Some of my articles from Forbes magazine
Is Bigger Better?
Using market incentives, Fazle Hasan Abed built the largest antipoverty group in the world and helped pull Bangladesh out of the ashes. Now he wants to take on Africa.
Smoking Gun
The king of the antique firearms business, Larry Wilson, sits in prison. Is he a con artist--or did he just shoot himself in the foot?
Trickle-Up Economics
How low-tech, low-cost designs are helping the poorest farmers on Earth grow their way out of poverty.
Sidebar: Designs On Poverty
Vindication
Patrick Soon-Shiong is tantalizingly close to a cancer breakthrough with huge implications. So why do so many people want to see him fail?
Foam Home
Designers looking to make cheap, earthquake-proof homes in war-torn Afghanistan are turning to the stuff of coffee cups and packing peanuts.
Science Meets the Pink Sheets
If you liked cold fusion, you'll love this global warming idea. A small company wants to profit by dumping iron in the ocean to clean the air.
High-Octane Munis
The tax-free issues on the iffier end of the credit spectrum are now much cheaper. Take a look.
An Opening for Closed-Ends
Their once minuscule discounts have widened enough to make them interesting again. We cull out the best of the bunch.
Bombs Over Anchorage
The dispute over Brooke Astor's assets has taken some strange turns, but it probably won't involve Warsaw Pact-era military jets and rocket pod launchers. That distinction belongs to May Smith, the elderly widow of a wealthy Australian mining baron and orchid collector.
Green Real Estate (Forbes.com slide show)
The greenest, most environmentally friendly buildings in America.
Art, Restored
With tenacity and a taste for international intrigue, Julian G.Y. Radcliffe tracks stolen art. Sometimes he nabs the thieves, too.
Trial and Error
A new breed of development economists are using the tools of hard science to put poverty programs under the microscope--and upending a lot of conventional wisdom about what works.
A Mighty Wind
Sharper Image has kicked up a lot of dust defending its air purifier from critics, including litigation.
Fast & Wet
Water-ski behind your car? A new generation of amphibians lets you do it. Seagoing motor homes are slower.
Run Silent, Run Cheap
If you've got the metal, the mettle and $20,000, you can be your own Captain Nemo.
Touch and Go
Suing Sony and Microsoft and staking your small company's existence on the outcome--this is not a preferred technology strategy. In this case, however, it worked.
Man With Toys
Billionaire Dennis Washington likes trains, boats and airplanes. He knows how to make money from them, too.
House Proud
Investor Robert Rubin collected things, until one day something collected him: an all-metal $10 million house pried from the French Congo.
Sidebar: For Your Own Maison
A Foul-Smelling Business
Malcolm Glazer's Zapata Corp. relies on an oily, bony fish for growth. What's he really fishing for?
Bulletproofing Your Bonds
How to thwart inflation with Treasurys and, now, municipals.
The New 401(k): A User's Guide
Even if you've had the same 401(k) plan for years and are content with your current investment choices, pay attention: You may well have new decisions to make about how you pilot your tax-deferred, employer-sponsored retirement account.
Using market incentives, Fazle Hasan Abed built the largest antipoverty group in the world and helped pull Bangladesh out of the ashes. Now he wants to take on Africa.
Smoking Gun
The king of the antique firearms business, Larry Wilson, sits in prison. Is he a con artist--or did he just shoot himself in the foot?
Trickle-Up Economics
How low-tech, low-cost designs are helping the poorest farmers on Earth grow their way out of poverty.
Sidebar: Designs On Poverty
Vindication
Patrick Soon-Shiong is tantalizingly close to a cancer breakthrough with huge implications. So why do so many people want to see him fail?
Foam Home
Designers looking to make cheap, earthquake-proof homes in war-torn Afghanistan are turning to the stuff of coffee cups and packing peanuts.
Science Meets the Pink Sheets
If you liked cold fusion, you'll love this global warming idea. A small company wants to profit by dumping iron in the ocean to clean the air.
High-Octane Munis
The tax-free issues on the iffier end of the credit spectrum are now much cheaper. Take a look.
An Opening for Closed-Ends
Their once minuscule discounts have widened enough to make them interesting again. We cull out the best of the bunch.
Bombs Over Anchorage
The dispute over Brooke Astor's assets has taken some strange turns, but it probably won't involve Warsaw Pact-era military jets and rocket pod launchers. That distinction belongs to May Smith, the elderly widow of a wealthy Australian mining baron and orchid collector.
Green Real Estate (Forbes.com slide show)
The greenest, most environmentally friendly buildings in America.
Art, Restored
With tenacity and a taste for international intrigue, Julian G.Y. Radcliffe tracks stolen art. Sometimes he nabs the thieves, too.
Trial and Error
A new breed of development economists are using the tools of hard science to put poverty programs under the microscope--and upending a lot of conventional wisdom about what works.
A Mighty Wind
Sharper Image has kicked up a lot of dust defending its air purifier from critics, including litigation.
Fast & Wet
Water-ski behind your car? A new generation of amphibians lets you do it. Seagoing motor homes are slower.
Run Silent, Run Cheap
If you've got the metal, the mettle and $20,000, you can be your own Captain Nemo.
Touch and Go
Suing Sony and Microsoft and staking your small company's existence on the outcome--this is not a preferred technology strategy. In this case, however, it worked.
Man With Toys
Billionaire Dennis Washington likes trains, boats and airplanes. He knows how to make money from them, too.
House Proud
Investor Robert Rubin collected things, until one day something collected him: an all-metal $10 million house pried from the French Congo.
Sidebar: For Your Own Maison
A Foul-Smelling Business
Malcolm Glazer's Zapata Corp. relies on an oily, bony fish for growth. What's he really fishing for?
Bulletproofing Your Bonds
How to thwart inflation with Treasurys and, now, municipals.
The New 401(k): A User's Guide
Even if you've had the same 401(k) plan for years and are content with your current investment choices, pay attention: You may well have new decisions to make about how you pilot your tax-deferred, employer-sponsored retirement account.