| | Weekly Roundup JANUARY 11, 2013 MarketWatch's top 10, Jan 7 - 11 By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks advanced on the week, buoyed by data, decent earnings, and enduring positive sentiment from the settlement of the fiscal cliff debate.Of course everyone knows there's another fight brewing, with probably just as much potential to disrupt the U.S. economy and global financial markets. But for now investors seem content to focus on the positives and hope that earnings season, which gets rolling in earnest next week, will get the year off to a good start.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 17.21 points or 0.1% on Friday to close at 13,488.43, a gain of 0.4% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) closed at 3,125.63 on Friday, a gain of 3.88 points or 0.1% on the day and 0.8% for the week. The broader, benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX)dropped a fraction of a point on Friday, registering a negligible percentage decline, and managed a 0.4% gain for the week.Stay tuned to MarketWatch over the weekend, where you'll be able to find all the news you need to organize your financial life. That includes essential information and advice on retirement planning which you can find on Marketwatch's Retirement section. Click here to go to MarketWatch Retirement. Meanwhile, please have a look at our weekly look-ahead videos. U.S. week ahead: Earnings season kicks off. Europe's week ahead: Global growth, Carrefour — Christopher Noble , assistant managing editor.Shaken shares Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) shares sank after hedge fund manager and short-seller Bill Ackman said the company's nearly three-hour presentation to Wall Street — a detailed rebuttal of accusations that the firm was a pyramid scheme — did nothing to change his view of the company. Herbalife defense fails to convince investors. Turn, turn, turn With U.S. stock funds seeing some of their best inflows in years, chatter has begun to surface that the long-anticipated "great rotation" out of bonds may finally have begun after years during which frightened investors have been piling into bond funds. Big fund flows spark great rotation debate. Safe bet Low interest rates in developed economies have made emerging market debt, once viewed as a risky fringe idea, into an investment that looks like one of the safest bets in fixed income. Rich bond yields you're likely missing. Out of hiding Some confidence is returning to the gold market, which should stabilize the price while investors wait for a resolution of the latest policy fight in Washington DC. The settlement of debt ceiling and spending cut arguments in the next two months will have a major impact on gold's direction for the rest of the year. Gold bulls come out of hiding. The way forward If there's any good news for retirees and near-retirees in the coming debate over government spending and the U.S. debt ceiling, it's that lawmakers may bypass changes to the Social Security program. But if they don't, retirees should keep a few possible reforms in mind. What's ahead for Social Security in 2013. More taxes In the past two years, U.S. political leaders have agreed on deficit-reduction measures of about $2 trillion over 10 years, including about $1.5 trillion in spending cuts and $500 billion in additional revenue. That's significant but not enough, says Rex Nutting. The United States needs more revenue to pay for the government its people demand. Five people who should pay more taxes. Second term Does the stock market perform any differently during second presidential terms? It would certainly seem plausible — for the very same reasons that the Presidential Election Cycle exists in the first place. That cycle works, of course, because presidents in their first terms will do everything in their power to get re-elected. Second terms' impact on stock market. Quirky More than 3,000 exhibitors. Nearly 2 million square feet of exhibition space. The Consumer Electronics Show brings in companies from all over the world. Here's a list of some of the most fun, oddball and noticeable gadgets on display at the show this year. 10 quirkiest gadgets of CES. Momentum Momentum is a wonderful thing, especially for a car company. Ford Motor Co. (F) has certainly had plenty of it this week, spurred by a doubling of its dividend and plans to hire 2,200 white-collar workers to speed new models to market. Ford momentum fueled by Goldman. Tax efficiency If all this fiscal-cliff and debt-ceiling talk hasn't given you a headache yet, now might be the time to get out the aspirin. Consider: There are now five different definitions of income affecting seven different tax areas as a result of the new fiscal-cliff law and the changes that go into effect this year under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Now is the time for tax-efficient investments. 
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