Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why market timing matters a lot less than you think.
Quote of the Day
"For all of the fixation on risk tolerance in investing, I believe the far more powerful factor affecting long-term financial success is an appreciation for the risk-mitigating power of saving."
(Tyler)
Podcasts
- Roben Farzad talks with veteran personal finance writer Lauren Young. (soundcloud.com)
- Jeff Ptak and Christine Benz talk with Hal Hershfield about the importance (and challenge) of getting people to empathize with their future selves. (morningstar.com)
Social Security
- Why despite the hype, Social Security isn't going anywhere. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Despite the numbers, Social Security claiming can be an emotional thing. (humbledollar.com)
Retirement
- Six things as important as your withdrawal rate in retirement. (humbledollar.com)
- There is a sweet spot between being busy and idle. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Why we become more generous as we age. (wsj.com)
- What you need to know about annuities. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Investing
- Boring is beautiful when it comes to investing. (blairbellecurve.com)
- What can we do to avoid bad investor behavior? Three routes to take. (humbledollar.com)
- One investor's experience with Betterment. (mrmoneymustache.com)
Mistakes
- Five mistakes people make when buying (and selling) a house. (wsj.com)
- Four estate planning lessons from the Bob Ross situation. (marketwatch.com)
College
- What's new for FAFSA for 2022. (nytimes.com)
- What parents need to know about health insurance before sending a kid to college. (advisorperspectives.com)
Personal finance
- Tony Isola, "There are many surprises investors never expect from wealth accumulation." (tonyisola.com)
- Four ways to rethink the relationship between money and work. (humbledollar.com)
- Why is there still so much money in zero yielding bank accounts? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- A sensible proposal on how to teach high schoolers about money and markets. (morningstar.com)
- How to combine a hobby and philanthropy in one. (humbledollar.com)
