Bait And Switch

Former Merrill Lynch brokers continue to expose flaws in the system, this won’t end well for Bank of America.    

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/22/merrill-settlement-idUSL2E8JM5F720120822

Boiler Room

The New York Observer finally opens the mail,  turns out the old fashioned broker-dealer model really is broken.

http://observer.com/2012/08/broken-brokerages-finance-luminaries-join-fight-over-uniform-fiduciary-standard/2/

Baby Bust

The never ending financial crisis continues to make starting a family a difficult proposition.     

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/americans-having-fewer-babies-crimping-consumer-spending.html

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