Jason Zweig Articles & Advice: Learn How to Become a Better Investor http://www.jasonzweig.com/articles.php Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:40:53 GMT Feed43 Proxy/1.0 (www.feed43.com) 360 33e2adf65a9764f4358e1c7ba759817b Do The Right Thing and Make Money http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/19/pf/funds/ethical_investing.moneymag/index.htm?postversion=2007122116 The Good and Bad of Ethical Investing: Socially responsible funds deliver decent returns. But finding one that reflects your values isn’t so easy.

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]]> 3c473850c3d3c72af8ba122dbfeb5b3a Why You Don`t Want to Invest like an Expert http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/28/pf/dont_expert.moneymag/?postversion=2008013110 The way some finance professors manage their money offers valuable lessons—in what not to do.

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]]> 7aaf9eff677eaca6ef149f4b92e5ec8e Why Is It So Hard to Save? http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/3.08Brain&Time.pdf New research in neuroeconomics explores how the investing brain sizes up the long-term future.

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]]> b519472c7af8ccc569ac669409b997e0 Why to Steer Clear of the New Gold Rush http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/4.08Commodities.pdf Stampeding into commodities right now is one of the stupidest things an investor could do.

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]]> 610b80cadf70e05e6e2fa37d717738ae Stop Worrying, and Learn to Love the Bear http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121582067258747665.html The upside of down markets

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]]> 1cf3bbc350037ead9b530496d8a0c75a How to Control Your Fears in a Fearsome Market http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121642720591866951.html Discoveries in neuroscience that can help investors think more clearly

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]]> 2e4678e52bcc9c3f7d2c91138a92f753 Is It Time to Tiptoe Back into Financial Stocks? http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121700939198285307.html No, and here`s why

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]]> d4403e234f13a97bb398787a9871f8f8 What to Do When Your Fancy ETF Goes RIP http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121762993353705851.html The coming wave of closures in the ETF business

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]]> 4bce8b9f0570c9c40a2066d6a1aa339a Psyching Yourself up to Let Losers Go http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121944445208164839.html When you buy and hold, you don`t have to use a death grip

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]]> 2bfcf849ac833a27ce13f6395fe54a16 With Buybacks, Look Before You Leap http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122005273251785043.html It`s not always good news when companies buy back their shares

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]]> c8c98a39673d68c0422d119a2a55a6a7 If You Bet on the Election, Don`t Use Real Money http://interactive.wsj.com/article/SB122065839024405687.html?mod=Markets27_1 Is there anything to the ``Presidential Cycle``?

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]]> 35c03f656680c191d2f10122b884cd3c Should You Fear the Ostrich Effect? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122125886256030143.html Bulls and bears aren`t alone in the menagerie; we`re all ostriches now.

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]]> b0ab7bc852e5d003820b6062ea1cd56f Why the Obvious Isn’t Inevitable http://www.jasonzweig.com/zzz The future is often least knowable when it seems most certain. [Note: not currently available online.]

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]]> a7f052353b4f5d3c68a8909274dc27e2 Of Market Knights and Fairy Tales http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122186784815658973.html?mod=yahoo_free Stocks are not about to have a magical recovery.

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]]> 2fac5031640517cbf2c6799e16da6edf Wall Street Lays Egg with Its Nest Eggs http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122246399496280083.html Those who give advice do not always take it.

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]]> 4fdc254a3e5d26e0b7a42d2132715bd3 The Depression of 2008? Don’t Count on It http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122272238714287459.html Will this recession get as bad as the Great Depression? That would be very bad.

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]]> 8c6c0c67543126a8fc85ec496734947e Why the January Effect Is Just Slush http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/18/magazines/moneymag/zweig_janeffect.moneymag/index.htm The idea that small stocks beat big ones in January melts away once you examine it closely.

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]]> e7c4817e4e55332b03883061e5588de1 We Talked to Chuck http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/01/01/8397411/index.htm Charles Schwab shares his thoughts on what makes investors succeed and what makes entrepreneurs tick.

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]]> fe203cf6d83b5957775fe04f9549398b Winning the Home Run Hitter`s Game http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/02/01/8398729/index.htm An argument for swinging for the investment fences from Ralph Wanger, the legendary manager of the Acorn Fund.

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]]> b132de751d65c766a9662134fe8ddb81 Scholar of the Boomers` Future http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/30/magazines/moneymag/mitchell.moneymag/index.htm Olivia Mitchell has thought as deeply as anyone about this generation`s retirement. Her take: Tune out the most dire forecasts. You may be in for a pleasant surprise.

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]]> a8eaef834dab23373193277b3454c783 When You Wish Upon a Star http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/03/01/8400908/index.htm A new study says Morningstar`s ratings do indeed predict performance. The reason may surprise you.

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]]> 8966d66f06552697094d29c55cfab08e Still Scolding After All These Years http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/20/pf/funds/bogle.moneymag/index.htm?postversion=2007032010 Vanguard founder Jack Bogle talks about what he has learned about investing and about getting a new lease on life with a heart transplant.

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]]> ffa42c7459881f5e31c1763047aa08c9 Bottoms-Up Analysis http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/04/01/8403604/index.htm?postversion=2007032315 What the ultimate liquid asset -- wine -- can teach us about investing. (With Asa Fitch.)

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]]> 21354c2ba13a8d63d15281735a8460ba Mr. Worst-Case Scenario http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/real_estate/shiller.moneymag/index.htm Robert Shiller called the tech stock crash just as NASDAQ peaked. Where does he think the real estate market is headed now? Uh-oh.

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]]> 0a21ad4e05cef53306dfc3134046b6f0 You Can Handle a Crash Better than You Think http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/05/01/8405624/index.htm?postversion=2007051011 Why the fear of losing money usually feels worse than actually losing it.

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]]> 3ae30ae1780191cfe38d8149d26b14ea The Man Who Explained It All http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/pf/sharpe.moneymag/index.htm Bill Sharpe`s pioneering theory on the interplay between investment risk and return won him a Nobel Prize. Now he wants to help you use his work to make better financial decisions.

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]]> 54b8fb7b6c39d4c571829b912aaa7c99 The Right Way to Handle a Surprise http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/06/01/100033990/index.htm Why a one-penny shortfall in earnings makes Wall Street go crazy, and how to keep yourself sane.

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]]> 1721b5eec6afd62902848a5c16524229 Why We Stay Home and Why It`s a Bad Idea http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116659/index.htm It`s human nature to feel at ease with what`s familiar. But in investing, comfort can cost you a lot of money.

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]]> 8b6f5c45a35676057302dc9f96f4e264 Buy. Hold. Profit. Give Back. http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/pf/rogers_interview.moneymag/index.htm Ariel Capital`s John Rogers built an outstanding record investing in a few `great ideas` for the long run. Then he had his own idea: to launch a school to teach inner-city kids about money.

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]]> c4c2a94ea49ef8fc1c7bb1afc2288934 Markets Where Only Fools Rush In http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/pf/funds/emergingmarkets.moneymag/index.htm Why emerging markets are not a `no-brainer.`

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]]> f5b116220c17b68544487202f6ad6495 What`s Luck Got to Do with It? http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/pf/miller_interview.moneymag/index.htm An interview with fund manager Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust.

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]]> b36327d588973804e4a6bbfbf3b7941e How Many Stocks Should You Own? http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/9.07Many.pdf The answer is a lot more, and a lot fewer, than you probably think.

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]]> c09bd4021c51da916509a5c4132954e6 Master of the Imperfect Mind http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/9.07Kahneman.pdf An interview on behavioral finance with the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman.

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]]> 1373635e38ea568f43c52f04991d6a49 Your Money and Your Brain http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/9.07NeuroeconomicsExcerpt.pdf An excerpt on the neuroeconomics of greed and fear from Jason Zweig`s new book.

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]]> 163b222246dcd0e8f0fca59560b2afde Are You a Better Investor? http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/10.07LessonsOf35Years.pdf Over the past 35 years, investing has become simple, cheap and convenient. Now it`s a snap to build your wealth -- or destroy it.

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]]> dc3acb7614ebd3110d256300611fd1f4 Inside the Mind of the Older Investor http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/11.07Aging.pdf As the brain ages, it perceives risk differently. That can make you money -- or cost you a bundle.

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]]> b689dbb7b14dd15dbe6b330d084edcf0 How to Lose $9 Trillion in a Bull Market http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/12.07MissingTrillions.pdf That`s what bad timing cost investors over the past 25 years. But you can learn to avoid a similar fate.

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]]> 430958d81589b1094432cfe06f8308fa Buffett Solves His Cash Crisis http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/07/news/newsmakers/buffett0507/index.htm Buying an Israeli private company signals that Warren Buffett will look overseas for great companies at good prices.

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]]> a972ac2dde353616d9304d562df608cc Why You Should Ignore Stock Prices http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/12.06Splits.pdf A look at the baffling question of why the price of an average share of stock has not budged in decades.

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]]> 83f108261f6a5ee3de3a64b58144f7da How to Beat Hedge Funds http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/12.06HedgeFds.pdf Why the typical investor is better off without a hedge fund.

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]]> f3588120d60266e9acf950b84fae70aa A 117% Gain in a Year? http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/4.06HypedReturns.pdf The champion of a stock-picking contest shows how to game the system -- and why you can never trust short-term returns

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]]> 5c0b8799e7780750e1c16dcba1bfb3fa Is Your Fund Pro Finally a Prince? http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/3.06ActiveVsIndex1.pdf New research claims that the average mutual fund has beaten the market. The research is wrong.

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]]> 395234cf99ad344ce8fd42715409680d The Thrill Is Wrong http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/09/funds/fundguide_zweig_money_0602/index.htm A survey of the new field of neuroeconomics, showing how expecting to make money is more intense than experiencing it.

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]]> 9d1958abad3af898931a645bf63b9205 Just Do It http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/1.06Procrastination.pdf Believe it or not, there is a science of procrastination and a lot you can learn about not putting things off. Read this today, not tomorrow.

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]]> d7baccb35dfbdc52377575c044660826 A Nasty 401(k) Surprise http://money.cnn.com/pr/subs/magazine_archive/2005/01/INT.html If you hold most of your stocks inside a retirement plan, you could be handing Uncle Sam more than his fair share of taxes.

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]]> 2202fe5b6a517ae7a5ace853616d0d57 The Soul of an Investor http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/25/magazine/magin_hurst_0503/index.htm Jack Hurst is not famous, and he does not run a billion-dollar fund. But he may be the most amazing money manager I\'ve ever met.

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]]> 7aa2382fa1948494b2c7e46bcae51371 The Oracle Speaks http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/01/news/fortune500/buffett_talks/index.htm Warren Buffett speaks to the faithful at Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual meeting.

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]]> 44f946a38750c2e44af02a77d0ac527d How Losing Less Can Cost You More http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/StopLoss6.05.pdf Why stop-loss orders are often better for brokers than for investors

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]]> 4945aee2b85cc846727f22a32a35675a What a Mutual Fund Is Worth to You http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/11.05Expenses.pdf A new measure of fund expenses shows that you may be paying far more than you think.

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]]> 648d68374a1a73d6ae60f0d88755fbc6 Stupid Number Tricks http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/10.05RiskPerception.pdf What the science of risk perception has to teach investors.

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]]> 560d425d309c8e32133b6d8ebded4e1c Ten Lukewarm Funds to Buy Now! http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/7.05LukewarmFunds.pdf New research shows why the hottest funds do not generate the most wealth for investors.

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]]> 0185d55a29b1771d8c666d2f905d8a42 Mergers Are Hot. You Should Stay Cool. http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/4.05M&A.pdf Some rules on how to invest, and how not to invest, in takeover stocks.

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]]> 78501ec7c9c1347879a79d6c60ab9c17 Your Money: Signs that your heart rules your head http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8214-1322092,00.html In this interview with the London Times, Jason discusses how emotion and reason interact when you invest.

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]]> b4bc8a6c7659f05bdba3352c68932ec9 Peter`s Uncertainty Principle http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/11/markets/benstein_bonus_0411/index.htm Peter Bernstein may know more about investing than anyone alive. And the most important thing he knows is this: He has no idea what the future will bring.

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]]> ffe176cff5d5fd4c0ac686a62be96e42 The dark side of the muni http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/20/funds/funds_muni_0409/ Municipal bonds seem safe, but buying or selling them is fraught with peril. Protect yourself.

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]]> 2f61ea331d560e86a133ac78dad23751 The Watchdog That Didn`t Bark http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/14/funds/freeintro_funds_watchdog_0410/index.htm Ever since 2003 -- when New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer exposed chronic corruption in the mutual fund business -- legislators, regulators and the media have been spewing out plans to fix the way funds are run. Is there a better way?

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]]> b02d1f2a0d17cda0a4792cb835421bf6 The way of the calm investor http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/27/markets/stocks_calm_0408/index.htm Follow these five steps and you`ll make better investment decisions -- and agonize less over them.

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]]> e1e68625e6e22e17b506530e490a2269 There`s no stock like home http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/17/real_estate/investment_prop/freeintro_homediversify_0406/index.htm How should you diversify the risks of owning your house?

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]]> 1b23896f8e979de59e324abae5de3fef Bullish on China? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040503-629372,00.html Investments abound, but beware the hype.

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]]> e09eb27c982e17adb2e9cbe6340e905e What Warren Buffett wants you to know http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/03/pf/buffett_qanda/index.htm How do you learn from a master? Start by listening to what he has to say. (A summary of Warren Buffett and Charles Munger’s remarks at Berkshire Hathaway’s 2004 annual meeting.)

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]]> 044f481858b973e2fc0a25aad9fba3bc Folksy fun at Buffett meeting http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/01/pf/buffett_day_two/index.htm The faithful flock to Omaha for Q&A with investor. Rock star Buffett sings, shows off boxer shorts. (A live report from the 2004 annual meeting of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)

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]]> ebd19f54cc060753a7b42f726d82588a Warren Buffett, rock star http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/01/pf/buffett_meeting/index.htm A mosh pit of millionaires -- MONEY's Jason Zweig reports from the Berkshire annual meeting.

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]]> 23c6cffbe212b53502b065086aee086c Tie me down and make me rich http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/22/funds/funds_automatic_0405/index.htm Investing on autopilot is a powerful way to build wealth. So why is it so hard to persuade people to do it?

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]]> 4ad54b8e42fc439d93a2e433eef56b1f Mutual funds: What will it take to restore investor confidence? http://www.aimrdirect.org/cpe/what.cfm?test_id=402 Jason moderated this panel discussion with Don Phillips of Morningstar, John Markese of the American Association of Individual Investors, John Gavin of SEC Insight, and Michael Murray of Kestrel Consulting.

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]]> 59b61382f170dd7728769f6ee899e68d The Vanguard chronicles http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/23/markets/freeintro_vanguard_0404/ Red-hot growth is testing the quirky, quasi-religious culture of this mutual-fund icon.

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]]> ac84848ecc7b0ae5742e28dcf4abc72b The Election Effect? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040308-596158,00.html History says that stocks tend to rally as elections near. But don`t bet on it.

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]]> 99d5076c86f482e209ac02d2824dcfd5 The Rip Van Winkle portfolio http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/19/retirement/freeintro_20yearportfolio_0403/index.htm Is it possible to invest so reliably that you won`t have to change anything for 20 years? It`s worth a try.

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]]> 477348ecb9a588e2bb579216460f7c27 The good, the bad and the ugly http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/09/funds/ultimateguide_survey_0204/index.htm Which fund companies put investors first? Find out in Money`s exclusive survey. By Jason Zweig with Adrienne Carter and Cybele Weisser, MONEY magazine

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]]> 48602d1534c4ae12848003bdaf29836e Good Advice, or Advice that Sounds Good? http://www.businessjournalism.org/content/3194.cfm On the ethics of personal-finance journalism: A guest column for the American Press Institute’s Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism

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]]> 7c26791b945eb28958e4c4f6344271e0 The Higher Wisdom of Warren http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/7.04Buffett.pdf Buffett has a lot more to teach than merely how to beat the market.

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]]> 508cc1683814578f3e58755b1248af5f A Tale of Two Washingtons http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/11.04Washingtons.pdf What you can learn from the drastically different ways Washington Mutual and Expeditors International of Washington communicate with investors

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]]> c28e887b6788ed823e2b4edfd20c6e69 Swept Away by Index Funds http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/12.04.Fundamental.pdf Is fundamental indexing the answer to a fundamental problem?

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]]> bab79023449640af1077ccbdb401c919 Land of the Rising Stocks http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,557070,00.html Japan`s equity market has stopped inflicting pain. Is it now ripe for a significant gain?

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]]> c7bae206cb1cdecf03c55c6ec6b85449 Ben Is Back: Lessons and Ideas from Benjamin Graham http://www.aimrdirect.org/cpe/what.cfm?test_id=376 This presentation summarizes the life and living legacy of Benjamin Graham, author of “The Intelligent Investor.” What can we still learn today from the greatest investment thinker who ever lived? Jason discusses the enduring lessons that every investor can – and should -- learn from Graham. (Note: AIMR charges a fee for access to this webcast).

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]]> b3910e18822c7bee670f885025757594 Putnam: The greed machine http://money.cnn.com/2003/11/21/funds/fundsfire_investing_putnam_0310/index.htm The problem is not just scandalous trading. It`s putting profits first and investors last. By Adrienne Carter, Amy Feldman and Jason Zweig, Money magazine

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]]> c0550d4770bfbc3abedb364298f91a7e How To Protect Your Money http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006153,00.html What to do with mutual funds that may be affected by the trading scandal.

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]]> f706dcdf06cfe27b58c8a6f056dc2ec0 Funds under fire http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/listings/2003/11/airtalk_20031103.shtml An interview on KPCC talk radio (Pasadena, CA) on how investors should react to the mutual-fund scandal.

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]]> 84bb00e5723f9e4aac90458178982aa4 Is Your Fund Too Dirty to Hold? http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2003/11/03_mpp.html What should you do if you own a mutual fund being investigated in the trading scandal? An interview with Public Radio’s Bob Moon, which you can listen to here:

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]]> a9c2557d34097e2a2827c2b090a90ba5 Funds you can trust http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/23/funds/10_commands_zweig/ Amid the ongoing scandals in the fund industry, there are things you can do to avoid getting burned.

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]]> 0457fe073be15e8c1209107546dd10ba Benjamin Graham, the Human Brain, and the Bubble http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/BenGrahamEAMA.pdf This article combines the insights of Ben Graham with the newest discoveries in neuroscience to shed light on the manic-depressive market of the past few years.

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]]> 51847e1013d981dc79d5bfdd0af788a2 The Great Fund Rip-Off http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2003/10/LED-01.html The charges by Eliot Spitzer of special deals and fast trading are just the beginning. As the scandal widens, how can you keep your money safe?

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]]> 134f3c0af8c4ca663c83e0370de5d68c Benjamin Graham and The Intelligent Investor http://soundmoney.publicradio.org/programs/2003/09/06/ Jason talks with Stephanie Curtis of Minnesota Public Radio’s “Sound Money” about revising Graham’s masterpiece and why it remains so relevant today. You can listen to the interview here:

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]]> b01b9815f3bea50bccc3aca67efea54d Rethinking Income http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2003/09/ALT-01.html Do You Really Need That Monthly Income To Make Ends Meet Or Are You Just Looking For Safety? For Many Investors, The Problem Of Falling Rates Is Not As Dire As It Seems

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]]> 48a2971c42f619d259895d1c34f88ee5 The Intelligent Investor (Public Radio) http://marketplace.publicradio.org/morning_report/2003/08/14_mmr.html Jason talks about how he edited the new edition of Benjamin Graham’s classic, “The Intelligent Investor,” and why the book is still relevant. You can listen to the interview, with Public Radio’s Cheryl Glaser, here:

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]]> 420a78456470830d4a023ce7590f3b6e ABCs of Fund Fees http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030811-472851,00.html Investors face an alphabet soup of shares. Here\'s how to sort them out.

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]]> 64f00560825f9100c826b273e097630b The markets on Public Radio http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2003/08/08_mpp.html Give-and-take on the financial markets between Jason and Public Radio’s Kai Ryssdaal. You can hear it here:

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]]> 4196b894c71bc9c000f9e170d8c9ec87 R+U Lucky? http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2003/08/SUC-02.html Some guys do have all the luck. Here\'s how to join them

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]]> e1b0480a71efdde3ea48f7951ef4e982 Get Rich Slowly http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,463093,00.html The Intelligent Investor (1949), by financial giant Benjamin Graham, is more relevant than ever, in a new edition updated with analysis by Jason Zweig.

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]]> 4211f40ac714dd932e45606421b91cac Looking For a Bounce http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030707-461853,00.html Wall Street is flogging preferred stocks. Be careful what you buy.

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]]> c6a0c9ea7201a88ad3874ef5ad320ca7 Lessons From The Greatest Investor Ever http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2003/07/MASA-01.html As The New Edition Of The Intelligent Investor Shows, Ben Graham Never Goes Out Of Style

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]]> dbb6241f5e0e379f4f3dea0a64abf396 What Would Jesus Buy? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030519-451000,00.html Can an investor become more righteous, and richer, by avoiding \"unholy\" stocks?

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]]> 9ab16d16028c28f48be3303625937166 Momentum Mori http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2003/05/INVE-01.html What should we make of Garrett Van Wagoner?

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]]> aca4dc6734c973ed9534cc2c06cc19b3 Bubble Trouble: The Role of Media in Investment Reporting http://www.cfainstitute.org/pressroom/fjnews/fjJJA03.html#11 At the annual meeting of the Association for Investment Management & Research, a panel of journalists discussed the influence of the stock market bubble on their reporting. Jason moderated the panel, consisting of: Herb Greenberg, columnist, TheStreet.com and Fortune; Hilary Kramer, business news analyst, Fox News; Dagen McDowell, senior writer, TheStreet.com; and Andrew Willis, markets columnist, The Toronto Globe and Mail.

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]]> e99d4f538e404264140891bf1c9fa0d1 Is Your Brain Wired to Make You Rich? The Neuroscience of Financial Decision-Making http://www.jasonzweig.com/brain2003.ppt This speech, which Jason presented at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, is a shorter and simpler version of a talk he gave earlier to the CFA Institute in 2002 [see May 14, 2002]. It’s an overview of how the human brain goes about making investment decisions – complete with colorful graphics of neurons firing away. [See also October, 2002.]

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]]> d66b7f94f39c9634a937a287d74cc1de The neuroscience of investing http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/transcripts/0301/10/mlld.00.html An overview of the neural pathways your brain uses to make decisions about money.

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]]> f7a27c26e0daab07cc50c3e778df51c4 The trouble with timing http://premium.money.cnn.com/pr/subs/magazine_archive/2003/12/INT-01.html We\'re always told to buy low and sell high. Sounds simple and it makes sense. So why is such an easy rule so hard to follow? (Note: Full online access to this article is available only to MONEY Magazine subscribers.)

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]]> 6b1f16bf8602486d9fe20557abe13a38 Get Smart About Sectors http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2002/12/FUN.html There\'s a right way and a wrong way to use focused funds.

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]]> 8f9e4116d06d4e8cfb9d025dc7103d5b Time-Zone Traders http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2002/11/INVB.html Some folks are gaming discrepancies in mutual fund pricing, much to the detriment of fundholders.

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]]> 5d27e2f258461af6cba6e0cb09cd5e55 Are you wired for wealth? http://money.cnn.com/2002/09/25/pf/investing/agenda_brain_short/index.htm What goes on inside your brain when you invest? Here’s how the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience can help make you smarter – and richer. [See also May 14, 2002 and March 18, 2003.]

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]]> f79d100785fdfc6c6cba719e01f707cf Market news on Public Radio http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2002/09/13_mpp.html Jason wraps up the week’s investing news with Public Radio’s David Brancaccio. You can hear it here:

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]]> c31b88dcb8457ec91a7d71c4ccd2cec3 Can We Still Rely On Index Funds? http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2002/09/INDEX.html Yes. The case for matching the market--instead of trying to beat it--is as strong as ever.

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]]> c10f3774d9f19a3c1816d0f5c2cedff5 How Should I Invest Now? http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2002/09/NEEC.html How do I pick a fund?

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]]> e788143bc98f5eaf33230b473dd7c960 What\'s a Stock Worth Today? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020805-332061,00.html Focused on the future, WorldCom\'s pet analyst went astray. A past master tells us how to avoid that trap. (What Ben Graham could have taught Jack Grubman.)

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]]> 423e79f41bc3da8e567d71c1f538b191 How to Avoid the Next Stock Bomb http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002808-2,00.html Tips on picking stocks safely in a time of scandal.

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]]> 5aea96617345f6a6c0450c832ad528bf Murphy Was an Investor http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2002/07/FUN.html Why does it seem that whatever can go wrong will go wrong?

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]]> 344ead7cabf159df91fdf31f7fbc2a7d The Trust-No-One Investing Plan http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020624-263036,00.html Corporate scandals got you scared of stocks? Try bonds, whose returns aren\'t as low as you think.

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]]> 9a79285663d999f4235b261f168b6bca What Fund Investors Really Need To Know http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323312/index.htm Our Exclusive Study Of Mutual Fund Returns Shows Which Ones Really Made Money For Investors And Which Ones Took Shareholders For A Costly Ride

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]]> 87340eb2eea9b90704cfd1abec4a9811 Money and the Mind: How Neuroscientists Are Cracking the Code of Investment Behavior http://www.jasonzweig.com/Brain2002.ppt Jason explains the exciting new insights into financial decision-making that are coming from groundbreaking research in neuroscience. This presentation, to the annual meeting of the Association for Investment Management & Research, outlines the roles that different parts of the human brain play in estimating probabilities, assessing risk and reward, and integrating emotion with reason. [See also October, 2002, and March 18, 2003]

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]]> a14e227a2d693c1a79af963a460eda15 New Cause for Caution on Stocks http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020506-234145,00.html Fresh research challenges the historical rate of return on equities. Look to bonds for more balance.

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]]> c4058552b91c6c5d228828e4a021c96b Inside the world\'s largest fund http://money.cnn.com/2002/01/11/funds/q_stansky/index.htm In control of $80 billion, Magellan manager Bob Stansky wants to beat the market -- but he\'s no gunslinger.

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]]> 1111ebb7e426b727b464a30243741e98 Mind over Money http://www.nightlybusiness.org/transcript/2002/trnscrpt032902.htm In this broadcast on PBS’ “Nightly Business Report,” Jason discusses how to apply the principles of behavioral finance to become a better investor.

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]]> 619e117add08a3f3cf319e90a3cbc98e Online chat at Morningstar.com http://news.morningstar.com/doc/article/0,1,13727,00.html Among other things, Jason discusses investment risk, diversification, index funds, market timing, and how the mutual fund industry should get its act together. (Note: free registration required.)

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]]> 398bc03ca5e6f989d207221dd22e0e46 Give Us Our Dividends http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020218-201887,00.html Technology companies like Microsoft and Cisco are piling up cash. Shouldn`t they pay some of it out to shareholders?

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]]> 199fc36f009406651116af4fcb3efc8c The Future Of Fidelity http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2002/02/FID.html With $873 Billion In Assets, Fidelity Is Already The Colossus Of The Mutual Fund Business. But Its Ambitions Don't Stop There.

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]]> f0e9acca70261df5fed86b1d10fb051b What\'s Eating You http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2001/12/FUN.html How to cope with investing risk after September 11th, when everything seems uncertain.

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]]> 6d1a8fca6360b93286b67e47b4880152 The Aftermath of September 11th: Endurance and Optimism in the Culture and History of Wall Street http://www.financialhistory.org/nov15trans.htm In this panel discussion sponsored by the Museum of American Financial History and moderated by Myron Kandel of CNN, Jason puts the trauma of terror in a historical and psychological context. Hint: the people who said “Everything has changed” were wrong.

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]]> d5e1ec1f7fbb3653be8d0943f15ca917 How September 11th hit funds http://money.cnn.com/2001/10/22/funds/q_tendays_main/index.htm Some top fund managers relate their experiences on a tragic day.

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]]> 27e6abd6965a4bae567ceaa485ac056b What can we learn from history? http://money.cnn.com/2001/09/21/investing/zweig/index.htm In the wake of September 11th, history holds an important lesson: Disasters don`t have a lasting impact on stocks.

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]]> d6c2463832f768cfb770cee2e6b59a66 Here Come the Bogleheads http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2001/09/VAN.html On A Sunny Summer Weekend, Dozens Of Strangers Gather To Hear Jack Bogle Preach Vanguard\'s Investing Gospel. Don\'t They Have Anything Better To Do?

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]]> 1ed0ef4e0de2a9e2b855388a757cdd73 “I don't know, I don't care” http://money.cnn.com/2001/08/29/investing/Zweig/index.htm Indexing lets you say those magic words.

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]]> 2a8fba9270a82d64f0a1733657af868c Index funds on PBS http://www.pbs.org/wnet/moneyshow/makeover/071301.html Jason talks about the pros and cons of index funds in an interview with Betsy Karetnick of PBS’s “That Money Show.” View the video here:

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]]> 5e74b771801f6a23c108e501993e32a9 Is the S&P 500 Rigged? http://money.cnn.com/2001/06/13/zweig_on_funds/zweig_on_funds/ The ultimate market measure has been turned inside out -- and may never be the same again. Investors beware.

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]]> e93092083b5408997c131c69ae10e34b “Fat Tails, Thin Ice” http://datalab.morningstar.com/Midas/Home/ArticlesResearch/DL_Article_FatTails.asp In this speech, the keynote address to the 2001 Morningstar Investment Conference, Jason talks about how financial planners misunderstand and misuse the lessons of history: They cite academic studies “proving” investment theories without ever reading them; they extrapolate past data without questioning the quality and durability of the numbers; and they fail to communicate investment risk in terms clients can understand. Jason offers suggestions on how to do better.

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]]> 46fdcdf3734aef12b527ecabe3df8b2e Wall Street\'s Wisest Man http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2001/06/FUN.html Getting rich off stocks is simple, says Charles Ellis. Here\'s how.

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