» Posted by Martin Weil on June 28, 2005

Niall Ferguson provides the best analysis I have yet read on the unprecedented US trade deficit with China. He explains the political and economic context, provides historical parallels and concludes that a dollar crash is not likely anytime soon.

» Posted by Martin Weil on June 25, 2005

Welcome to Martin's View, an entirely new section for our website. In this running commentary, I will briefly address topics that affect investors today - from personal finance and the markets to global economics. It is a forum that allows me to open a broader discussion with clients as well as other investors.

» Posted by Martin Weil on June 24, 2005

The end of an inflated housing market will likely lead to a recession after April 2006 that hits hard in Southern California, where so many jobs and so much economic activity are dependent on the real estate market

so say the folks at UCLA's Anderson Forecast as reported in the LA Business Journal.

» Posted by Martin Weil on June 17, 2005

With the recent wave of highly-publicized credit and ID thefts, a credit monitoring service may be the answer

» Posted by Martin Weil on June 02, 2005

Unfortunately, it's all too easy to raise financially irresponsible children. Many teenagers learn nothing about personal finance in school, and they learn all the wrong lessons from their free-spending friends.