The Takeaway: 100 startling facts about the economy — no, really

Portfolio

BAML: Role reversal as hedge funds are now buying the stock that retail is selling. Who can keep up with this all? (Business Insider)

David Einhorn to Apple: Gimme the loot, gimme the loot! (The Reformed Broker)

100 startling facts about the economy – epic post. (Motley Fool)

The Biz

Is Finra backing away from its dream of overseeing the RIA channel? (Nerd’s Eye View)

Small investors are above-average bullish. (Pragmatic Capitalism)

LPL slashing jobs to improve profitability. (Financial Planning)

BREAKING: Schwab rolls out commission-free ETF trading on 110 funds! Begun, the fee war has. (Focus On Funds)

How about a stock exchange for only accredited investors to get blown up in microcaps? (Yahoo Finance)

Outliers

Apparently, there are still brokerage firms on Wall Street coldcalling retail investors in 2013. (New York Post)

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