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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

January 2013 Financial Markets News and Resources

1. In investing, making bigger bets on great stocks can pay off better than playing it safe. Here's why: mot.ly/UKUtOe

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What, Wall Street worry? These 10 stocks posted the greatest gains during the market's buoyant 2012:

3. Starting salaries rise for new grads - biggest yearly increase since 2008.

4. 3D printing growth: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/01/09/3-obstacles-for-household-3-d-printers.aspx

5. Networking is key to getting a job. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323706704578229661268628432.html?mod=e2fb

6. List of top 200 investment banks and boutiques: http://equity-research.com/list-of-top-200-investment-banks-and-boutiques/

7. It's only too late to save for retirement when you're, you know, actually retired. Fallen behind? How to catch up:  

8. Yowza! The average 65yo couple retiring this year will need $240k just to cover medical bills during retirement!

9. PRESENTING: 12 Wall Street Interview Tips Straight From Goldman Sachs

10. China Gets Suddenly Scary When State Agents Abduct This Young Man Right Off The Street  

11. This App Schedules A Date Between Two People Who Know Nothing About Each Other

12. Kid Sends Brilliantly Blunt Cover Letter For Wall Street Internship, And Now Tons Of People Are Trying To Hire Him

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There's An App That Can Detect If You Have Skin Cancer And It's Right 98% Of The Time

14. A Former Goldman Banker Explains What It Really Means To Be Wealthy

15. GOLDMAN: Gold Is Going To $1200  

16. All The Facebook Privacy Settings You Need To Change Before Using The New Graph Search  

17. PRESENTING: The Biggest Divide On Wall Street  

18. 13 Reasons Why You Should Become a Billionaire  

19. Is China Turning Japanese? http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/19/china_s_japanese_future?page=0%2C0&wpisrc=obinsite 

20. After its recent tumble, has Apple ($AAPL) switched from a growth stock to a great value?

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As recently as last year, investors pulled almost $120 billion out of actively managed stock mutual funds:  

22. Frustrated by online dating, a woman analyzed data from popular profiles. Her advice on improving your profile:  

23. Shares of Apple recently hit a 52-week low while other tech companies are near 52-week highs. What's going on here!?  

24. We live in an economy with 150 million workers supporting 316 million people:  

25. Would you go on a CrazyBlindDate? OKCupid's new dating app was downloaded 100,000 times in 24 hours.  

26. Are you married to your car brand? You aren't alone:  

27. A guide to a range of men's shirt collars, in order of most formal to least formal  

28. Scientists have stored photos, text and audio on fragments of DNA and retrieved them with 99.99% accuracy.  

29. The S&P 500 closed above 1500 for the first time in five years on Friday.  

30. The 16 Greatest Cities In Human History  

31. 13 Awesome Wall Street Movies To Entertain You On Your Day Off  

32. It's Time To Take A Look At Who Wall Street Will Be Hiring In 2013   

33. ANALYST: Here Comes The First Big 'Test' For The NASDAQ In 2013  

34. Three Technical Charts Every Apple Trader Should Watch  

35. Obama's Nominations Today Could Scare The Pants Off Of Wall Street Execs via  
  
36. Yes, that legal notice you got from is real