Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how to make up for a late start saving for retirement.
Quote of the Day
"Life is for living, not for optimizing wealth strategies."
(Alina Fisch)
Podcasts
- Peter Lazaroff talks with Susan Jones of Plancorp about year-end planning opportunities. (peterlazaroff.com)
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Prof. Anita Mukherje about the challenges of decumulation. (morningstar.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Dying with zero: the life of Charles Feeney. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Sub-3% mortgage rates are now a distant memory. (abnormalreturns.com)
Retirement
- Elder care is challenging even under the best circumstances. (humbledollar.com)
- How higher real yields affect a retiree's ability to withdraw cash. (morningstar.com)
- What men, specifically, lose in retirement. (humbledollar.com)
Taxes
- How to compare the yields on taxable and muni bonds. (marketwatch.com)
- Some basic things not to get wrong in your tax filings. (financialducksinarow.com)
- Investment taxes, 101. (thomaskopelman.com)
Personal finance
- You can't talk about investing without goals. (bestinterest.blog)
- Everybody makes money mistakes. Give yourself some grace. (fortunesandfrictions.com)
- Why coping skills are the best investment. (tonyisola.com)
- Why you can't just focus on the results you see online. It leaves out a lot. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- When buying more time is a waste of money. (rootofall.substack.com)
- Twenty things that can bring you joy without spending much, if anything. (monevator.com)
- Why do some people become compulsive spenders racking up credit card debt? (humbledollar.com)
- 32 insights from JL Collins' book "The Simple Path to Wealth." (jlcollinsnh.com)
- An estate plan is only as good as the organization behind it. (marketwatch.com)
- Some questions to ask about how to pay for college. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- Urgency is the key tool of online scammers. (humbledollar.com)