Mark Ruiz

I was headed to a market update meeting and ETF promotional event at the Chicago Board of Options (CBOE), the event consisted of ringing the closing bell at the exchange floor, and then a couple hours of meetings the next morning. And I was running...

One of the most heroic vehicles I ever owned is a 2009 Acura TL, Technology edition. It came to me in 2010, with 10,000 miles, coming off a one-year lease. From the moment I test drove it, I knew it was special. I drove that car for nine years until...

Let me apologize ahead of time; I’m afraid this column may be a tough. Maybe even a sleeper. But the topic is timely and extremely significant so I’m going to do it anyway. Once again, sorry. This week the Federal Reserve began its well...

After nearly 29 years of helping families manage their money, I can definitively say that we Americans are for the most part just horrible about talking about money with our families.  Now, don't get me wrong. I know families that like talking...

In my opinion, investing lines up as much in the column of a social science as it does in the arena of a financial discipline. I’ve long viewed the financial markets not only as a pricing mechanism for profit and risk, but also as a form of...

Tuesday morning I woke up to reports of impending snowmageddon. I looked at the weather app, it said six to 10 inches. I looked out the window, it was gray and raining. When I came out of the bedroom to make a shot of espresso I commented to my wife,...