Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the tyranny of round numbers in our finances.
Quote of the Day
"Gross incompetence negates many of the effects of the proposed fiduciary rule."
(Anthony Isola)
Advisors
- When an advisor says he was invited to 'speak at Harvard' you might want to check the details. (blogs.wsj.com)
- A good overview of the RIA landscape. (citywireusa.com)
- It's difficult to fight upstream against conflicts. (thereformedbroker.com)
Robo-advisors
- Robo-advisors are now targeting the 401(k) market. (cbinsights.com)
- Robo-advisors are taking hold in Canada. (business.financialpost.com)
Retirement
- A closer look at the harsh math of retirement savings and spending. (allaboutyourbenjamins.com)
- Many retirees aren't spending enough in retirement. (tonyisola.com)
- On the downsides of early retirement. (nytimes.com)
Investing
- The case against leveraged ETFs being available to unsophisticated investors. (theweek.com)
- It's important to ask: why do you invest? (vanguardblog.com)
- How to avoid being seduced by complexity. (linkedin.com)
Personal finance
- Companies are paying employees to build up emergency savings accounts. (wsj.com)
- The share of student loan borrowers with balances in excess of $50,000 is growing rapidly. (wsj.com)
- Tony Isola talks with Tim Ranzetta about the travesty that is the vast majority of 403(b) plans. (ngpf.org)
- If you are trying to earn some cash on money in the bank look online for higher rates. (economist.com)
- Getting remarried has some tax implications. (humbledollar.com)
- Car salesmen are just the worst. (humbledollar.com)
