Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why some people never retire.
Quote of the Day
"I want to be grateful for whatever money I have because I was lucky enough to be born in the United States."
(Ben Carlson)
Podcasts
- Jill Schlesinger talks with Kyla Scanlon, author of "In This Economy." (youtube.com)
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Morgan Housel about how behavior trumps intelligence. (ritholtz.com)
- Peter Lazaroff on when tax loss harvesting makes sense, and when it doesn't. (peterlazaroff.com)
- David Baughier talks with Rick Ferri about a range of personal finance topics. (bogleheads.podbean.com)
- Khe Hy talks with Ben Jasper about ditching Wall Street to own a small business. (youtube.com)
Christine Benz
- A Q&A with Christine Benz author of the new book "How to Retire: Lessons from 20 Retirement Thought Leaders." (thinkadvisor.com)
- David Baughier talks with Christine Benz author of the new book "How to Retire: Lessons from 20 Retirement Thought Leaders." (youtube.com)
Elder care
- How to manage the challenges of long-term care. (morningstar.com)
- Questions to ask your parents about their care. (savantwealth.com)
Retirement
- Things to consider if you are going back to work. (financialsamurai.com)
- How to craft a retirement budget. (retirementresearcher.com)
- An example of how a retiree was scammed out of his retirement accounts. (nytimes.com)
401(k) accounts
- Continuous 401(k) coverage matters a lot for ending balances. (crr.bc.edu)
- Three big mistakes you can make with your 401(k) including 'Tapping your savings before retirement.' (nytimes.com)
Travel
- If you want to travel, do it, don't wait. (humbledollar.com)
- Two lessons from "Die With Zero." (caniretireyet.com)
Housing
- A lot of Americans have simply stopped looking to buy a house. (axios.com)
- LGBTQ Americans have a lower home ownership rate. (crr.bc.edu)
Investing
- Three factors that determine your ability to take investment risk. (bestinterest.blog)
- The problem with waiting to 'buy the dip.' (obliviousinvestor.com)
Charitable giving
- A (big) primer on charitable giving. (blairbellecurve.com)
- Charities are targeting DAFs for donations. (axios.com)
Mistakes
- Financial stuff is hard. Don't get too down if you make a mistake. (flowfp.com)
- Made a financial misstep? Do the next right thing. (signaturefd-3437664.hs-sites.com)
Family
- Why you should include your children in estate planning discussions. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Couples can split expenses a lot of different ways. (wsj.com)
- Three money tips for empty nesters. (fastcompany.com)
Research
- Some evidence that legalized sports gambling has harmed consumer finances. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Consumer debt is distracting. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
Personal finance
- Nick Maggiulli, "The fewer conscious decisions you have to make throughout your day, the more you can focus elsewhere." (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- There's more than one way to do FIRE. (mrmoneymustache.com)
- Banks don't want you paying off BNPL with credit cards. (nytimes.com)
- How much life insurance do you need? (bestinterest.blog)
- Age 80 hits different. (humbledollar.com)
