About Ed Zwirn

Ed Zwirn is a journalist/editorial professional with a focus on financial trends and practices. He lives out in the woods in Bethel, NY, not far from where the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival was held in 1969. As a financial writer, his work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, CFO Magazine and news services including Dow Jones Newswires and Informa Global Markets. Ed also spent three years in Ukraine, where he ran an English-language news service. He now divides his time between his freelance journalism, song and poetry writing, and barbequing and lawn-mowing on his 2.5 acre property.

About a Quarter to Nine

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Ed Zwirn

The two faces of an American icon.

DEDICATED TO EVERYONE GETTING READY FOR THAT HOT DATE – Larry DeAngelo sings this old standard written by Al Dubin and Harry Warren. The song was first recorded in 1935, when it was featured in “Get Into Your Dance,” a gangster film starring Jolson and his wife Ruby Keeler.

The Tipping Point

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Ed Zwirn

By Ed Zwirn

New York Post, July 15, 2017

The minute you walked in the joint, I could tell you were a man of distinction — a real big tipper. Continue reading →

One For the Angels

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Ed Zwirn

By Judith Carlson-DeAngelo

One for the Angels

Inspired by a 1959 Twilight Zone episode written by Rod Serling and starring Ed Wynn.

Small-time investors are flooding the market as bigwigs pull out

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Ed Zwirn

By Ed Zwirn

New York Post, July 9, 2017

Small investors are piling into stocks at a frantic pace — the event that allows veteran Wall Streeters to call a top of the market.

These individual, or retail, customers invested a net of more than $1.8 billion in US equity funds during the week ending June 28, the first positive reading this indicator has seen since Nov. 4, 2015, when it weighed in at more than $2 billion, according to a report issued by EPFR Global. Continue reading →