The dumbest moments in American business

This year's biggest business blunders, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
DEC 27, 2013
Each week I read all of the important stories affecting your business and investments. Below is the weekly catch-up, curated just for you: The dumbest moments in American business, 2013. (CNNMoney) 10 ways Wall Street is just like Sesame Street. (Buzzfeed) After five years of fighting deflation, it might be time to start talking about inflation. (BusinessInsider) You MUST check out this new dot com version of Monopoly, relive all your old losses fondly as you make your way around the board. (Quartz) I bet you this New York Times tool can determine the region you were raised in just 25 questions about how you talk. (New York Times) Joshua Morgan Brown is a New York City-based wealth manager and popular financial commentator on CNBC. You can follow his writing at The Reformed Broker blog and his random outbursts on Twitter @reformedbroker.

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