Write-Offs: 3.23.15

Money going to Janus but not Bill Gross; Michael Lewis tries not to think about the markets too much; Warren Buffett likes America; Deutsche Bank CEOs take paycut; Dad shoots son, but not fatally, for finishing orange juice; and more.
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$$$Money’s Flowing Into Janus Though Not to Bill Gross Fund [Bloomberg]

$$$Deutsche Bank Cuts Co-CEOs’ Compensation [WSJ]

$$$Hedge Funds Are Boosting Tech Valuations to Dangerous Heights [Bloomberg]

$$$Buffett tells foreign investors good profits to be made in U.S. [Reuters]

$$$A Baton Rouge man was arrested early Sunday after he confessed to shooting his 18-year-old son in the buttocks during an argument over orange juice. [The Advocate]

$$$Greece’s Bank-Rescue Fund Chairman Resigns [WSJ]

$$$How Michael Lewis invests in the market [CNBC]

$$$100-year-old car salesman still working six days a week

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