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(12/20/2007) Amidst the recent market correction of more than 10%, what should one invest in? Citi, may be?
... The current market correction of more than 10% has created a good buying opportunity. In general, one should invest in a well-diversified ETF to diversify the asset base one invests in. However, if you are prone to dabbling in individual stocks, dabble in something which represents a well-diversified business. Dabble in Citi. . . . Citi is an exception, since it is a giant, well-diversified business (in that sense, Citi stock is like an ETF itself), and has been paying regular dividends for the last twenty years. In fact, if I owned Citi today, one of the main reasons I would sell the stock is if the company announced that it would stop paying dividends. Citi's current 52 week low has created a buying opportunity, the recent SELL recommendations from S&P and Goldman not withstanding… Read more...

(3/26/2007) Using the broader market returns as your investment benchmark is Savvy Investing
... This was back in early 2000, when the markets were at the top of the world, and Wall Street money-managers were like little gods. The answer the executive gave is endemic of the problems that plague the whole Wall Street money community to this day: "Well, we have our own benchmark within the mutual fund industry. As per the latest data, only 65% of the funds trail the bench-mark. So, 1 out of 3 money managers is actually beating the benchmark." Read more...

(3/2/2007) The Dow 400 Point Plunge, 10% to 15% correction likely
A historical perspective on corrections can serve as a good primer in the aftermath of the recent Dow 400 point plunge. Remember Alan Greenspan and irrational exuberance, in late 1996, 10 years ago? What was happening to the markets then, and where we are headed now? Let's analyze...

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