Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at money questions to ask before moving in together.
Quote of the Day
"The idea of maximizing returns is the original sin of retirement investing."
(Allison Schrager)
Podcasts
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Jeff Hirsch about stock market seasonality. (ritholtz.com)
- Morgan Housel on why we are better spotting other people's flaws than our own. (open.spotify.com)
Real estate
- Trying to time the housing market is folly. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- The rent vs. buy decision depends, in part, on time horizon. (home-economics.us)
- Apartment companies are changing how they build with long term renters in mind. (wsj.com)
- What’s actually different about a car-free community? (mrmoneymustache.com)
Personal finance
- Four timeless investing principles. (dariusforoux.com)
- Year-end is a good time to check your potential Social Security benefits. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
- Overcontributing to a 529 account is not that big a deal. (humbledollar.com)
- QCDs open up all sorts of opportunities. (humbledollar.com)
- Are Americans relying too much on BNPL? (nytimes.com)
- What to do if you feel like you are falling behind financially. (thomaskopelman.com)