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Doug Kass, a seasoned and successful investor, was brought on Fast Money this evening. He was cool; he was lucid; he was convincing. But he was as far off message from the folks at Fast Money as one could be. It is to Fast Money's credit that they did have him on the program, even if they paid only scant attention to what he had to say. His message was simple and sobering -- we are bubbled out. The markets are responding to momentum not fundamentals. They are far overshooting.

The hoopla over new record highs for the Dow and S&P is just that -- a lot of noise signifying little or nothing. These kinds of highs feed the bubbles of today as they did those in past years. But it isn't a very good idea to do too much celebrating over these new highs. One has to look back and one has to fold in measures of inflation before cheering.

Today's news out of Japan underscores that nuclear isn't the way for the US to go.

Harris Interactive's brand survey lists Coka Cola as the number one brand. Interestingly, Microsoft beat Apple.

The US dollar is collapsing and that is why the stock market is going up

If these guys think that they can still meet their earlier estimates for 2007 and 2008, then I want some of whatever they are smoking!

The media seems to have traded in attention to the iPhone for the 14000 mark on the Dow. Both are hype. Euphoria in the market is about to face the impact of Intel and Yahoo numbers as well as the sub prime. All this is a recipe for trouble. Just watch the media turn on a dime.

Giving by alumni is a business decision, don't think otherwise. It is not, in the main, a response to a philanthropic urge. It is weighted in favor of those who have children and carefully calibrated by the age of those children. As an alumnus' children get closer to college age, the amount of giving rises and it declines after graduation. Not many childless alumni give and certainly not for very long.

The New York Times is reporting and Business 2.0, the venerable chronicler of the Internet and technology may be shut down soon. I don't think it will happen.

Health website Healthline just secured 21 million from several prestigious investors. I took a look at the site and was not very impressed. What does it take to secure such funding and high valuation - apparently not that much.

Everybody is making money hand over fist, and everyone is on TV saying that nothing can derail this rally. Well, there are plenty of things and I am not going to list them all, but here is an idea.

Car seats, those devices that protect our children are at the heart of a scam which robs our wallets and saps our nation's energy independence. Think I'm kidding?

Here are my 10 tips for saving money and living a healthier life. If you follow these, I guarantee you will lose 20 pounds, save thousands of dollars per year, and be a happier person. As a bonus, my sex drive increased 110% after I started following these 10 points. If you don’t believe me, well, that’s your problem �. My husband is in heaven.