Economist Jeffrey Sachs: "We'll Get Out of This Mess" Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-03-25 22:42:35 I attended Charlie Rose’s interview of Jeffrey Sachs at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday night. Jeffrey Sachs, who is the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and has been an economic advisor to governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Yugoslavia, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa, as well as an author and the only academic to have been repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine, is about as close to a household name as an economist can get.
Is the Sky Falling? (Continued) Written By: Mark Bershatsky 2008-03-27 11:14:40 In a previous post, I had mentioned how our current financial crisis has rippled across other sectors of the U.S. economy and overseas, sending noticeable shock waves across global financial markets. The critics and "doom and gloomers" are all lined up and waiting to unleash a heavy dose of "I told you so" to investors that will supposedly get burned if they don't allocate their money properly, however I think much of this pessimism is overhyped.
Is the Sky Falling? A Recap and a Prediction Written By: Mark Bershatsky 2008-03-22 10:48:25 As we push further into 2008 and see market conditions continue to deteriorate, the number one question that investors seem to be focused on is whether things have gotten bad enough to lead to a recession. Many financial experts seem to think so, but if we are heading in this direction, are the right actions being taken and what will this mean going forward?
Manhattan Real Estate Prices and The Euro Written By: David Neubert 2008-09-22 11:09:00
A reader comment asks:
The dollar still seems low enough that Russians and other non-US buyers may help with your predicted real-estate collapse ... thoughts?
Good: I'm getting the opportunity to buy quality companies and cheap-long term prices. Recent buys include Proctor and Gamble (PG - $63.38), Pepsi (PEP - $64.55), Coca Cola (KO - $51.00), General Electric (GE - $27.10) and United Technologies (UTX - $60.38)
Bad: My bet on oil stocks isn't paying off the way I had hoped in this rising oil market.
