Additional links will be posted as they become available. Contributions are welcome and will be incorporated into this summary.United States:Is The Social Security Trust Fund Solvent?"Trust Fund 101... we’ll attempt to set the record straight"
⇒ Link to Forbes ArticleIn focus: Bears becoming more aggressive"failures have now come twice at the 1,650 level"
⇒ Link to "Market Watch" ArticleU.S. retail sales, jobs data show underlying economic strength"U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May"
⇒ Link to Reuters ArticleChrysler working on loan refinancing - Fiat CEO"Fiat aims to... merge the two carmakers into one group"
⇒ Link to Reuters ArticleMortgage-backed securities back in style?"investors are showing renewed interest in buying mortgage-backed securities"
⇒ Link to "Market Watch" ArticleThe U.S. Retirement Crisis: Essential Reading And Resources "the sleeper crisis, the Next Big Shoe To Drop, is the retirement crisis."
⇒ Link to "Seeking Alpha" ArticleThanks to TSP_Transfer for posting original linkLots of Red Across the Board"A look at the recent performance of various asset classes"
⇒ Link to "Bespoke" ArticleThanks to TSP_Transfer for posting original link- a very nice market summary presentation:
U.S. stocks surge, halting Dow's longest skid of 2013Stock investors are still bullish, Barclays survey finds⇒ Link to "Market Watch" Article5 states with highest foreclosure ratesFlorida, Nevada, Ohio, Maryland, South Carolina: Despite housing’s recent gains, foreclosures are rising once more⇒ Link to "Market Watch" ArticleExclusive - Goldman offers top clients automated block tradingGoldman Sachs has quietly offered some top clients a plug into its trading system [to] buy or sell large blocks of stock electronically.⇒ Link to Reuters ArticleComment: This will surely include most of us here at MFO, yes?
International:Japanese stocks lead rout in Asia, dollar slumps on Fed uncertainty"Asian shares hit new 2013 lows on Thursday..."
⇒ Link to Reuters ArticleSwiss experts back bank client data exchange with EU"Switzerland should offer an automatic exchange of information on EU citizens suspected of hiding untaxed money"
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http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/6/12/lots-of-red-across-the-board.html
Lot's of link's here for Retirement Planning/Living
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1496232-the-u-s-retirement-crisis-essential-reading-and-resources?source=email_investing_income&ifp=0