Blame it on the weather?

The January jobs report was quite a disappointment, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
FEB 07, 2014
Each week I read all of the important stories affecting your business and investments. Below is the weekly catch-up, curated just for you: The January jobs report was quite a disappointment for the accelerating growth camp. Can we blame it all on the weather? (The Reformed Broker) Quick retirement calculation - save a total of 22 times the annual income you want to earn when you retire. (Wall Street Journal) Buffett vs. the hedge funds - six years into a 10-year bet and it's not even humane anymore, they should probably call it off. (Fortune) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos can basically do whatever he wants at this point. (Slate) Russia showcases its construction prowess as journalists from around the world check into the Olympic hotels. (Washington Post) Bill Gates returns to Microsoft, spends entire first day back in the office trying to install Windows 8.1 (New Yorker) 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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