Reuters Money: Cheap vs affordable, Apple edition: James Saft

	Click to View in Browser 05/30/2014 Cheap vs affordable, Apple edition: James Saft (Reuters) - Apple's $3 billion purchase of headphones and music business Beats shows exactly how foggy our thinking about the distinction between 'cheap' and 'affordable' has become. A money guide for fiftysomethings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Is it too late to save for retirement when you're 50 or older? When should you start taking Social Security? Mobile tech spurs conversation, financial decisions (Reuters) - Scott Kauls, a Merrill Lynch adviser in Minneapolis, has found that mobile technology can help clients make tough decisions. U.S. fund managers' stock allocations edge up in May NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. fund managers slightly increased their recommended stock holdings and pared back bond allocations in May, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. BlackRock rejects U.S. concerns on securities lending agreements WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BlackRock pushed back on Thursday against a U.S. report that raised concerns about asset managers and securities lending, arguing in a paper sent to regulators that its activities do not pose outsized risks. How an aging population could be tonic for the economy CHICAGO (Reuters) - Economists worry about something called the economic dependency ratio - the number of people over age 65 to 100 working-age people. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the ratio will jump sharply in the years ahead as the population gets grayer - from 22 in 2010 to 35 in 2030. Hedge fund manager charged in Carter's insider trading probe NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey hedge fund manager pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he traded on inside information about the children's clothing company Carter's Inc, according to court papers. Client dementia vexes financial brokerages, regulators (Reuters) - U.S. state securities regulators are preparing to advise Wall Street on a vexing problem: what to do about clients who place trades when their mental acuity is declining. U.S.-based stock funds attract $2 bln over week: Lipper NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based funds committed just $2 billion to stock funds in the week ended May 28, reflecting investors' wariness of U.S. equities at record levels, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday. What would entice you to sign up for a 529 plan? NEW YORK (Reuters) - For some people, the magic of compound interest alone is enough to sell them on a 529 college savings plan, but others seem to need more incentive. Related Video Record highs, food fights and economic hopes Reading into the Amazon vs. Hachette battle Business News Wall St. opens flat, but on track for strong May Exclusive: U.S. companies seek cyber experts for top jobs, board seats The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend