As most of you now, I hold a decent portion of my savings in Facebook (FB) so seeing Zuckerberg pull off an incredibly bold move, paying $19B for WhatsApp is incredibly impressive, I’m still wrapping my head around it although I generally think it’s a very good move. More on that soon I’m sure:)

The other stock that I have a big stake on is Apple (AAPL) of course. I finally did take the time to explain in detail why I believe its ecosystem alone makes it a no-brainer:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2026901-the-ecosystems-play-is-expanding-which-is-bullish-for-apple

General Readings

–HFT’s turn to lasers to gain an edge? @ WSJ
–the new class system for young Wall St. bankers @ NYPost
–I crashed a Wall St secret society @ NYMag
–Investing successfully is really hard @ AboveTheMarket

Dividend & Passive Income Readings

–The best source to get dividend stock picks @ TheDividendGuyBlog

Tech Stock Readings

–The Social Conglomerate @ Stratchery
–Why Facebook (FB) needed WhatsApp @ TheVerge
–Apple (AAPL) passing Microsoft (MSFT) @ Ben-Evans