Some reads to finish out the day:
• Investors get bearish, suggesting stocks will rise (MarketWatch)
• Early Tap of 401(k) Replaces Homes as American Piggy Bank (Bloomberg) see also Americans Raid 401(k)s, Replacing Home Equity Withdrawals as Way to Make Ends Meet (Naked Capitalism)
• Financial firms say fiduciary rules for brokers will hurt investors. This expert is skeptical. (MarketWatch)
• Maybe we’re not headed for demographic armageddon after all (WonkBlog)
• Why homes are hitting bubble-era prices without bubble-era headaches (WonkBlog) see also Is owning a house part of the ‘American Dream’? Depends on where you live. (WonkBlog)
• All You Need to Know About Fed Policy in Three Questions (Real Time Economics)
• The radically sensible idea that’s lowering America’s massive monthly student debt payments (Quartz)
• Climate change is harming U.S. economy, report says. (WSJ) see also U.S. Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods (NY Times)
• Woman With Printer Shows the Digital Ease of Bogus Cash (Bloomberg)
• The World’s Biggest Car Collector Is A Dick And Jay Leno Hates Him (Jalopnik) see also The Sultan Of Brunei’s Rotting Supercar Collection (Gizmodo)
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On Climate, Republicans and Democrats Are From Different Continents
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