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Personal finance links: slowing down

Abnormal Returns

humbledollar.com) Tony Isola, "Withdrawal rates are more than numbers on a spreadsheet." awealthofcommonsense.com) The math on downsizing your house isn't working as well these days. wsj.com) Taxes 14 common tax myths including 'You can write off lifestyle expenses if you are an influencer.'

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4 Tips for Proper Tax Filing

Integrity Financial Planning

With the new year in full swing, tax season is just around the corner. Filing federal income taxes can be a long and complicated process, and mistakes are bound to happen here and there. As many of us know, these small mistakes can cost you big in tax returns and penalties. Is the Standard Deduction Right for You?

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Wall Street Journal ) • From Math Camp to Handcuffs: FTX’s Downfall Was an Arc of Brotherhood and Betrayal : Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried are offering dueling accounts of the FTX fiasco and of who’s ultimately to blame. They have each other’s phone numbers. The stock market’s winners and losers will be different too.

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Weekly Market Insights – January 8, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

The interactive tax assistant tool can also help to determine your filing status and any relevant credits you should (or should not) claim. Math errors: Simple addition and subtraction mistakes can delay your return. Consider using electronic filing software that does the math automatically to avoid mistakes. What is it?

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Did A Liquid Alternative Just Blow up?

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

My process here for the notional values was that the multiplier is 100 so a put struck at 4100 would hedge $410,000 worth of stock, so then I just multiplied the dollar amount by the number of puts. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation.

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4 Tips to Take Your 401(k) to the Next Level

Carson Wealth

Matt Kory, Vice President, Retirement Programs As a retirement income vehicle, the 401(k) is second in popularity only to Social Security – and as CNBC reported in 2019 the number of 401(k) millionaires is at an all-time high. Just think of the numbers. People are living longer these days, and that number is only going up.

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Avoiding Bond Market Volatility

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The simple 40 year trade for bonds of "number go up" is finished and as a matter of math, can't be repeated. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation. That just isn't the reality.