Oxford's word of the year is...

The word the most reflects the "ethos, mood, or preoccupations" of 2013, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
NOV 22, 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: Oxford's Word of the year for 2013 is... (MentalFloss) Dow Jones closes above 16,000 for the first time ever. (Los Angeles Times) "Okay, yes it's an all-gold hedge fund - but we're not really that excited about gold right now..." (Bloomberg) Rob Arnott on portfolio management: Don't listen to the anti-rebalancing crowd. (The Big Picture) Were the improving unemployment numbers faked before the election last year? (New York Post) 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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