As we sat down for our quarterly endowment meeting Gary said, “Dave, give us some good news. The beginning of the year has not been

Congratulations. You overcame the 292 million-to-one odds and picked the numbers for the first-ever billion dollar lotto. Before you jump for joy, scream from the

Assuming you survived the parties, the eating and the football games, now it is back to reality. A new year has arrived with many of

Despite the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates, investors looking for income continue to struggle. With rates stuck near zero for much of the last nine

Black Friday has come and gone, along with the overwhelming supply of “must-have” gifts for Christmas this year. If you didn’t get the latest drone,

After teaching at Texas Lutheran, we hopped in the car to head home. Instead of the usual discussion of finance, politics and sports trivia we

Wally Weitz TLU Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBIoM7vBo_8 After discussing Ben Graham’s book The Intelligent Investor and his value investing foundation, Wally Weitz expanded upon his 40-year career with my Texas

With the financial markets dropping more than 10% between July and August, it was appropriate that Wally Weitz, who embodies calmness and discipline, lecture my

It was good to have summer over and see Texas Lutheran University’s campus filled with lots of bright, inquisitive kids. No sooner had class started

As the familiar rumble of the turbo-diesel burbled in front of the office, I knew Eddie was stopping by for his regular visit. Eddie, known

As I sat in my office Saturday evening a headline from CNBC said “Chaos on Wall St.” while another screamed “Markets in Turmoil; Special Coverage

As Vernon opened the door there was a sternness on his face. It was not a social visit, it was all business. The Chinese had