Brett Arends

Brett Arends' recent column in the Wall Street Journal discusses the Cult of Equities, or as Arends describes: the naïve and euphoric belief that the stock market offers a one-way ticket to wealth: "riches for all." Arends discusses the possibility that a generation of investors--both professional and retail--may be starting to realize that stocks are to be cautiously considered for a portion of one's portfolio rather than serving as the dominant asset class. Market volatility is likely a...

Inflation can be a positive for the owner of a fixed mortgage since the real value of future mortgage payments decreases. Inflation is terrible for the receiver of fixed payments since the real value of future receipts is eroded by inflation. As Brett Arends of the Wall Street Journal suggests in a recent column, owners of Treasurys and other fixed income investments (bonds) should be acutely aware of the risks that exist in the current environment. One scenario suggests that owners of 10 year...

Brett Arends writes a personal finance column for the Wall Street Journal. He is one of the more interesting and popular personal finance writers in the industry. Although a subscription is required to read the Wall Street Journal, Arends' column (among other Journal features) is highly recommended. For the past two weeks, Arends has written columns that focus on annuities. The columns can be accessed by clicking here and here . Both articles are highly recommended. Topics addressed include:...

Felix Salmon writes a regular personal finance column for Reuters. Salmon, along with Brett Arends who writes the "ROI" personal finance column for the Wall Street Journal, is a writer whose thoughts are interesting and worth following on a regular basis. In a recent piece titled "The End of Personal Finance," Salmon considers what has taken place in the world of investing and personal finance over the past 12 years. Much of the discussion focuses on the futility (and danger) of accepting...