The Takeaway: That big sucking sound? Investors pulling out of commodity funds

JUL 30, 2013
Portfolio Overseas turmoil ripples through U.S. markets.  (MoneyBeat) Russ Koesterich (BlackRock): Here's what the North American energy boom means for investors (BlackRock) Four contrarian corners of the equity market.  (Investment News) New Vanguard study: Of 58,000 investors, those who stayed the course from 2008 - 2012 did the best.  (Vanguard) Investors have pulled almost $20 billion out of commodity funds YTD.  (Financial Planning) The Biz What to expect at TD Ameritrade Institutional's big RIA conference this week.  (Financial Planning) Is the "financialization" of the economy to blame for malaise?  (Economix) Outliers Is Citigroup facing a massive potential currency loss? Charles Peabody says maybe.  (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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