Marketing inequality In financial planning firms is growing

Marketing inequality In financial planning firms is growing
MAR 20, 2014
Portfolio Jack Bogle: Who you calling "Parasite"?  (Financial Times) Joe Terranova: We should not be expecting a replay of the Asian Contagion across emerging markets this year.  (Virtus) Larry Swedroe: Momentum is everywhere, including government bonds (CBS MoneyWatch) The Biz The Growing Marketing Inequality In Financial Planning Firms (Nerds Eye View) Rick Ferri: "Even if brokers were required to be fiduciaries at the current standard, there is a difference between following a legal fiduciary standard and upholding a personal stewardship standard."  (Rick Ferri) The investing and finance community mourns the death of pioneer Muriel Siebert.  (ThinkAdvisor) Leo really got inside the head of legendary boiler room king Jordan Belfort for The Wolf of Wall Street.  (Vulture) Younger boomers are being a little too liberal with their IRA withdrawals these days.  (Focus On Funds) Unlike most financial advisers, Fed and exchange officials seem as though they are clueless about communicating with investors.  (The Reformed Broker) Will Alden does the best "Wall Street guys with shoeshine fetishes" think piece I've ever read. And I've read a lot of them.  (DealBook) Outliers Even hedge fund ex-wives have trouble collecting alimony from deadbeat dads.  (Bloomberg) *** Disclaimer: Joshua Brown is an investment advisor representative with Fusion Analytics. The content above is for informational purposes only, nothing here should ever be construed as investment advice or a solicitation to trade any securities. Mr. Brown or his firm may be long or short securities mentioned above for client or personal accounts at any time.

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