Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why no financial plan is perfect.
Quote of the Day
"Financial freedom isn’t a seven- or eight-figure portfolio balance. Instead, it’s knowing we have enough to pay for the life we want."
(Jonathan Clements)
Podcasts
- Peter Lazaroff talks with Mike Piper author of "After the Death of Your Spouse: Next Financial Steps for Surviving Spouses." (peterlazaroff.com)
- George Grombacher talks with Jonathan Clements about his new book "My Money Journey." (lifeblood.live)
Banks
- Bank failures affect people who are not even customers of the bank. (thisisthetop.substack.com)
- Charlie wants to be a neobank for seniors. (techcrunch.com)
Medicare
- Nothing about Medicare is simple. (humbledollar.com)
- The ABCs of Medigap policies. (financialducksinarow.com)
Retirement
- The math behind savings rates and retiring early. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Make sure you know what you are retiring to. (tawcan.com)
Behavior
- Can money buy happiness? The answer is nuanced, but on average more money is better. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Some evidence that couples should maintain joint checking accounts. (sciencedaily.com)
- Emotions are great, just not with your investments. (dariusforoux.com)
Society
- New car prices are out of the reach of an increasing number of Americans. (wapo.st)
- More Americans are falling for text-based financial scams. (theguardian.com)
Personal finance
- Is an optimized life one worth living? (ramp.beehiiv.com)
- How to re-frame your spending as buying time. (tonyisola.com)
- How to ask the right question when it comes to your money. (obliviousinvestor.com)
- How to effectively withdraw money from a 529 plan. (wsj.com)
- When building an estate plan, hire an attorney who specializes in it. (humbledollar.com)
- Why wealthy people say giving away money is harder than it looks. (marketwatch.com)
- What does your 'rich life' look like? (financialmechanic.com)
