Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the ins and outs of tax loss (and gain) harvesting.
Quote of the Day
"Quit trying so hard. Spend less time every week researching some new investment strategy and spend a few minutes realizing where you could have been better in what you are already doing. "
(James Osborne)
Financial advisors
- When successful, advisors do a good job at taming the worst instincts of their clients. (tonyisola.com)
- Affluent investors want advice not portfolio management. (investmentnews.com)
- The seven deadly sins of financial salespeople. (tonyisola.com)
Housing
- What to consider when downsizing. (wsj.com)
- Mansions are NOT great investments. (bloomberg.com)
- So you want to buy a home in an area affected by climate change.... (nytimes.com)
Personal finance
- Structured products are designed to take advantage of behavioral biases. (etf.com)
- Why Betterment is making headway in 401(k) plans. (bloomberg.com)
- What are 'community investment notes'? (barrons.com)
- The pros and cons of waiting for your Social Security benefits. (bloomberg.com)
- How seven couples manage their money lives. (bloomberg.com)
- Did you know you can get 5% off at Amazon with this "card"? (finance.yahoo.com)
- Billionaires are backing medical research in new ways. (bloomberg.com)