Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the disappearance of the start home.
Quote of the Day
"We were all put on this earth to do more than just accumulate money."
(Owen Stoneking)
Podcasts
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Cody Garrett of Measure Twice Financial about his journey as a financial planner. (morningstar.com)
- Dr. Peter Attia talks with Bill Perkins author of "Die With Zero." (peterattiamd.com)
- Dr. Jim Dahle talks with Ramit Sethi author of "I Will Teach You to Be Rich." (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Retirement
- Misunderstandings about Social Security abound. (humbledollar.com)
- Everybody's situation in retirement is different. (humbledollar.com)
Housing
- The mistakes that first-time landlords make including not screening applicants. (wsj.com)
- 2023 is a good year to put a lowball bid on a house. (thebasispoint.com)
- Living on a golf course comes with the risk of errant golf balls. (wsj.com)
Taxes
- Taxes may be inevitable, but they are uncertain. On the benefits of tax diversification. (financialducksinarow.com)
- Across the board, ETFs have been more tax efficient than open-end mutual funds. (morningstar.com)
Investing
- What is the purpose of a portfolio benchmark? (peterlazaroff.com)
- Trying harder doesn't make for better returns. (tonyisola.com)
- Beware: real banks are not currently offering 7% APYs. (axios.com)
Money stories
- The stories we tell ourselves about money matter a lot. (vox.com)
- Why do so many rich people say that are 'upper middle class'? (youngmoney.co)
Family
- Like it not, we pass our financial tendencies onto our children. (humbledollar.com)
- At what age should kids get a phone? (thisisthetop.substack.com)
Personal finance
- Eight reasons why we don't talk about money including 'The fear of judgment.' (moneytalks101.substack.com)
- 11 money mistakes that Millennials should avoid including 'Not having an emergency fund.' (thomaskopelman.com)
- On the importance of investing in friendships. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- Ten lessons from ten years of 'A Wealth of Common Sense.' (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Personal finance is a 'negative art.' (bestinterest.blog)
- How to reduce the 'regret gap.' (owens-newsletter-a63d69.beehiiv.com)
- Why we spend based on fear. (humbledollar.com)
