Bitcoin Rises To Another Record, Horrifying Economists And Financial Bloggers Everywhere

New York, NY -- Bitcoin rose to another record close today on strong demand from speculators and "investors" alike. The cryptocurrency, founded in 2009, has...

Bull Case vs. Bear Case: 4th Quarter 2017

It's really hard to predict the future. That's why I don't try to time the market and just buy a diversified set of low-cost...

How Have The 2017 Stock Picks of Time, Fortune, and Forbes Done This Year?...

We're now halfway through 2017, and it's time to see how the stock picks of some of the leading popular finance publications (Time, Fortune,...

Real Chart or Fake Chart: Quiz Answers and Results!

Thank you to everyone who took the quiz last week, which tested your ability to distinguish between real charts of S&P 500 companies and...

Readers, Take The Quiz: Real Chart or Fake Chart?

I wrote a guest post on White Coat Investor arguing that technical analysis is simply creating patterns from random stock movements. I used to...

Guest Post on the White Coat Investor Blog Today

The White Coat Investor blog published my guest post this morning, Technical Analysis: How to Interpret Randomness. I describe my personal experience with technical...

Welcome, KevinMD Readers!

I wrote an article for KevinMD that was published today on their blog. For the regular readers of the WSP blog, I encourage you...

How The 2017 Stock Picks of Time, Fortune, and Forbes Have Done So Far...

Every year, most of the popular finance (and non-finance) magazines will write articles making stock picks for the upcoming year. Inevitably, the article gets...

Wall Street Deals [DEAL GONE]: H&R Block 2016 Deluxe + State for $18.99

H&R Block 2016 Deluxe + State is now only $18.99 on Amazon. This is the software that I use for my taxes. Sales on...

Tax Gain Harvesting

The standard advice for most investors, including nearly all attendings, is to take advantage of tax-loss harvesting opportunities. You harvest losses and take deductions...