Sears may be days away from litigation, but back in "the day," people thought Sears would be the king of retail forever. Today, Amazon is eating their lunch. What does that mean for your stock portfolio? We'll share our thoughts on today's podcast. Also, Merrill Lynch recently announced that they wouldn't follow Wells Fargo, who just announced they'll be rolling out an RIA option for their advisors. What does "RIA" mean? What can we learn about advisors and how they're paid from this news? We'll share that today also

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