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Wall Street keeps looking for the next Enron, but the real nightmare is Global Crossing, whose method for spinning gossamer profits is perfectly legal -- and much more widespread.

The Enron scandal isn't half as complicated as the press is making it out to be -- in fact, it's one of Wall Street's oldest and most venerable scams.

Democrats want to hang the Enron scandal on Republicans, but if they really cared about the ordinary investors who got screwed, they'd go after the real criminals.

What if they gave a bull market and nobody came? That's the way it feels right now, as stocks keep advancing but wary investors still manage to resist their charms.

The Trading Goddess, also known as She Who Must Be Obeyed, had been strangely silent of late; then, while Christmas shopping in Jersey, she decided to rock my world.

Sure, everyone hates the market. But with interest rates low and investment alternatives scarce, September 22 may have marked a new beginning.

My heroes are the corporate leaders who don't use September 11 to excuse poor performance; it would do your conscience -- not to mention your wallet -- good to support them.

There's always a bull market somewhere: you just have to know where to look -- and when the Dow's in the dumps, smart buyers head for their local supermarket.

Our possibly certifiable columnist invested $125,000 in 50 top mutual funds to see how they'd perform for a year. Now he's -- much -- poorer. And wiser.

Doing all my trading in public seemed like a good idea at the time -- but it turns out there's nothing worse than being caught outside with your portfolio down.