Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how your career should influence how you invest.
Quote of the Day
"Americans have it backward. We should be shedding and simplifying as we advance in age to discover our true nature without distractions."
(Tony Isola)
Podcasts
- Carl Richards and Joshua Brown give a personal glimpse into the moments that molded his financial perspective and approach to life (open.spotify.com)
- Cameron Passmore and Benjamin Felix talk with Scott Rick who is the author of a new book, "Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships." (rationalreminder.libsyn.com)
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk elder care with Howard Gleckman who is the author of a new book called "Caring for Our Parents." (morningstar.com)
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Ari Rosenbaum of OSAM about using direct indexing to manage your capital gains taxes. (ritholtz.com)
Mid-life
- Older women are increasingly unwilling to commingle their finances in a new relationship. (wapo.st)
- Don't let a midlife crisis blow a hole in your retirement. (nytimes.com)
- Five insights from "Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age" by Chip Conley. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Can you retire at 30 with $10 million? (ofdollarsanddata.com)
Retirement
- Retirement is a lot like childhood. (theretirementmanifesto.com)
- Why friendships matter so much in retirement. (humbledollar.com)
- Weren't Baby Boomers supposed to retire in poverty? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Housing
- Good luck trying to figure out the returns to residential real estate. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Remodeling projects are always messy, literally and financially. (humbledollar.com)
- Should you re-do your kitchen? It depends... (thejointaccount.beehiiv.com)
Spending
- How to spend money to maximize happiness, including 'Buy time.' (bakadesuyo.com)
- Consumerism is nothing new, hence the Stanley Quencher phenomenon. (theatlantic.com)
- How much are Americans paying for subscriptions they don't use? (wsj.com)
Money mindset
- How our parents pass down their money mindset. (nextavenue.org)
- Why your money identity trumps willpower. (moneywithkatie.com)
- How to tone down your response to the financial media. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Personal finance
- Seven signs that your financial advisor is doing real financial planning. (blairbellecurve.com)
- How to deal with concentration risk in various forms. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- We need some buffers built into our finances, even if we think we don't. (youngmoney.co)
- TurboTax can't say its services are 'free' any more. (theverge.com)
- How the 529 to Roth IRA rollover works. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Why you need to name contingent beneficiaries. (humbledollar.com)
- Starting something new is hard. (maddieburton.substack.com)