Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at what constitutes a good financial goal.
Quote of the Day
"Before buying a house, it makes sense to spend a day on foot, walking around the neighborhood. You’ll notice things you might have missed in a car."
(Seth Godin)
Podcasts
- Christine Benz talks 2025 taxes with Ed Slott author of "The Retirement Savings Time Bomb Ticks Louder." (morningstar.com)
- Dan Haylett talks with Christine Benz, author of "How to Retire: 20 Lessons For a Happy, Successful, And Wealthy Retirement." (humansvsretirement.com)
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise Asset Management, about how to get crypto exposure. (ritholtz.com)
- Tim Ranzetta talks retirement with Steve Chen, founder of Boldin. (docs.google.com)
- Peter Lazaroff talks retirement investing with PIMCO’s David Braun. (peterlazaroff.com)
Aging
- A Q&A with Debra Whitman, author of "The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond." (nextavenue.org)
- The best books and podcasts on aging in 2024 including "Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age" by Chip Conley. (wsj.com)
- Stuff starts breaking when cities/regions become overwhelmingly older. (housingwire.com)
- 73 million Americans receive Social Security benefits. (apolloacademy.com)
Taxes
- Some things to know about doing a QCD. (obliviousinvestor.com)
- Just because it's Bitcoin, doesn't mean the IRS isn't watching. (wsj.com)
College
- Why income matters more than assets when it comes to college financial aid. (tonyisola.com)
- How to get more money into a 529 account. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
Personal finance
- Six questions to ask about foreign investing. (humbledollar.com)
- Lessons learned from Warren Buffett's approach to estate planning. (wsj.com)
- Working part-time in retirement can smooth over bumps in the road. (humbledollar.com)
- Have you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)
- How to simplify your financial life. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- Great things take time. (ofdollarsanddata.com)







