Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (February 16 – 22, 2009) A perfect storm of a deepening global recession and banking woes last week battered equities and supported the safe havens of the US dollar, government bonds and gold bullion. A dismal corporate earnings outlook, fears...

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (February 9 – 15, 2009) “Words from the Wise” this week comes to you from my abode in a visibly depressed Europe, from where I am compiling this report as welcome relief from gloomy conversations with taxi drivers and cheerless mea...