks scenario” (the economy is just right) in 2007 and 2008. At the time... (more...)
Tags: banking, barry ritholtz, caraccioli, interest rates, the big picture
H1N1: Prudence vs Hysteria
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Economy, Investing, Job search, Personal Development, housing
In the last several days there has been increasing news coverage of how the media is blowing the H1N1 Virus (aka Swine Flu) out of proportion. Some have blamed the media for creating hysteria. While I am not ready to make-like-Joe-Biden (no confined... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Cumberland advisors, GIC, H1N1, hysteria, Joe Biden, media coverage, pandemic, swine flu
Former Fed Official Bill Poole
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Finance, Investing, Videos, World Economy, banking
Dr. William Poole, former President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank and target of the famous Jim Cramer diatribe, told me he and others at the Fed absolutely didn’t see the banking crisis coming. He said, “I missed it.” In an... (more...)
Tags: banks, bill poole, federal reserve, FOMC, stress tests
