The Takeaway: Employers wooing advisers' spouses. Weird.

MAY 08, 2013
Portfolio New Vanguard whitepaper on constructing diversified portfolios.  (Vanguard) Russ Koesterich is not worried about slow U.S. growth from an investing standpoint.  (iShares Blog) Putting Dow 15,000 in perspective. Or not.  (The Reformed Broker) The Biz Mary Jo White on why the SEC needs a bigger budget.  (DealBook) Great news, advisers - potential employers may start wooing your spouse! I don't even know what that means but my spouse is surely not interested. Or is she?  (Financial Planning) Financial blogging is hard and takes a lot of work.  (Abnormal Returns) Outliers Jack Welch supports Jamie Dimon's continued emperorship at JPMorgan Chase Bank One Bear Stearns Washington Mutual.  (MoneyBeat)   *** 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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