Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at common estate planning mistakes.
Quote of the Day
"Twenty years ago, when my kids were little, the thought of having more money ten years later was pressing. Now, having more money ten years from now seems like the epitome of play stupid games, win stupid prizes."
(Jerrry Neumann)
Podcasts
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Samuel Miller about the housing market. (ritholtz.com)
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Christine Benz talks about her new book "How to Retire."
(morningstar.com) - Peter Lazaroff on what to do with your maturing CD. (peterlazaroff.com)
- Carl Richards talks with economist Stephanie Kelton talk money and the economy. (podcasts.apple.com)
Fraud
- Financial fraudsters end up harming those who can afford it least. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Elder financial fraud is only going up. (abnormalreturns.com)
Choices
- How even small actions can help move us forward. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Don't kid yourself, your life choices have tradeoffs. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
- Life is a balancing act. (humbledollar.com)
Personal finance
- Tony Isola, "Happiness is the ultimate single-player game. Since external validation is nonexistent, you compete against yourself." (tonyisola.com)
- Why a plurality of Americans say that a house is the best investment. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Why you should stop playing once you have won the game. (advisorperspectives.com)
- How to become a 401(k) millionaire. (obliviousinvestor.com)
- Why flexibility is more important than a predetermined withdrawal rate in retirement. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
- Checks are going out of style, albeit slowly (axios.com)
- Noted personal finance writer Jonathan Clements is dying. He still plenty left to teach us. (abnormalreturns.com)
