Dian’s Column
The most recent columns.
- Palm Beach puts philanthropic twist in 'Shark Tank'-like event for kidsIf you're like millions of Americans, watching Shark Tank has become a regular family event. And if you're lucky enough to have a child or two…November 2, 2015
- This is my last Palm Beach Money blogWhen I first began writing this blog in the fall of 2008, Wall Street was a very different place. The DJIA closed that year down over 34 percent.…October 8, 2015
- So you want to be on Shark Tank...If it weren’t for the hopes and dreams of entrepreneurs and small business owners, there wouldn’t be much money talk going on in America, business…October 7, 2015
- Budget deficit is down; many stocks, too, so take a tripThere’s so much going on in the world of money that it’s hard to make heads or tails of what’s really happening. Or, whether or not we should be…October 6, 2015
- When fear and money rule gun control, lives don’t matter muchAfter the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults, I like thousands of others thought for sure…October 4, 2015
- Rich guys and their pricey shoesWomen with plenty to spend aren’t the only ones who have a love of high-priced shoes—when guys make it big they shop for shoes, too. One…October 2, 2015
- Scary October kicks off fourth quarterIt’s not just ghosts and goblins twirling around Halloween that can scare us, the reality of a year-end rally to clean up the market mess from the…October 1, 2015
- Wall Street, Fiat and papal powerThey played hooky, took time off from work and came by planes, trains, buses, mini-vans, cars and on foot in hopes of getting a nano-second…September 26, 2015
- What I learned at my 50thIf you think that headline refers to my 50th birthday, you’d be mistaken. Nope, the 50 here has to do with my 50th high school reunion. In…September 23, 2015
- Big time dreamers, winners, and losersReceived one of those Publishers Clearing House “urgent, time is running out” packets in the mail last week. Not sure how I got on their mailing…September 21, 2015
- Give it up on Fed interest rate concernsMore psychically powerful than spaghetti charts warning of the possibility of a coming hurricane, talking heads have been having a heyday…September 16, 2015
- Laboring Labor Day and the U-6I’m old enough to remember when most stores and shops were closed on Labor Day. It was part of the deal. Then again, I’m also old enough to…September 7, 2015
- Sailing into the global future?Given that our investing world does indeed span the globe, keeping an eye out on all sorts of economic events that are happening here at home and…September 3, 2015
- Yikes! It’s September.Two things to absolutely positively know about September? First and foremost, it’s my birth month. Go ahead, send me happy wishes. And second,…September 1, 2015
- It’s National Dog Day. No, not Dow Dogs, ours.My Gracie. The most wonderful dog in the world and head of my household.August 26, 2015
- Market declines and market remindersOver the past few months I’ve thought that Apple would be a terrific buy at $95. Turns out, the stock dipped as low as $92-something for a…August 24, 2015
- Down and down and out for nowDaily market watchers are probably having three-martini lunches these days. But that’s the kind of high that can be enjoyed no matter what trend…August 20, 2015
- Edward Jones’ muni bad and FINRAIf there’s one thing wealthy Palm Beacher’s have in common it’s an affinity for tax-free municipal bond investing. Tax-free anything seems to…August 17, 2015
- Gold, income and a weighty decisionSo much to point out. So little space. So below is a quick look at a tiny bit of what’s going on.August 14, 2015
- Yuan-duringsNo matter how you feel about buying products from China, or selling products to that country, when China fiddles with its currency the whole world…August 11, 2015
- Legal vows: Married couples entering postnuptial agreementsMarriage isn't easy, no matter your income level.August 10, 2015
- World markets, CEFs and gasA few days into August and Wall Street’s downward spiriling performance can be unsettling. But stressing over market performance is pretty much a…August 6, 2015
- July, August and OilThe first trading day of August was nothing to crow about. Then again it’s only one day.August 3, 2015
- Buying, spending, countries where billionaire women liveNext week I’ll write about how the markets performed in July and what the expectations are for August. But right now, let’s pretend we all have…July 31, 2015
- Luxury vacations, cars and private foundationsWhen it comes to money, the wealthy do have the upper hand.July 29, 2015
- Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knowsWell, no sun shining on Wall Street today. Or in China. As for the what’s up for tomorrow, nobody knows. But, as always, there are tidbits of news…July 27, 2015
- Guns, money and the enemy in our handsThe figures are horribly startling: In the past 12 years there have been roughly 360,000 gun deaths in the U.S., according to gunpolicy.org. On…July 24, 2015
- Gold is a drag, healthcare not so, then there’s AppleFor everyone who has been hoping gold would be the golden egg in their investment portfolios the news isn’t good: The precious metal’s price has…July 21, 2015
- Wanna be a millionaire? You probably already areWhen CBS’s reality show, The Briefcase, premiered in May, I couldn’t believe what a big deal was being made about the possibility of being awarded…July 19, 2015
- Life’s many expenses and wealthy rewardsThese days it takes more money to raise a child and to die than it ever has. Throw in the cost of living and your life style between those two…July 16, 2015