Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the growing ranks of millionaires.
Quote of the Day
"When you’re stuck on something, don’t spend too much time trying to get unstuck. Instead, just do something else!"
(Chris Guillebeau)
Books
- Jordan Grumet talks with Robin Wigglesworth, author of "A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World." (earnandinvest.com)
- A look at "The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There" by economists Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick. (bloomberg.com)
- Five insights from "The Forever Paycheck: The New Retirement Strategy to Spend More, Worry Less, and Never Run Out of Money" by Jean Chatzky. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Five insights from "Living the 100-Year Life: How to Build a Career That Lasts and a Life You Love" by Lynda Gratton. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Five insights from "Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love" by Allison Aubrey. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Investing
- 10 reasons to give up stock picking. (earnandinvest.com)
- Novel ETFs does not mean imply better. (wsj.com)
- Gambling is a no-win financial proposition. (tonyisola.com)
- More countries are trying to turn savers into investors. (morningstar.com)
- How stock tokens work. (morningstar.com)
- What to do about health care if you are laid off after 50. (nytimes.com)
Retirement savings
- Making the case for tax diversification when it comes to retirement accounts. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- QCDs are great, if you have charitable intent. (retirementroadmapfinancialplanning.com)
Work
- What to do for health insurance after a layoff. (flowfp.com)
- Startup equity is not always a slam dunk. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- On the challenge of getting senior law partners to retire. (wsj.com)
Spending
- In praise of spending experiments. (meaningfulmoney.life)
- Not all spending is created alike. (readthejointaccount.com)
Personal finance
- Just how much of the Great Wealth Transfer will actually transfer? (kiplinger.com)
- How to adjust to big life changes. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- You are not going to have the same energy every day. (dariusforoux.com)
- How to be happy for someone else. (tim.signaturefd.com)
- You may not do the thing at the top of your to-do list, but do something. (yearofmentalhealth.com)
