Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the ongoing costs of home ownership.
Quote of the Day
"Many bad investment decisions are good ideas taken too far."
(Morgan Housel)
Podcasts
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Brian Feroldi author of "Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?" (morningstar.com)
- Jim Dahle talks with Andrew Tobias author of “The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need.” (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Peter Lazaroff on how to keep better financial records. (peterlazaroff.com)
Retirement
- Tax planning is an integral part of retirement planning. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Planning for retirement is really complicated. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
- FIRE is great, but do you have a plan on how you are going to spend your time? (rationalwalk.com)
Taxes
- TurboTax agreed to pay fines in regards to misleading low income tax filers. (msn.com)
- Tens of millions of Americans could have their taxes filed automatically. (vox.com)
Investing
- John Rekenthaler, "Although direct indexing has merit, it is not for most." (morningstar.com)
- A ten point investment philosophy including 'Behavior is the biggest determiner of investor returns.' (ritholtz.com)
- Four ways to manage sequence of returns risk in retirement. (retirementresearcher.com)
- Why long-term capital gains matter. (thomaskopelman.com)
Health insurance
- Big changes coming to traditional Medicare are flying below-the-radar. (morningstar.com)
- Most people don't have a good understand of how health insurance works. (humbledollar.com)
Housing
- There's never a perfect time to buy a house. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Rising home prices are boosting the net worth of many Americans. (nytimes.com)
- The mortgage refinancing boom is over. (wsj.com)
Investing
- What are some things you will NOT regret 20 years in the future? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- So-called 'garbage time' is where the vast majority of life is lived. (alawyerandhermoney.com)
- Jack Raines, "Focusing on costs is a scarcity mindset." (youngmoney.co)
- Automating your finances is always a good idea, not matter the environment. (wsj.com)
- How the cost of owning a car changes over time. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Why overspending on funeral services is so prevalent. (nytimes.com)
- Financial instability doesn't make you a bad person. (ibj.com)
- How freelancers can save for retirement. (nytimes.com)