Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the potential of 529-to-Roth IRA conversions.
Quote of the Day
"Without temporary stock market setbacks, there would be no risk premium. Without risk, annual average historical market returns of 8-10% are impossible."
(Tony Isola)
Investing
- When you save matters as much as your investing returns. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Millionaires likely didn't get rich through their investments. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- What red flags you should keep an eye out for with new investments. (ritholtz.com)
- Social media finance gurus gloss over a lot of the tough stuff. (thisisthetop.substack.com)
- What to know about measuring yield. (peterlazaroff.com)
Retirement
- There's no single method to analyze your retirement preparedness. (humbledollar.com)
- Guaranteed income changes how people think about the rest of their portfolio in retirement. (nytimes.com)
- What you have to give up, or avoid, to retire early. (humbledollar.com)
- Looking back mini-retirements can a life highlight. (jillianjohnsrud.com)
- There's no blueprint for retirement. (humbledollar.com)
Real estate
- High mortgage rates are one reason why HELOCs are becoming more popular. (housingwire.com)
- What to do if you think your property tax assessment is wrong. (wsj.com)
- Direct investing in real estate comes with a lot of complexity. (morningstar.com)
Personal finance
- 10 things you let go of as you age, including 'celebrating birthdays.' (partnersinfire.com)
- The 90/10 rule on deciding where to live. (artofmanliness.com)
- Three tax-friendly charitable giving strategies for retirees. (morningstar.com)
- Is parenting harder today than ever? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Divorce registries are now a thing. (thecut.com)