Third Quarter 2010|Jim Williams| The markets we’ve been through over the last three years have left investors uncertain and a bit shell shocked. Our intuition tells us that something has changed since we have just been through something big and ugly.
First Quarter 2010|Jim Williams| Zweig delves into the inner workings of the human brain as decisions about finances and money are processed. This is a fascinating subject.
Third Quarter 2009|Jim Williams| This last year has been a searing experience for investors (and investment advisors). The scary panic- driven declines from September into early March brought talk of a return to a Great Depression-like economy. Fear was palpable, and financial markets responded to the nightmare scenario by driving stocks to the lowest level in years.
Second Quarter 2009|Jim Williams| In his book, The Road to Serfdom, the classical economist F. A.Hayek describes clearly and succinctly the hazards and peril associated with pervasive intrusion of the state into private commercial transactions and personal decisions. It’s not pretty.
First Quarter 2009|Jim Williams| A recent email exchange led me to consider and comment on an abiding and exasperating sense of concern over what appears to be ill considered and undisciplined government intervention in the economy.
Third Quarter 2008|Jim Williams| In the last few weeks we've seen considerable turmoil in the financial markets. It is difficult to keep your equilibrium when what you have been reading and hearing is relentlessly negative.