Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
Senate approves deal raising debt ceiling, averting U.S. default (Wall Street Journal). “No one gets everything they want in a negotiation.”
Debt ceiling drama (Ravi Nagarajan, The Rational Walk). “Trust takes a long time to build up and can be destroyed quickly.”
Lifting the debt ceiling is not a social policy (Daniel Lacalle). "The United States budget is unsustainable however you want to look at it.”
Debt limits, ceilings & defaults (Jamie Catherwood, Investor Amnesia). A helpful history lesson.
What’s your retirement number? (A Wealth of Common Sense). That question can be answered only by asking more questions, and even then it will likely change.
When naming a trustee for your estate, ask yourself these four questions (Wall Street Journal). “The right choice can make all the difference for your heirs.”
I buy, I sell (Humble Dollar). More on the confusing world of I bonds.
How — and why — to give to your grandkids (Kiplinger). How to help without hurting — their incentive to work and your retirement readiness.
Money stored on apps like PayPal and Venmo could be as risk, Fed warns (CBS Money Watch). Such funds are not insured.
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