Here comes the big Twitter IPO -- sell your kids and mortgage your house

This week's top stories from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
SEP 18, 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: Here comes the big Twitter IPO, sell your kids and mortgage your house - this could be the biggest tech debut of the year. (DealBook) Apple announces new iPhone 5s, new colors choices and a cheaper version to compete at the low end of the smartphone business. (New York Times) Five years after Lehman and the financial crisis, we're ready to announce a winner - it's Wall Street! (TIME) The biggest Dow Jones index shakeup in a decade: Nike, Goldman and Visa are in - who's getting bounced out? (Reuters) Optimism always wins in the long-run and 42 important pearls of wisdom that every investor needs to be aware of. (MotleyFool) 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.

Latest News

The 2025 InvestmentNews Awards Excellence Awardees revealed
The 2025 InvestmentNews Awards Excellence Awardees revealed

From outstanding individuals to innovative organizations, find out who made the final shortlist for top honors at the IN awards, now in its second year.

Top RIA Cresset warns of 'inevitable' recession amid tariff uncertainty
Top RIA Cresset warns of 'inevitable' recession amid tariff uncertainty

Cresset's Susie Cranston is expecting an economic recession, but says her $65 billion RIA sees "great opportunity" to keep investing in a down market.

Edward Jones joins the crowd to sell more alternative investments
Edward Jones joins the crowd to sell more alternative investments

“There’s a big pull to alternative investments right now because of volatility of the stock market,” Kevin Gannon, CEO of Robert A. Stanger & Co., said.

Record RIA M&A activity marks strong start to 2025
Record RIA M&A activity marks strong start to 2025

Sellers shift focus: It's not about succession anymore.

IB+ Data Hub offers strategic edge for U.S. wealth advisors and RIAs advising business clients
IB+ Data Hub offers strategic edge for U.S. wealth advisors and RIAs advising business clients

Platform being adopted by independent-minded advisors who see insurance as a core pillar of their business.

SPONSORED Compliance in real time: Technology's expanding role in RIA oversight

RIAs face rising regulatory pressure in 2025. Forward-looking firms are responding with embedded technology, not more paperwork.

SPONSORED Advisory firms confront crossroads amid historic wealth transfer

As inheritances are set to reshape client portfolios and next-gen heirs demand digital-first experiences, firms are retooling their wealth tech stacks and succession models in real time.