Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why it pays to be grateful.
Quote of the Day
What if I ask you, “what does money mean to you?” Many of you will struggle. Actually, most of you will but it’s something that interests all of us, minus the monks reading this.
(Scott Bell)
Retirement
- Americans are still not saving enough for retirement. (wealthmanagement.com)
- How much house do you need in retirement? (barrons.com)
- Women should retire later than men. Why don't they? (nytimes.com)
- Where you save for retirement may depend on where you think tax rates are headed. (humbledollar.com)
- Divorce is bad for your retirement plan. (usatoday.com)
Reading
- A Q&A with Brian Portnoy author of "The Geometry of Wealth." (advicereinvented.com)
- A summer personal finance reading list including "How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free" by Ernie Zelinsk. (wsj.com)
Planning
- Just because plans change, doesn't mean planning is useless. (ferventfinance.com)
- A two-minute financial checkup, no e-mail address required. (humbledollar.com)
Goal-setting
- How many individual financial goals should you try to fund/maintain? (humbledollar.com)
- HNW individuals want what everyone else wants: more time and more human connections. (financialsamurai.com)
Personal finance
- There are only three things you can do with your money. (danielsolin.com)
- There is no shortcut to improving your personal finances. (getrichslowly.org)
- Automate as much as you can so that you can spend your time where it is most valuable. (barrons.com)
- So much of our spending is done on auto-pilot. (humbledollar.com)
- Invest your time (and effort) in things you can control. (tonyisola.com)
