Money & Markets – Week of 10.27.13

Facebook Friends Could Change Your Credit Score
CNN | 27 August 2013
Choose your Facebook friends wisely; they could help you get approved — or rejected — for a loan…

Top Social Security Tax To Rise 2.9% In 2014; Benefits Going Up 1.5%
Forbes | 30 October 2013
The nation’s nearly 63 million Social Security recipients will get a 1.5% cost of living increase in 2014…

Retailers Brace for Reduction in Food Stamps
Yahoo! Finance | 30 October 2013
Retailers and grocers are bracing for another drain on consumer spending…

Fed Keeps $85 Billion QE Pace Looking For Stronger Growth
Bloomberg | 30 October 2013
The Federal Reserve decided to press on with $85 billion in monthly bond purchases…

Yamada: Commodities Are in a ‘Death Cross’
Yahoo! Finance | 28 October 2013
Legendary technical analyst Louise Yamada, managing director at Louise Yamada Technical Research Advisors, says commodities are looking bearish…

Cameron Unveils Islamic Bond Plan
BBC News | 29 October 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK will become the first non-Muslim country to issue an Islamic bond…

Financial Perspectives – Oct. 28, 2013
Financial Perspectives | 28 October 2013
For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients…

Three Questions Are Dominating The Discussion About The Stock Market On Wall Street
Business Insider | 26 October 2013
“The S&P 500 now trades above our year-end 2013 price target of 1750″…

GOLDMAN: Halfway Through Earnings Season, Here’s How Corporate America Is Looking
Yahoo! Finance | 27 October 2013
The S&P 500 is trading at all-time highs…

Kauffman Foundation Reveals ‘The Secret Process of Today’s Successful Ventures’ in Six Animated Episodes
Kauffman Foundation | 25 October 2013
Educational videos offer simple, step-by-step method for developing an idea into a tested business model…