Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the growing number of spare bedrooms in the U.S.
Quote of the Day
"Dreams take time to happen. And only those who love the process can stay the course long enough to achieve their desired results."
(Darius Foroux)
Podcasts
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Tiffany Aliche, author of the new book "Made Whole: The Practical Guide to Reaching Your Financial Goals." (morningstar.com)
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Mike Moran, managing director and pension strategist for Goldman Sachs ($GS) about the state of retirement preparedness. (morningstar.com)
Same As Ever
- Lessons learned from Morgan Housel's new book "Same As Ever: Timeless Lesson on Wealth, Greed and Happiness." (cnbc.com)
- A Q&A with Morgan Housel author of the new book, "Same as Ever: A Guide To What Never Changes." (fastcompany.com)
- Five insights from Morgan Housel's new book "Same As Ever: Timeless Lesson on Wealth, Greed and Happiness." (nextbigideaclub.com)
Splitting up
- High house prices, and locked in low mortgage rates, make splitting up harder. (wsj.com)
- The more conflict in a divorce, the more expensive it is going to be. (nytimes.com)
Retirement
- Some alternatives to a fixed retirement withdrawal rate. (thinkadvisor.com)
- What makes up the three-legged stool of retirement. (theretirementmanifesto.com)
- Retirement planning is difficult because there are so many things decisions to make. (humbledollar.com)
- No one cares more about your retirement than you. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
- Who is going to take care of you? (humbledollar.com)
Investing
- When you invest is more important than how. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- How your early years as an investor influence risk taking over your lifetime. (economist.com)
- How to maintain a minimalist portfolio. (morningstar.com)
Personal finance
- Are you focusing your efforts in the wrong place? (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Finding balance in life is the exception, not the rule. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Balancing the present and future is always imperfect. (alchemy.substack.com)
- There's only so many life goals you can achieve. Choose wisely. (dariusforoux.com)
- What we fight about when we fight about money. (wsj.com)
- What is the difference between traditional and reverse budgeting? (thomaskopelman.com)
- What you know about year-end charitable giving. (morningstar.com)
- Don't look to outside parties for your happiness. (tonyisola.com)