The Takeaway: The Ballmer Era at Microsoft c'est fini

AUG 23, 2013
Portfolio Should Tesla really be the hottest stock on the market? What if I told you they were outselling Cadillac, Chrysler, Porsche, and Mitsubishi in California?  (Slate) Four reasons why even more pain is coming to emerging markets.  (Quartz Ballmer is out at Microsoft!  (New York Times) and (Quartz) and (Business Insider) The Biz Mary Jo White, the new SEC chief, vows to look into what's going on at Nasdaq.  (ThinkAdvisor) Blackstone can't wait to get its hands on that sweet, fee-ignorant, ultra-sticky retail mom & pop money.  (Hedgeweek) Hot and sexy RIA-on-RIA action signals a maturing of the industry.  (Financial Planning) The Best of the Best: Top Blogs That All Financial Advisers Should Be Following (Financial Social Media) Bank of America will try to avoid working any more interns to death going forward.  (DealBook) The guys running our economy and exchanges are socially awkward and destroying confidence in their clumsy attempts to communicate.  (The Reformed Broker) *** 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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