The Takeaway: The only investing pattern that matters

MAY 28, 2013
Portfolio One of those days when all the economic data came in strong. Markets are pleased.  (Business Insider) Scott Krisiloff's chart of 10-year yield spike in historical context.  (Avondale) The only investing pattern that matter is behavioral.  (Bucks) How important have buybacks been to earnings?  (Zero Hedge) Everyone's playing Fed-timer now, hooray!  (The Reformed Broker) Alliance Bernstein says it could be time for emerging market equities to play catch-up.  (MarketWatch) The Biz All of a sudden, everyone's buying balanced funds.  (Bloomberg) Advisers: Do you have an effective website?  (Financial Social Media) Wanna buy Peter Madoff's house? Motivated seller...  (DealBook) Should hedge funds be paid a percentage of alpha for their performance bonus rather than beta?  (The Big Picture) Outliers JC Penney's Hitler tea kettle is my favorite thing on the internet today.  (Telegraph) *** Disclaimer: Joshua Brown is an investment advisor representative with Fusion Analytics. The content above is for informational purposes only, nothing here should ever be construed as investment advice or a solicitation to trade any securities. Mr. Brown or his firm may be long or short securities mentioned above for client or personal accounts at any time.

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