John Spence at Marketwatch.com on Vanguard’s competitive push into ETFs with the lowest-cost funds.

Howard Lindzon has a proposal for Apple (AAPL) – buy Facebook.

Zac Bissonnette at BloggingStocks.com on whether Buffetologists should join Warren Buffett or imitate him?

Bespoke Investment Group on the performance of oil service stocks post-Memorial Day.

Brett Arends at TheStreet.com on why you should never purchase a closed-end fund at the IPO.

Mebane Faber at World Beta on the importance of covariance in portfolio construction.

Economist.com on whether real estate has been pushed aside in the push to get into private equity and hedge funds.

Brett Steenbarger at TraderFeed on the non-pecuniary benefits of a trading career.

All About Alpha highlights a resource for those interested in searching the “Hedge Fund 100.”

Stephen J. Dubner at the Freakonomics Blog on the end of financial accounting as we know it.

Paul Kedrosky at Infectious Greed on the rapid adoption of the Internet as “mass media.”

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