Yale

How to invest like an Ivy League endowment

By Richard Hoe | May 23, 2013

Borrow tips from the endowment experts at Harvard and Yale and you may be able to maintain a kind of portfolio sanity.

Taking down the Dow Theory

By Tom Nawrocki | March 14, 2013

Both Dow indexes are on a tear, but that doesn't mean as much these days.

4 notable people who sold life insurance

By Brian Anderson | December 4, 2012

These four American originals all achieved widespread notoriety for other reasons, but all of them were in the life insurance business at some point (and one of them still is).

Arlen Specter (1930-2012)

By Bill Coffin | November 6, 2012

It has been said that no one has done more for the state of Pennsylvania than Benjamin Franklin. It has also been said that Pennsylvania Senator Alren Specter runs a close second.

How is Obama ahead in 8 of 9 swing states with the economy so weak?

By Staff Writer | September 18, 2012

Mr. Obama currently leads against Republican challenger Mitt Romney in eight out of nine states where the two are in tight contests. But why?

Confessions of a Professional Plate-Licker

By Daniel Williams | July 19, 2012

Earl Bronsteen had a unique goal — to attend and eat at 50 financial seminars in a single year. He lived to tell the tale in a book about those adventures.

Among the Very Ill, Confusion About Life’s End (New York Times)

By Staff Writer | June 4, 2012

A team from Yale finds older people with serious illnesses are confused about how they envision their futures.

A company formed by sharp, entrepreneurial-minded college students is out to change the way producers work, value and sell their book of business. For an industry desperately searching for ways to attract more talented young people, here’s hoping they’re on to something.

College Students Ready to Shake Up Life Industry

By Brian Anderson | May 25, 2012

A company formed by sharp, entrepreneurial-minded college students is out to change the way producers work, value and sell their book of business.

Why You Shouldn't Trust Washington or Wall Street, Part 1

By Brian Solik | April 13, 2012

If you’ve ever listened to Wall Street analysts, economists, and politicians, you will have noticed something they would be quite hesitant to admit: they are often dead wrong in their stock market and economic predictions.