Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at layering your term life insurance.
Quote of the Day
"When it comes to accumulating money, your savings rate is likely to have a bigger impact than your investment returns. Your savings do the heavy lifting."
(Brendan Mullooly)
Advisors
- Why you should encourage your clients to raise money-smart children. (etfdb.com)
- Allowable fee models differ by state. (investmentnews.com)
- For advisors text is the new e-mail. (investmentnews.com)
- What your attire signals to potential clients. (kitces.com)
- Five things that belong on every advisor's website. (advisorperspectives.com)
Robo-advisors
- Different robos approach international investing differently. (wsj.com)
- Robo-advisor software is only going to get better. (businessinsider.com)
- How Jon Stein has evolved as CEO of robo-advisor Betterment. (wsj.com)
Retirement
- A thirty year retirement includes a lot of ifs. (tonyisola.com)
- Can retiring abroad be a solution to the retirement crisis? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Investing
- 10 questions to ask about your investment strategy. (humbledollar.com)
- Failing to benchmark your portfolio's returns is like sticking your head in the sand. (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
- 100% bonds is not a viable long-term portfolio strategy. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- What you need to know about the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Personal finance
- Do you have inactive brokerage accounts. Why you need to know about 'escheatment.' (sl-advisors.com)
- When going car-free is a good financial decision. (genyplanning.com)
- Why don't high schools require a class in personal finance? (wallstreetoasis.com)
- The adult children of affluent households often 'drift' post-college. (humbledollar.com)
- What happens to my IRA when I die? (blog.independenceadvisors.com)