Wednesday is all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at ways to put less pressure on your portfolio.
Quote of the Day
"Fomo steers more people off course than the worst bear market. Good investing is boring and so are many of the people who shine at it."
(Anthony Isola)
Taxes
- What tax deductions can you still take if you use the standard deduction? (morningstar.com)
- Four strategies for tax season. (morningstar.com)
Banking
- Rising short-term interest rates are coming as shock to some ARM borrowers. (financialsamurai.com)
- How to be a better bank consumer. (petetheplanner.com)
Tools
- The pros and cons of Personal Capital. (getrichslowly.org)
- What its like to use the OnTrajectory retirement calculator. (getrichslowly.org)
Retirement
- Just because you can work longer doesn't mean you shouldn't save as much as you can for retirement. (morningstar.com)
- You are saving money to eventually spend it, so do it! (humbledollar.com)
Behavior
- How a behavioral scientist manages his money including keeping a low balance in his checking account. (betterment.com)
- Nobody's perfect: on the value of failure-signaling. (quarryhilladvisors.com)
- When splitting the difference in your finances is the wrong decision. (humbledollar.com)
Personal finance
- When adversity strikes, a financial plan can be a godsend. (allaboutyourbenjamins.com)
- How long should you hold onto various forms of financial paperwork? (humbledollar.com)
- Parents talk to their daughters and sons differently about money. (fastcompany.com)
- On the value of patience for parents and investors. (bonefidewealth.com)
- Is your Costco ($COST) membership worth it? (thesimpledollar.com)