Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how to handle the mortgage refinancing crush at the moment.
Quote of the Day
"I have never understood the value of a financial plan more than I do today."
(Blair duQuesnay)
Investing
- Ben Carlson, "But how you feel about living through a bear market also has a lot to do with where you fall in your investing life cycle." (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Five things you can do in a bear market that don't include picking a bottom. (retirementfieldguide.com)
- Don't put money into stocks if your paycheck is at risk. (wsj.com)
Retirement
- The coronavirus bear market shows the importance of flexibility when it comes to retirement planning. (morningstar.com)
- How is the FIRE movement going to be affected by all of this? (marketwatch.com)
Estate planning
- The current situation is prompting people to rethink their estate plans. (barrons.com)
- Online resources are allowing individuals to do some estate planning. (wsj.com)
Relief
- How to get coronavirus relief when it comes to rent, mortgage and credit cards. (thebasispoint.com)
- Now is the time to revisit your student loans. (tonyisola.com)
- Should the self-employed skip their SEP-IRA contributions this year? (nytimes.com)
Farms
- Startups are trying to make farmland investments available to investors. (wealthmanagement.com)
- Farmland should have a low correlation with other traded assets. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Farms are the hot, new suburban amenities. (curbed.com)