Brett Arends

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  Wimbledon Bonds Fetch Princely Sum

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 8, 2012

  Forget the euro debt crisis; relief might be one ground stroke away, as investors looked for an ace opportunity in a Wimbledon debt racket.

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  Stocks Cheap? Don’t Believe It

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 19, 2012

  The 'cheap stock' argument is pretty appealing, especially since bond yields are so low. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink recently went so far as to recommend a 100% allocation to equities.

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  Return to Gold Standard Gets Political Play

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2012

  Newt Gingrich made news last month when he pledged to appoint gold bugs Lewis Lehrman and James Grant to a new commission that would explore the feasibility of returning the U.S. to the gold standard.

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  Buy cheap insurance where you can find it

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 6, 2009

  Despite the race by manufacturers to develop some sort of portfolio insurance to accompany retirement income products, it doesn't have to be complicated. In a...

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  The rise of longevity insurance

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 23, 2009

  Is longevity insurance the real deal, or the insurance industry equivalent of New Coke? We'll let you decide. But The Wall Street Journal's Brett Arends...

• Losing a financial legacy

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2009

  "Spending my kids' inheritance." It's no longer a snarky bumper sticker on the back of Mom's purple PT Cruiser. The Wall Street Journal's indispensible Brett...

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  All hail the capitalist pigs

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 28, 2008

  Good news (sort of) from an island that rarely has any. On Monday, Fidel Castro announced he's stepping aside. For boomers, it conjures fond memories...

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  The dangers of boomer inflation

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 28, 2008

  Regular readers know I often look to Brett Arends for cool-headed logic, and the Wall Street Journal columnist once again doesn't disappoint. I've worried for...