Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether you can over-contribute to a 529 plan.
Quote of the Day
"Retirement finance has no cruise control."
(Dirk Cotton)
Math
- On the relative importance of savings and investing over a lifetime. (twitter.com)
- Compounding works even if the results are sometimes exaggerated. (theathleteinvestor.com)
Accounts
- There are no bad 401(k) plans, just ones to which you don't contribute. (linkedin.com)
- Why aren't Health Savings Accounts more popular? (blairbellecurve.com)
Bumps in the road
- Our finances don't always go according to plan and that's okay. (charlessizemore.com)
- People are often not ready for personal finance advice until they hit a bump in the road. (ferventfinance.com)
Personal finance
- Matt Morgan, MD, "Ultimately, life is about deciding how to allocate time and money for what matters most to us." (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- The best advice you can give someone about investing: just start. (linkedin.com)
- 31 questions to ask about you and your relationship to money. (humbledollar.com)
- Robin Powell talks with Jonathan Clements author of the newly published "From Here to Financial Happiness: Enrich Your Life in Just 77 Days." (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
- Why discussions around inheritance are so fraught. (radreads.co)
- In spite of the hassle: why you should freeze your credit. (nytimes.com)