Alan Abelson (October 12, 1925 – May 9, 2013) was a veteran financial journalist, and longtime writer of the influential Up and Down Wall Street column in Barron's Magazine.
[1] Abelson's columns at Barron's often took a skeptical look at the investment favorites and fads of the day, and sometimes spawned controversy and even lawsuits.
[2] While working for Barron's, he was responsible for editing the Investment News & Views section, writing corporate and industry features and the influential "Up and Down Wall Street" column.
From July 1982 to October 1990, Abelson frequently appeared on NBC-TV's News at Sunrise as a business commentator.
[3] Abelson died of a heart attack at a New York City Hospital on May 9, 2013.