Readings for January 21, 2014

Personal Finance:

How to retire early — 35 years early

Financial Markets:

More Than 400 Days Without a Correction: Ritholtz Chart

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Source:  More Than 400 Days Without a Correction: Ritholtz Chart

Readings for January 15, 2014

China:

Regulators at Odds on Reining In China’s Shadow Lending

China’s Credit Growth Slows as Foreign Reserves Jump

Europe:

ECB Said to Favor 6% Capital Requirement in Stress Test

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Source:  Regulators at Odds on Reining In China’s Shadow Lending

Readings for January 14, 2014

Financial System:

The Wrong Way on Bank Risk

Europe:

Scandinavian Debt Crisis Waiting to Happen Puzzles Krugman

Miscellaneous:

NSA Data Have No Impact on Terrorism: Report

Readings for January 13, 2014

Financial Planning:

Put Your Financial House in Order

Financial Markets:

Stocks Lose Allure With Highest Valuation to Bonds

Bonds Captivate $16 Trillion of Pensions

Financial System:

Banks Seek to Limit Volcker With Challenge to Meaning of ‘Own’

Economy:

Out of the Abyss: Looking for Lessons in Iceland’s Recovery

Readings for January 10, 2014

Investing:

What’s the Biggest Mistake First-Time Investors Make?

Financial System:

New mortgage rules aim to protect home buyers, owners

Why  ‘Too Big to Fail’ Is a Bigger Problem Than Ever

Warren Says She Expects Yellen Will Boost Fed Bank Oversight

Readings for January 9, 2014

Financial Markets:

Stock Rally Leaves REITs in the Dust

Europe:

Draghi Says ECB Will Act If Needed

Economy:

The Biggest Myths in Economics

Readings for January 8, 2014

Investing:

10 Reasons the Gold Bugs Lost Their Shirts

Personal Finance:

7 reasons not to buy an annuity

Economy:

Calls to Drop 1970s-Era U.S. Oil Export Ban Stir Fight

Financial System:

Lawmakers Seek Carve-Out in Volcker Rule

Federal Probe Targets Banks Over Bonds

Europe:

Analysis: America to Europe: Stronger banking union would help boost growth

China:

China Presses Big Banks for More Disclosure

Crisis Risk Flagged by Haitong as Debt Snowballs: China Credit

China’s Credit Hole Seen Limiting 2014 Growth Prospects

Readings for January 7, 2014

Financial System:

Lew Will Push EU to Avoid Race to Bottom on Finance Rules

China:

PBOC Shows Strongest Hand on China’s Shadow Banks

China Tightens Grip on Shadow Banks

Few Specifics Mean China Banks Could Stay in the Shadows

Survey Indicates Worsening Economy

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Source:  China Tightens Grip on Shadow Banks

Readings for January 6, 2014

Investing:

Long-Term Thinking: 1800-2013

Economy:

Reinhart-Rogoff Find Hangovers in Bank Crises: Cutting Research

Europe:

Bank of Finland Warns Debt Level Poised to Double: Nordic Credit

China:

China’s Runaway Train Is Running Out of Track

China’s Cabinet Drafts Shadow-Banking Plan

Financial System:

High-Speed Traders Form Trade Group to Press Case

Readings for January 2, 2014

Financial Markets:

Morning MoneyBeat: A Year About Nothing

As 2014 Dawns, Fortunes Hinge on Central Bankers

2014:  The year of the dollar

Monetary Policy:

The Fed’s Lopsided Inflation Target

Education:

Headlines from a Mathematically Literate World