Every July for the last 11 years CNBC has ranked all 50 states on 60-plus criteria across 10 categories to determine the best state for

Recently, our team attended an investment conference in which a Russian-born investor spoke. Vitaliy was born in Murmansk, Russia right above the Arctic Circle—the home

This week, Carol and I celebrate 24 years of wedded bliss. Okay, maybe not always “bliss.” Carol likes to remind me, I am still a

As our group of domino players assembled for our semi-regular game of strategizing and trash talking, Phillip started to complain. Apple’s stock was up more

This year marked my 10th trip to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Dubbed the “Woodstock of Capitalism,” it is an event-filled weekend with many

While Treasury Secretary Mnuchin revealed the Trump Administrations plan for tax reform, my phone rang. It was my older brother, Steve, wanting to know my

Recently, Tesla, the electric car company, set another record. However, instead of a speed record it was a financial one as investors bid Tesla’s stock

Recently, my Texas Lutheran University students welcomed Brian Yacktman on campus to lecture on life, entrepreneurship and investing. At 37, the father of six looks

Rarely does a day go by without some endorsement for the wisdom of investing in index funds. The more this mantra is repeated, the more

This week, I broke the half-century mark. Professionally, the last 25 years have been spent neck-deep in the financial industry. Hopefully, I learned a few

The last 10 days have seen the stock market march consecutively higher. Since the presidential election, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than

A key repetitive promise from then candidate Donald Trump was that he would bring back jobs—especially, manufacturing jobs. Although I wish him well, I have