Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how to plan for long term care expenses.
Quote of the Day
"Life choices are not always about the money, but you should always be clear about the money choice you are making."
(JL Collins)
Financial advisors
- How a financial advisor can help you be more relaxed about your money in retirement. (humbledollar.com)
- We need financial advisors to help us navigate life's big non-reversible decisions. (abnormalreturns.com)
Financial Independence
- How the 'financial independence' movement is a throwback to simpler times. (humbledollar.com)
- Things to do with financial independence that don't involve retiring cold turkey. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- What Bill Bernstein tells you to do if you already have enough money to retire comfortably. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Family
- Why money conversations among family is so difficult. (nytimes.com)
- On the dangers of trying to control your heirs from the grave. (humbledollar.com)
- Is your current life congruent with your values and goals? (allaboutyourbenjamins.com)
Accounts
- How to think about your emergency fund if you keep dipping into it. (thesimpledollar.com)
- How good are your state's 529 plan tax benefits? (morningstar.com)
- How to use your HSA for retirement savings. (wsj.com)
- What to do with your first 401(k) account. (petetheplanner.com)
Cars
- Americans are increasingly underwater with their car loans. (wsj.com)
- Some detailed, real-world data on how much a car costs a year. (jlcollinsnh.com)
Spending
- Recalibrating your spending takes work. (thesimpledollar.com)
- Why it's so hard to balance spending needs in retirement. (nytimes.com)
Personal finance
- If you are still working at age 65 you have some decisions to make about Medicare coverage. (humbledollar.com)
- Some personal finance suggestions that are focused on the active military. (getrichslowly.org)
- What financial records should you keep and which should you pitch. (financialducksinarow.com)
- How insurance salespeople get consumers to pay for coverages they don't need. (tonyisola.com)
- The rich borrow as well, but different from the rest of us. (barrons.com)
- Some lessons learned from trying to flip a house. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- The benefits of charitable giving are more than just financial. (vanguardblog.com)
