The procedure has been called “one of the most barbaric mistakes ever perpetrated by mainstream medicine.” Back when medicine was highly primitive, the process involved shoving an ice pick-like instrument between the upper eyelid and the eye in hopes of severing certain nerves of the frontal lobe.

You ready for a good ol’ 1960s rock n’ roll flashback, courtesy of four lads from Liverpool?

“You think they’re your friends, but they’re not your friends.” This was the frequent refrain from a landlord I had while in college. He was warning us on the danger of throwing parties and inviting people who we considered friends, but would think nothing of trashing the place.

How do I know if I’m doing a good job for my readers and subscribers? Simple. The stock market tells me every single day.

Can you notch up profits and earn solid, steady income at the same time? Usually, the two don’t go hand-in-hand – especially not in the small-cap sector. But that doesn’t mean to say that it’s impossible to grab the best of both worlds.

I am expecting a significant stock market correction at any time.

I want to expand on my colleague Martin Denholm’s excellent piece yesterday about the spin on Caterpillar’s(NYSE: CAT) earnings.  As Martin mentioned, don’t take a company’s quarterly results at face value. Earnings and guidance are very conservative this year, so it shouldn’t come as a shock when a company beats its projections.

Remember when we were in a “State of Shock” after hearing the news of Michael Jackson’s death?

Almost half of all American adults no longer believe that home ownership is a realistic way to build wealth. That’s according to Gail Cunningham of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

Almost half of all American adults no longer believe that home ownership is a realistic way to build wealth. That’s according to Gail Cunningham of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, quoted in Barron’s this week.