Obama's bull market pulls ahead of Reagan's

Why this administration has something to brag about, and other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
NOV 01, 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: And then all of a sudden, Obama's bull market pulled ahead of Ronald Reagan's! (BusinessWeek) This is how the world will look in four years: highlights from the massive Citigroup global strategy piece. (Business Insider) The average age of a financial adviser at a major Wall Street firm is now 53 and, contrary to what you may have heard, they ain't going anywhere. (InvestmentNews) Capturing market upside while protecting against downside isn't all that complicated and it definitely doesn't require a hotshot investment strategy. (Rick Ferri) Give yourself the greatest education the world has to offer with this list of history's most important books: (Farnam Street) Joshua Morgan Brown is a New York-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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