Here are seven (or so) links at 7AM Eastern.  We will see you later with the daily linkfest.  Good luck out there.

Technology

Thoughts on the not-so ground breaking Apple ($AAPL) iPhone 5.  (SplatF, Slate, Wired, WSJ)

Yahoo! ($YHOO) has a big slug of cash to buy something transformative. The question is what?  (Pando Daily)

Investing

Should 401(k) plans be repaired or replaced?  (NYTimes)

Are covered bonds about to become a thing for individual investors?  (WSJ)

Economy

The fiscal cliff is not a unknown unknown to the market.  (A Dash of Insight)

An FOMC statement preview.  (FT Alphaville)

The ECRI is not backing off it’s “currently in a recession” call.  (Money Game)

At what rate of growth should we worry about various economies “stalling out“?  (FT Alphaville)

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