Blame it on Viagra, yoga pants

The rise of divorced 50-something adults, and other must reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
SEP 27, 2013
Each week I read all of the important stories affecting your business and investments. Below is the weekly catch-up, curated just for you: There are now more divorced 50-something adults in the U.S. than there are 50-something widowers. I blame Viagra and yoga pants. (New York Times) It's the Dot Com Boom 2.0 and this time there are huge profits involved - but no one is excited about it. Here's why: (Salon) Is Ford's savior Alan Mulally talking to Microsoft about the CEO job? (All Things D) Poll: 53% of Americans think the government does the most to help the rich, while 18% think it does most to help the poor. (Huffington Post) Wall Street wants to push you into bonds, here's why you should push back. (Simon Lack Advisors) Joshua Morgan Brown is a New York City-based wealth manager and popular financial commentator on CNBC. You can follow his writing at The Reformed Broker blog and his random outbursts on Twitter @reformedbroker.

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