Ed Elfenbein

Ed Elfenbein

Editor of Crossing Wall Street

Ed Elfenbein runs the financial blog CrossingWallStreet.com, where he gives individual investors his free and unbiased view of the market, analyzing dozens of companies every week. He has several years of experience in the financial newsletter industry and has edited some of the industry’s most prominent investment advisories. Money Magazine recently named Ed the “Best Buy-and-Hold Blogger.” Ed holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington College and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut.

Recent Articles

What’s Behind The Price of Gold?

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street

The most significant thing you should know is that the price of gold isn’t tied to inflation. It’s tied to low real rates which are often the by-product of inflation.

At Least Microsoft Thinks MSFT Stock is Cheap

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced that it’s going to sell debt this year in order to buy back its stock and pay dividends. This is a fascinating move and it shows just how unusual the current market is.

Investing 101 – Same Sector, Very Different Stocks

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street

Today’s investing 101 lesson is on the pitfalls of similar stock performance. It’s tempting to think that all companies in a certain industry group behave the same way. The reason why is that in the short term, they often do.

Death of the P/E Ratio is Greatly Exaggerated

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street

The Wall Street Journal has a rather unusual column today claiming that the Price/Earnings Ratio is not only declining, but the metric’s importance is declining as well. For supporting evidence, they offer up the fact that corporate earnings were strong this past earnings season but the stock market has since fallen.

No Jobs, No Sales, No Recovery

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street

There is no such thing as a "jobless recovery," writes Ed Elfeinbein. Here are his reasons why.

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