Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the pretty good state of American borrowers.
Quote of the Day
"Most importantly, knowing your nut palaces you in control of your money, allowing you to be proactive instead of reactive."
(Douglas Boneparth)
Family
- For re-marriages later in life it may be simpler to keep your finances separate. (wsj.com)
- On the dangers of financial infidelity and how to navigate it. (nytimes.com)
- Offering adult children with strings attached is fraught with (emotional) danger. (ibj.com)
Wealth building
- When cutting back on lattes won't cut it: four big wealth levers to push. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- You can't get rich through frugality alone. (getrichslowly.org)
Investing
- Steps to take to lower your cost of investing. (humbledollar.com)
- Robo-advisors ranked with Betterment coming out on top for newbies. (cnbc.com)
- Why your response to recent returns should cause you to 'do nothing' with your portfolio. (humbledollar.com)
Emergency funds
- Companies are doing more to help employees with their 'financial wellness.' (wsj.com)
- Don't overthink about where you put your emergency savings. (zmansmoney.com)
- What companies can do to help employees save more money, easily. (wsj.com)
Personal finance
- Do you need to have a conversation with your parents about their retirement planning? (nytimes.com)
- How you define success matters a lot for you look at life. (thesimpledollar.com)
- Disengagement from money matters is always a bad move. (investmentnews.com)
- Six tips on how to buy a car without getting taken for a ride. (npr.org)
- Six steps to build your credit score. (youngandtheinvested.com)
- How to save money by using your local public library. (robertsilvernail.com)
