The Takeaway: The most important question before investing

Portfolio

Emerging market currencies are a bloodbath – the action in the Indian rupee is just breathtaking.  (Bloomberg) and (Reuters)

Phil DeMuth: The One Question You Must Ask Before You Invest (Forbes)

Goldman previews the September Fed Meeting.  (Zero Hedge)

Bond Kings blame the media for massive fixed income fund outflows. Funny, they didn’t blame the media for the decade’s worth of inflows…  (The Reformed Broker)

The Biz

Merrill Lynch is settling with a class of 700 black brokers who’ve sued for discrimination, it’s the largest such payout in American history at $160 million.  (DealBook)

“Hedge funders are all a little bit nuts” – former hedge fund manager Andy Kessler  (Wall Street Journal)

Jason Kephart: Fund company wholesalers are driving advisors crazy.  (Investment News)
So you want to throw a client appreciation event…  (Think Advisor)

BREAKING NEWS: There’s a substantial scientific link between wealth and narcissism, stop the presses.  (Business Insider)

Outliers

The Systemic Six banks have now paid over $100 billion in legal fees since the financial crisis. Always a bull market somewhere.  (Bloomberg)

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