Skip to content
Smarter Investing
Back Home
by InteractiveAdvisors
  • Outlook
  • Strategies
  • Sustainability
  • Reflections
  • About
  • Search
Back Home
by InteractiveAdvisors
  • Outlook
  • Strategies
  • Sustainability
  • Reflections
  • About
Outlook

How did Italy get into this mess?

by Mick Weinstein|Published November 17, 2011

Paddy Hirsch of MarketPlace takes to his whiteboard to explain. It’s like Jake, who bought too much house!

The root of Italy’s problems from Marketplace on Vimeo.

AUTHOR

Mick Weinstein
Mick Weinstein
Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
380 posts

You may also like

Published May 25, 2012

If Greece weren’t enough, check out the problems in China

Here are five reasons to be worried about the Chinese economy.

Published June 3, 2012

Santoli: The merest good news could now set off a rally

Corporate earnings, total employment, retail sales, housing activity and bank lending are all significantly higher than they were a year ago.

Published August 23, 2012

Bullish market sentiment surges, sends a warning

Bullish investor sentiment has nearly doubled in the past month. It’s one signal that the strong market rally may be starting to run out of gas.

Peter Thiel: Investing is not a lotto ticket
Published April 17, 2012

Peter Thiel: Investing is not a lotto ticket

Advice from the Clarium founder: Know what you’re getting into. Investing is not gambling.

Our Newsletters

By pressing Subscribe, I understand I will receive the Smarter Investing newsletter by email from Interactive Advisors, and I can unsubscribe at any time by using the links provided in those emails. I agree to Interactive Advisors Privacy Policy on our Forms and Agreements page.

✔ Thank you for requesting to receive the Smarter Investing newsletter by email. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of each newsletter or by emailing us at clientservices@interactiveadvisors.com.

✘ Subscription failed. Please check you have entered a valid e-mail address.

Recent articles

  • Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of all Wisdom
    Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of all Wisdom
    2 days ago
  • Interactive Advisors Releases its Web App
    Interactive Advisors Releases its Web App
    6 days ago
  • Powell Stays…Should the Dot Plot?
    Powell Stays…Should the Dot Plot?
    7 days ago
  • Stocks Rise with Upbeat News
    Stocks Rise with Upbeat News
    7 days ago
  • Financed Emissions
    Financed Emissions
    1 week ago
  • Three Market Trends to Watch Beyond War-Driven Headlines
    Three Market Trends to Watch Beyond War-Driven Headlines
    2 weeks ago
  • Equity Volatility Disconnect Deepens
    Equity Volatility Disconnect Deepens
    2 weeks ago
  • One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
    One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
    2 weeks ago

Post navigation

  • Previous post What’s the source of this renewed optimism?
  • Back to post list
  • Next post Energy, the currency of nature

Covestor Ltd, also known and doing business as Interactive Advisors, is an Interactive Brokers Group Company. It is an investment advisor registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training nor does it imply endorsement by the SEC.

The content of the Interactive Advisors blog includes commentaries written by third-party portfolio managers, freelance writers and Interactive Advisors employees and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Interactive Advisors or any of its officers, directors, employees or staff. The content, whether or not provided by Interactive Advisors, is offered for informational purposes only, does not constitute investment advice, and is not an offer to buy or sell any security. The content of this blog is not a substitute for obtaining professional financial advice from a qualified person or firm. For additional information or questions about this blog, please contact editorial@interactiveadvisors.com.

For more information and disclosures about the Smarter Investing blog, view our legal disclosures.

© Covestor, 2026. All rights reserved

Designed with the Customizr theme