A Real Hotel California
Something funny happened when my late mother-in-law came to live with us six years ago. No, it wasn’t that I decided to move to a tent–she was lovely. But she really needed her own place. Renting anything that was nice, close to us, and accessible to public transportation was beyond her budget. Then my wife…
That Time I Met Henry Kissinger
How do you pay only $440 a month to live in Manhattan? Short of being lucky enough to benefit from rent control, you could try to save money by moving to a really small place in a really bad neighborhood. Even in 1991, though, with violent crime at a historic peak in New York, that…
Could the Next Berkshire Hathaway Be a Meme Stock?
An investor being called “the next Warren Buffett” is a lot like an athlete gracing a magazine cover or a company slapping its name on a stadium. And it isn’t just a prelude to a stumble–compiling a track record as good and long the Oracle of Omaha’s is basically impossible. But what about turning a…
A Financial Crisis in Plain Sight?
Who could have seen it coming? Financial markets are full of surprises. Here’s how to possibly avoid some of the costlier ones. After they are sitting on losses or regretting a missed opportunity, some investors will literally blame the messenger. Why didn’t my favorite financial publication warn me about this, or why were they so…
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I manage and edit the Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the Street” column, with writers based in New York, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and Sydney. Sometimes I still get to write.
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Spencer Jakab 