How The 2017 Stock Picks of Time, Fortune, and Forbes Have Done So Far...

Every year, most of the popular finance (and non-finance) magazines will write articles making stock picks for the upcoming year. Inevitably, the article gets...

Real Chart or Fake Chart: Quiz Answers and Results!

Thank you to everyone who took the quiz last week, which tested your ability to distinguish between real charts of S&P 500 companies and...

Welcome, KevinMD Readers!

I wrote an article for KevinMD that was published today on their blog. For the regular readers of the WSP blog, I encourage you...

Guest Post on the White Coat Investor Blog Today

The White Coat Investor blog published my guest post this morning, Technical Analysis: How to Interpret Randomness. I describe my personal experience with technical...

Readers, Take The Quiz: Real Chart or Fake Chart?

I wrote a guest post on White Coat Investor arguing that technical analysis is simply creating patterns from random stock movements. I used to...

Welcome!

Hi! I am the Wall Street Physician. In a previous life, I worked on Wall Street as a trader at an investment bank. Now...

Wall Street Deals [DEAL GONE]: H&R Block 2016 Deluxe + State for $18.99

H&R Block 2016 Deluxe + State is now only $18.99 on Amazon. This is the software that I use for my taxes. Sales on...

Child Tax Credit: Significantly Expanded For 2018 And Beyond

The tax law signed by President Trump in 2017 brought several new changes for physicians and other high-income professionals. One helpful change for families with...

Don’t Compare Your Investment Returns With Others (Especially On The Internet)

Investors are competitive people. When I was a Wall Street trader, work was all about the P&L (profit & loss). Higher P&L meant higher bonuses...

Bitcoin Rises To Another Record, Horrifying Economists And Financial Bloggers Everywhere

New York, NY -- Bitcoin rose to another record close today on strong demand from speculators and "investors" alike. The cryptocurrency, founded in 2009, has...