Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

TALENT ON DISPLAY AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR, INCLUDING SOME EVERYONE COMPETING FOR A VERY UNIQUE TITLE. THE BEST AUCTIONEER CALL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST ITEM HERE ON YOU. TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — John Barber took to the Minnesota 4-H Purple Ribbon Market Livestock Auction stage at the state fair ready to call the auction as he has for more than 30 years. But he didn’t ...

HINES, Minn. -- Tammy Tisland's second career truly is a "calling." The Hines woman turned from selling antiques from her shop to an award-winning auctioneer, selling items from the speaker's podium.

For the layperson, the swift speech of an auctioneer may come across as nothing more than a monotonous yodel. But it's a fine-tuned craft for veterans of the business like Ben Meyer of the South ...