February 23, 2011 | Seeking the Perfect Wave 

Weston Wellington, Down to the Wire Vice President 

New York Times columnist Jeff Sommer, acknowledging recently that he found himself in a "buoyant mood" due to the steady rise in stock prices, sought out someone with a gloomier assessment of the financial markets to provide a counterweight to what he feared could be excessive optimism. He turned to Robert Prechter, a veteran market analyst who has published The Elliott Wave Theorist in Gainesville, Georgia, since 1979. As Mr. Sommer reported last week in the Times, Mr. Prechter's investment outlook is "as bleak as an ice storm." Read More

April 28, 2011 | Another Brick in the Wall

Weston Wellington, Down to the Wire Vice President

Bit by bit, the recovery from the traumatic stock market slump in 2008 and 2009 continues. Although broad-market indices in the U.S. have yet to regain their previous peaks, the gap is narrowing as some industries and companies regain strength more quickly than others. Read More