Ways you're leaving money on the table

Conquering your inertia is the first step to big savings, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
FEB 14, 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: Here are 10 ways you're probably leaving money on the table with your investing: (Wall Street Journal) Boomers are now officially leaving the labor force in droves — 80% of the decrease in labor market participation since 2011 has been driven by retirement. (Bloomberg) These are the top anecdotal signs of a bubble — many of which are in undeniable supply today: (CFA Institute) ...but no, it's not 1929. (The Reformed Broker) The 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover has been revealed. Cancel your plans. (Sports Illustrated) Worst. Bomb-making class. Ever. (New York Times) 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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