Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at four steps to a better retirement.
Quote of the Day
"Financial planning, strangely enough, sits right at this intersection. The resume virtues build the capacity; the eulogy virtues shape the purpose."
(Jacob Schroeder)
Podcasts
- Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk with Prof. Itamar Dreschsler about why credit card interest rates are so high. (podcasts.apple.com)
- Rick Ferri talks with Antti Ilmanen, Principal and Global Co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR Capital, about setting long term return expectations. (bogleheads.podbean.com)
- Stephen Dubner talks with Steven Kaplan and Elisabeth de Fontenay about the pros and cons of expanding access to private investments. (freakonomics.com)
- Tim Ranzetta talks to Lucretia Ryan about the top 10 Social Security questions. (docs.google.com)
Housing
- New York City is seeing growing interest in office-to-residential conversions. (wsj.com)
- Zillow ($Z) no longer shows fires, floods, and storm risk for homes. (theverge.com)
Retirement
- Spending plans in retirement don't need to be complicated. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Should you de-risk your portfolio headed into retirement? These factors matter. (monevator.com)
- Don't fall for the 'take Social Security at 62' crowd. (advisorperspectives.com)
- A look at the math behind safe portfolio withdrawal rates. (morningstar.com)
Personal finance
- Your financial plan doesn't need to be perfect or optimized, it just needs to work for you. (morningstar.com)
- If you have an investment strategy in place you probably don't need to worry about an AI bubble. (flowfp.com)
- Medicare decisions can be frighteningly complicated. (sciencedaily.com)
- IRA rules are complex and potentially costly. (morningstar.com)
- The (good) questions college students are asking about money, work, etc. (moneychangeseverything.substack.com)







