Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the eternal question: buy or rent?
Quote of the Day
"Many American investors may be overpaying for asset management. And if they are, it isn’t just a problem for rich people with lots of money to invest."
(Noah Smith)
Advisors
- It is harder to become a hairdresser than a financial advisor. (blogs.wsj.com)
- New fiduciary rules could assist the rise of robo-advisors. (nytimes.com)
- Is your advisor a fiduciary? (pragcap.com)
- Rules or no rules the financial industry is moving toward a fiduciary standard. (fortune.com)
- Setting goals is just one part of the advisor's job. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Personal finance
- You are, and always have been, responsible for your own retirement. (wsj.com)
- Two reasons why we don't save enough for retirement. (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
- There's really nothing good you can say about fixed-index annuities. (tonyisola.com)
- The how and why of annuitization. (etf.com)
- Some more ways to decrease your investment taxes. (ritholtz.com)
- Teachers don't feel comfortable teaching financial literacy. (thinkadvisor.com)
- The NFL has a great 401(k) plan for players. (marketwatch.com)
- A Q&A with Matt Hall author of "Odds On: The Making of an Evidence-Based Investor."* (abnormalreturns.com)