Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how outsourcing more stuff can free up time for things that really matter.
Podcasts
- Farnoosh Torabi talks with Morgan Housel about his new book "The Psychology of Money." (podcast.farnoosh.tv)
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talks with Jean Chatzky about what personal finance advice works best. (morningstar.com)
Donations
- How to give money directly to people in need. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- How to donate effectively in pandemic. (nytimes.com)
Year end to-dos
- Some financial housekeeping you can do before year-end (humbledollar.com)
- Year-end is a good time to review your equity compensation plans. (morningstar.com)
- Seven things that we keep putting off including estate planning. (humbledollar.com)
Investing
- Small investors are taking advantage of fractional shares to diversify their portfolios. (wsj.com)
- When re-orienting a portfolio it may make sense to spread tax hit over multiple years. (morningstar.com)
- Some things to consider when getting into the home rental business - and it is a business. (youngandtheinvested.com)
- What's behind the surging interest in sports cards as an investment vehicle? (cnbc.com)
Behavior
- Is the pandemic going to change our relationship with money? (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- The pandemic is accelerating and intensifying mid-life crises. (bloomberg.com)
- So much of wealth building is about behavior. (humbledollar.com)
- Don't underinvest in experiences with your family. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Personal finance
- 12 questions to ask before hiring a financial advisor. (thomaskopelman.com)
- There are only limited circumstances when you would need permanent life insurance. (blairbellecurve.com)
- Everybody has their own unique financial origin story. (monevator.com)
- Just because you can 'buy now, pay later' doesn't mean you should. (theatlantic.com)
- How to think about financial independence. (getrichslowly.org)
