Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at some mistakes people make shopping on Amazon.
Quote of the Day
"If you are nervous about the market, you are better off reviewing the underlying assumptions in your financial plan than making changes to your portfolio. That way you spend less time predicting and more focused on things you can control."
(Peter Lazaroff)
Early retirement
- FIRE is not a good acronym for financial freedom. (monevator.com)
- On the dangers of the cult of early retirement. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Shopping
Membership
Real estate
- When it comes to real estate: buy utility, rent luxury. (financialsamurai.com)
- The case for paying down your mortgage. (humbledollar.com)
Personal finance
- Some simple financial advice from Harold Pollack. (washingtonpost.com)
- Three investment tips for recent grads. (businessinsider.com)
- 12 things learned from doing your own taxes. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Everything you need to know about 529 college savings plans. (financialsamurai.com)
- What does the ideal financial advisor office look like? (kitces.com)
