Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why you should do that hard thing now.
Quote of the Day
"In professional sports, the metrics are clear, but in your personal finances, you create them. Your advisors should absolutely have best practices and standard operating procedures, but you define what good looks like."
(Tim Maurer)
Podcasts
- Ed Elson talks AI, the Fed and alternative assets with Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. (youtube.com)
- Matt Zeigler sits down with Devin Anderson — CEO and co-founder of Convexitas. (epsilontheory.com)
- Steve Chen talks with Jillian Johnsrud, author of "Retire Often," about taking intentional career breaks. (podcasts.apple.com)
Wealth
- Baby Boomer wealth building has benefited from a number of trends. (bloomberg.com)
- Everyone knows a wealth transfer is coming, but don't dismiss the human costs. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Family
- How long should you plan to help adult children financially? (wsj.com)
- A deep dive into Trump Accounts. (humbledollar.com)
Personal finance
- Tony Isola, "Markets aren’t out to get you. Your behavior is doing an outstanding job on its own." (tonyisola.com)
- In life, sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Inflation is the enemy of the retiree. (marketwatch.com)
- On the psychology of outsourcing your chores. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- How defaulting on student loans affects FICO scores. (apolloacademy.com)
- Six lessons from losing a colleague. (morningstar.com)
- Building EQ around money takes reps. (meaningfulmoney.life)
