Money & Markets – Week of 05.25.14

Family Offices Team Up Taking Page From Private Equity
Bloomberg | 27 March 2014
Katie Kalvoda’s interest was piqued when the 40-year-old money manager for a group of ultra-wealthy families…

Alibaba to Disclose Names of 28 Major Shareholders
Reuters | 28 May 2014
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will name the 28 people who will control the world’s biggest e-commerce firm in an update to its initial public offering filing…

America’s Largest Retailers Chart Review
The Canadian Technician | 23 May 2014
There has been a huge volume of news out of the mainstream retailers the last two weeks…

Dear Investors: China’s Problems Are Your Problems
Bloomberg View | 26 May 2014
I have long argued that it will take a sizable shock to switch the current “risk on” investment climate to one of “risk off.”…

Retail Death Rattle Grows Louder
The Burning Platform | 25 May 2014
The definition of death rattle is a sound often produced by someone who is near death when fluids such as saliva and bronchial secretions accumulate in the throat and upper chest…

When Does the Story Break?
Salient | 25 May 2014
The most common question I get from Epsilon Theory readers is when…

The Power of Filing and Suspending
Kiplinger | 08 May 2014
Four ways one strategy can be put to work to boost Social Security benefits…

Offshore Profits Avoid IRS Reach
Bloomberg | 12 May 2014
Corporate profits earned outside the U.S. aren’t subject to federal taxes until they are brought home by U.S.-based companies…