Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including at the psychological benefits of generosity.
Quote of the Day
"What is true wealth? Answer: Funding your contentment and the ability to underwrite a meaningful life."
(Anthony Isola)
Investing
- Earning higher returns is not an investment goal. (vanguardblog.com)
- Investors would do well to do less. (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
- One client's experience with Vanguard PAS. (humbledollar.com)
Emergency funds
- It's difficult to start building wealth without an emergency fund in place. (tonyisola.com)
- There are a number of benefits to having an emerging savings fund. (monevator.com)
Spending
- Budgeting is like dieting. Tough in practice. Do this instead. (humbledollar.com)
- How to spend less money. (peterlazaroff.com)
Identity theft
- How to protect your child from identity theft. (independenceadvisors.com)
- You know you are supposed to freeze your credit. The question is how to un-freeze it? (nytimes.com)
Personal finance
- Thomas Mullooly, "But discipline is like a muscle that keeps getting stronger, the more it gets tested." (mullooly.net)
- Health and fitness provide optionality in retirement. (moneymaven.io)
- Indexed universal life insurance policy are not easy to comprehend. (blairbellecurve.com)
- Prenups are losing some of their stigma. (businessinsider.com)
- A guide to your college savings options. (morningstar.com)
- Some estate planning basics. (retirementfieldguide.com)