Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why beating the market is an irrelevant goal.
Quote of the Day
"The key to winning the game is creating a plan with the least risk to fulfill all planning goals. No more, no less. Everything else is ego-induced or worse."
(Tony Isola)
Chart of the Day
Selling your house? Your new house is going to have a much higher mortgage rate.
Podcasts
- Michael Klein talks opaque college costs with Prof. Philip Levine. (econofact.org)
- Peter Dunn talks minimalism with Joshua Becker author of "Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life." (petetheplanner.com)
Just Keep Buying
- Peter Lazaroff talks with Nick Maggiulli about his book "Just Keep Buying: Proven ways to save money and build your wealth." (peterlazaroff.com)
- Katie talks with Nick Maggiulli about his book "Just Keep Buying: Proven ways to save money and build your wealth." (podcasts.apple.com)
- Tyler Schulte talks with Nick Maggiulli about his book "Just Keep Buying: Proven ways to save money and build your wealth." (youstaywealthy.com)
- Part one of a Robin Powell Q&A with Nick Maggiulli about his book "Just Keep Buying: Proven ways to save money and build your wealth." (evidenceinvestor.com)
- Part two of a Robin Powell Q&A with Nick Maggiulli author of "Just Keep Buying." (evidenceinvestor.com)
Taxes
- Why it's so hard for so many Americans to do their taxes. (humbledollar.com)
- Tax filing sites suck up a lot of your data for other purposes. (washingtonpost.com)
- A bonus is just income, from a tax-perspective (thomaskopelman.com)
Retirement
- Why it's so hard to spend money in retirement. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- A Q&A with Christine Benz about a range of topics including retirement. (barrons.com)
- Putting your retirement in the hands of the stock of a single company can have real downsides. (humbledollar.com)
Investing
- How to think about concentrated equity positions. (alephblog.com)
- Why staying the course is so difficult. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- What you need to know about how U.S. Treasury Series I Bonds work. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- How Morningstar assesses the best robo-advisor services. (morningstar.com)
Personal finance
- Peter Dunn, "Money is most certainly the easiest way to compare ourselves to others, but it’s also the laziest." (ibj.com)
- Why you should keep your personal burn rate low. (hunterwalk.com)
- The answer to a lot of personal finance questions is: it depends. (humbledollar.com)
- Financial infidelity often requires professional intervention. (nytimes.com)
- How to advocate for a family member in the hospital. (kindnessfp.com)
- Be careful the status games you play. (moretothat.com)
