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Sunday links: index fund flows

Abnormal Returns

rogersplanning.blogspot.com) Housing Don't count on materially lower home commissions just yet. economist.com) We should start to see more innovation when it comes to commissions. bbc.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (wsj.com) Are ETFs the best solution for every strategy?

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Sunday links: when irrationality takes over

Abnormal Returns

bonddad.blogspot.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media On the end of the 6% real estate commission. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Shelter inflation is still going to come down this year. disciplinefunds.com) One reason why inflation isn't slowing as fast as hoped. nytimes.com)

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Worth ) • The Homeowners Who Beat the National Association of Realtors : Six home sellers in Missouri successfully argued that the powerful real estate trade group’s rules on commissions forced them to pay inflated fees. ( His latest book is “ Economics in America: an immigrant economist explores the land of inequality.”

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 11-12)

Nerd's Eye View

billion (thanks to expected reductions in commissions and the embedded costs in these annuities). could save retirement plan participants $55 billion over the next 10 years (due to an expectation of more low-cost fees being offered in plans) and those rolling over workplace plans into IRAs to purchase annuities another $32.5

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Sunday links: cash under the mattress

Abnormal Returns

nytimes.com) Home sellers in most countries don't pay a 6% realtor commission. apricitas.io) The economic schedule for the coming holiday-shortened week. (michaelparekh.substack.com) Housing A growing share of American homes are mortgage-free. bloomberg.com) 30-year mortgages are to blame for the bifurcated housing market.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Few new buildings are going up, diminishing economic vitality Slowdown is particularly pronounced in Chicago, Manhattan. Wired ) • Realtor Commissions Are Still a Hefty Part of Home Sales. Few new buildings are going up, diminishing economic vitality Slowdown is particularly pronounced in Chicago, Manhattan. Maybe Not for Long.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Instead of trying to winnow winners from losers, you’re better off saving on brokerage commissions and headaches by spreading your investment dollars across the entire market. ( Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research ). • But we first need to understand, as well as catalogue, what is causing the current economic carnage. (