Do we have the capability to eliminate booms and busts in economic activity? The answer in my judgment is no, because there is no tool to change human nature. Too often people are prone to recurring bouts of optimism and pessimism.
November 11, 2010
In 1930 the global headquarters of Boston-based United Shoe Machinery Corporation was an international colossus. The “Shoe,” as it was affectionately called by Bostonians, was the largest manufacturer of shoe machinery in the world. USM did business in over 50 countries and was truly an international monopoly. The headquarters dwarfed...
October 14, 2010
In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank discusses the rise of high-frequency algorithmic computer trading and its inherent disadvantages to long-term investing.
THE 800 POUND GORILLA
Everybody assumes “professional” investors are sophisticated and knowledgeable about stocks but are they...
September 15, 2010
In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank reflects back to the mid-1960s and the key lessons on investing he learned from former Fidelity Magellan fund manager Pete Lawson.
ROBERT F. “PETE” LAWSON
KLM 21 … KLM 1/8 … KLM ¼ … KLM 1/2 kept flashing overhead on the electronic tape. Seemingly KLM Royal Dutch Airlines...
July 26, 2010
In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank makes the important distinction between being a brokerage customer and an investment advisory client.
In the financial business, the difference between a customer and a client has often been misunderstood … sometimes confused intentionally by the “high end”...
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