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Monday, July 6, 2009 at 7:07PM 
The idea of the stock market being risky is a valid concern for the short term – and even for the long term if you want spectacular returns. However, it really doesn’t address the basic fact that, over time, the stock market pretty much always gains, writes Miranda Marquit.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 11:13AM 
Don't be fooled by the parade of talking heads on CNBC proclaiming that this is the buying opportunity of a lifetime, says John Hussman, President of Hussman Investment Trust. "Investors shouldn't kid themselves that stocks are cheap – in the sense of being priced to deliver outstanding long-term returns – just because we've observed a wicked decline," he writes.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 10:33AM 
There has to be a better way to measure corporate risk. Credit rating agencies like Moody's (MCO) and Standard & Poor's lack transparency, use narrow data sets and rely on too few models to calculate corporate risk. Is crowdsourcing the solution? Freerisk.org thinks so...