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"Tax-free retirement" has a nice ring to it, but creating a completely tax-free income stream is difficult—and maybe self-defeating.
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What are some of the best "Fed immunity plays?" Mike Santoli, Yahoo! Finance, shares his picks. Santoli explains why he likes media and large cap tech.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:52 AM ETCNBC's Rick Santelli, explains why he hears 'crickets" when he asks questions about Fed Chairman Bernanke's policies. "Enough is enough," he rants.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 PM ETCNBC takes a "twisty" look at Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve's plans to taper Quantitative Easing.
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Top News and Analysis
Editor's Picks
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Vice-chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen is by far the most credible successor to central bank chief Ben Bernanke, former Fed Governor Robert Heller told CNBC.
Executive Edge
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The Fed tiptoes around tapering its $85 million-a-month bond buying program; it's the deficit, stupid; and more mortgage funny business are talk of the nation.
Coming Up On CNBC
Stocks
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FedEx reports earnings today before the bell this morning, and traders are looking for the stock to deliver.
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Morgan Harting of Alliance Bernstein, explains that the gap between emerging and developed equities is "excessive".
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Cramer expects the bears to make a run at the market, guns blazing. Are you ready?
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Fast Money traders Joe Terranova and Mike Murphy debate how investors should play the news on Netflix's deal with DreamWorks.
Technology
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Less than one week after E3, Microsoft has announced a major policy change on the most controversial policies of the Xbox One, bowing to growing negative consumer sentiment.
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Microsoft was recently in advanced talks about purchasing Nokia's device business, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, but talks have faltered.
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The tech giant announced that the HBO GO and WatchESPN applications are now available on its Apple TV platform.
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Three attorneys general want Google to change the way its search engine displays results, accusing the company of helping facilitate the sale of illegal goods.
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Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp.
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The 'anonymous' search engine DuckDuckGo is getting a boost off the PRISM scandal that is putting big tech companies like Google and Apple to shame.
Finance
NetNet
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His term expires January. People are saying Obama fired him earlier this week. Bernanke won't talk about it.
Market Insider with Patti Domm
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Taper Tantrum! Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated again that if economic conditions continue to improve, the Fed will begin tapering its bond purchases by year end.
By the Numbers
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The CBOE Volatility Index, the market's so-called fear gauge, stretched over a 22 percent range in each of the last two weeks, its first such streak since March.
Opinion
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Forcing businesses to pay the minimum wage for interns ignores both the costs incurred by the host business and the value received by the intern.
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Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Manhattan Institute senior fellow, parses the data and says the comparison is bogus.
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A panel of experts and Larry Kudlow discuss the Supreme Court's refusal to declare "pay to delay" deals between pharmaceutical companies and generic drugmakers illegal.
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Can anyone tell me with a straight face that they knew the S&P 500 would be flirting with all time highs right now, asks investment adviser Michael Farr.
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The euro is a unique example of an asset class with intrinsic investment features, but is it a reliable store of value?
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Scott Rasmussen, Rasmussen Reports, discusses a recent poll that found 57 percent of people believe the government will use NSA surveillance data against political opponents.
Real Estate
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Builders started fewer single-family homes in May than predicted, which is curious given the low supply of homes.
Inside Wealth
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To meet China's demand for luxury goods, billionaire Wang Jianlin will invest in a yacht maker and a London hotel.
Politics
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The IRS is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses, despite a directive to cancel bonuses because of spending cuts.
Media
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Miss Utah forgot to mention gender-based income inequality—and the strides women have made—in her Miss USA interview.
Retail
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Men's Wearhouse founder George Zimmer doesn't like this way this looks. He was fired on the day of its annual meeting.
Small Business
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3-D printing holds much promise but some risks. Are we prepared for the innovation?
Personal Finance
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"Tax-free retirement" has a nice ring, but creating a tax-free income stream is difficult—and maybe self-defeating.
Energy
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U.S. crude prices settled lower on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve rendered a widely-expected decision on interest rates.
Humor
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Forget the tapir. CNBC now offers much better suggestions the animal that best symbolizes the Fed's looming taper.