The Takeaway: Did you buy the dip? Guess who did?

JUN 25, 2013
Portfolio Last week was the worst S&P 500 drop of 2013. Guess who bought the dip...  (The Reformed Broker) Mark Hulbert: You're all way too optimistic still, the worst is yet to come in this correction.  (MarketWatch) Regional bank stocks have a nice looking setup here.  (ZorTrades) What kind of returns do you get when you buy a sector down 80%?  Asking for a friend.  (World Beta) Will the mailing of quarterly brokerage statements trigger the next round of bond selling?  (Investment News) The Biz So you want to attract more breakaway brokers...  (Washington Wealth) Are you ready for Finra's new social media spot-check?  (Financial Social Media) Civil charges against Jon Corzine hitting any moment, brace for ambivalence...  (DealBook) “We have not allocated to DoubleLine in large part because of the drama surrounding Mr. Gundlach." - institutional consultants  (Pensions & Investments) Fine, you can make money - can you use it to purchase happiness? If not, I will take some of it off your hands.  (Scientific American) This is a bit incestuous, but too bad - Congrats to Investment News on 15 Years of brokerage and advisory biz coverage!  Celebrate here: (Investment News) Outliers Insurance Companies Were Bad At Predicting How Dumb Their Customers Would Be (Dealbreaker) *** 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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