Weekend Reading 3/12/2010
Happy Friday, Dear Reader. A short collection of my favorites from this week:
Investing Articles
The Bad Example of the Secret Millionaire from Bad Money Advice
The File and Suspend Tactic for Social Security Benefits from Financial Ducks in a Row
Initializing a 401k Rollover is a Breeze with Vanguard from Amateur Asset Allocator
Other Money-Related Articles
How and Why to [...]
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Know anybody 50 or older?
For as long as I can remember, my mom has been saying that she wants to live to be 100.
And she’s not kidding around. She might have the healthiest diet of anyone I know (not surprising–she’s a dietitian), and she’s passionate about fitness–swimming, running, yoga, you name it.
But she made one mistake: She waited until age [...]
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Sunk Costs and Underwater Mortgages
Two wrongs don’t make a right. Similarly, two poor investment decisions don’t add up to one good investment decision.
In the last few weeks, I’ve come across two articles discussing scenarios in which a homeowner was “underwater” on his/her mortgage. In each case, it was indicated that selling the home is a poor choice because the [...]
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Weekend Reading 3/5/2010
Happy Friday, Dear Reader.
A quick list of my favorites from this week:
Investing Articles
Stockbrokers Are Not Fiduciaries fom Bad Money Advice
IRAs Do Not Pass Through Your Will from Financial Ducks in a Row
How Much Life Insurance Do You REALLY Need? from Get Rich Slowly (post by Mike from Four Pillars)
Other Money-Related Articles
Are [...]
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I’m a microcap growth stock. What are you?
It’s become popular recently to think of your human capital (that is, the present value of all of your future earnings) as if it were an investment in your portfolio. For example:
The human capital of a tenured professor is akin to a bond–it’s fairly steady, unlikely to vary significantly or disappear in any given year.
I’d [...]
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