By the late 1980s people realized that houses did not always appreciate and that they could fluctuate like any other market commodity.

Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification. And they spare you the responsibility of picking individual stocks.

Washington once advised his adopted grandson that where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to be silent. For there is nothing more certain than that it is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends.

One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It's your window into a very large world.

The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions.

As a bull market continues, almost anything you buy goes up. It makes you feel that investing in stocks is a very easy and safe and that you're a financial genius.

The history of Wall Street is inseparable from New York.