Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at questions to ask before hiring a financial advisor.
Quote of the Day
"Don’t count your wealth by counting your money."
(Tony Isola)
Chart of the Day
Mortgage rates are now above where they were in early 2021.
Podcasts
- Peter Lazaroff talks with Christine Benz about the most important thing to do for your finances in 2022. (peterlazaroff.com)
- Frazer Rice talks with Brian Portnoy about the next phase of behavioral psychology in the wealth management industry. (frazerrice.com)
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk the evolution of FIRE with Paula Pant (morningstar.com)
Housing
- Demographics trump rates when it comes to house prices. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Higher mortgage rates shouldn't cause you to panic buy. (bloomberg.com)
- National mortgage rates are not the rate you might get quoted. (thebasispoint.com)
- Some California home owners are seeing policies dropped due to wild fire risk. (wsj.com)
- Should every homeowner have a HELOC? (thomaskopelman.com)
Inflation
- Inflation affects you differently based upon where you are in life. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- What you should do now that inflation is a thing. (mrmoneymustache.com)
Shopping
- How to survive without Amazon ($AMZN) Prime. (nytimes.com)
- Where your online returns end up. (npr.org)
Aging
- Retirement requires a change in mindset. (mullooly.net)
- Early retirement means relying on financial market assumptions. (indeedably.com)
- How to ensure your health care wishes are followed. (humbledollar.com)
- On the problem of elder financial abuse. (petetheplanner.com)
Investing
- When it comes to investing simplicity and common sense are underrated. (ritholtz.com)
- Why do so many investors so crave complexity? (wealthfoundme.com)
- Things to focus on instead of the stock market. (mullooly.net)
- Two tips to avoid investment scams. (evidenceinvestor.com)
Personal finance
- Three reasons to talks to your kids about money. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- How grandparents can help pay college tuition. (financial-planning.com)
- How can you spend money to free up more time? (genyplanning.com)
- Learning from your money mistakes. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Create memories, not more stuff. (spilledcoffee.substack.com)
- It's okay to slow down. (tawcan.com)
