Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at what factors most in meeting your retirement goals.
Quote of the Day
"Spending is not only you can do with your money, but also what you can do with your time and energy."
(Douglas Boneparth)
Investing
- On the parallels between fantasy football and investing. (money.com)
- Enhanced access to alternative investments won't solve people's retirement return issues. (kiplinger.com)
Housing
- The next decade is going to see a seismic shift in how we buy and sell houses. (curbed.com)
- How much house is too much? (charlessizemore.com)
Planning and goals
- Brendan Mullooly, "The most integral question to consider when creating a financial plan is: what if we’re wrong?" (yourbrainonstocks.com)
- Would you rather die with $1 million or $0 in the bank? Probably depends on if you have kids. (330ramp.com)
- Financial freedom is a worthy goal. The question is what are you going to do with it? (radreads.co)
- Make sure that your goals, are truly yours. (ferventfinance.com)
Apps
- The four best investing apps of 2019. (thesimpledollar.com)
- The best budgeting apps for 2019. (forbes.com)
Taxes
- Seven tax-friendly strategies from year-end portfolio rebalancing. (morningstar.com)
- Tax-deferred accounts are great until you have to start taking money. That's when things get complicated. (humbledollar.com)
- The IRS' W-4 Form is getting its first big makeover since 1987. (nytimes.com)
Personal finance
- When did personal finance become about guilting people for their spending? (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Climbing the wealth ladder requires knowing where you are on it. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- We all have different money superpowers. Use yours wisely. (getrichslowly.org)
- Some big trends in retirement over the past decade. (nytimes.com)
- Divorce can blow a hole in your retirement planning. (caniretireyet.com)
- Year end is a great time to review your equity compensation plan and holdings. (deanefinancial.com)
- Carl Richards' guide on how to talk about money. (nytimes.com)
- More evidence that financial literacy is pretty bad. (investmentnews.com)