Financial news roundup for the week of Feb. 5, 2017

What We've Been Reading - Week of Feb. 5

Markets & Economy:

• Trump bump boosts smart-beta funds (WSJ)
  
• The economic growth that experts can’t count (NYT)
  
• What will boost the economic fortunes of rural America? (NPR Podcast)
  
• Investing globally in an era of trade tension (USA Today)
  

Asset/Wealth Management:

• Macquarie takes hit from capital markets, annuities (Bloomberg)
  

Long Reads:

• Jimmy Iovine’s plans for Apple Music (Variety)
  
• The next American farm bust is upon us (WSJ)
  
• Final Call for the Research Analyst (FT)
  
• The world according to a free-range short seller with nothing to lose (Bloomberg)
  

Alternatives:

• Harvard decides to go a different way on investing (Pensions & Investments)
  
• Hedge fund managers underperform index trackers (WSJ)
  
• Perry Capital partners planning distressed asset fund (Bloomberg)
  
• How Steven Cohen survived an insider trading scandal (FT)
  
• Trump rally propels hedge funds to best start since 2013 (Bloomberg)
  
• Ray Dalio explains how Bridgewater’s culture is misunderstood (Business Insider)
  

Media Industry and Journalism:

• Trust the Media - Yes & No (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  
• P&G Tells Digital to Clean Up, Lays Down New Rules for Digital and Adtech to Get Paid (AdAge)
  
• FBI's Insider Trading Strategist Faces Criminal Inquiry Over Leaks to Press (Reason)