Here's our Roundup for a mid-winter day. We hope you find these articles interesting and helpful!
4 investing resolutions for life (Charlie Bilello, Creative Planning). Ignore January's pundit predictions about market performance.
The Holy Grail of portfolio management (Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense). As Mick Jagger sang, "You can't always get what you want."
5 simple investing ideas, executed strictly (Darius Foroux). "The simplest investing ideas are truly the best."
Information that would get your attention (Morgan Housel). Three simple — yet deep — things to think about.
Bitcoin E.T.F.s come with risks. Here's what you should know. (New York Times via ArchiveToday). "Putting crypto into a traditional investment wrapper does not paper over the underlying risks."
Bipartisan tax deal could expand child tax credit and extend business tax breaks (NPR). Judging by the reaction from The Wall Street Journal editorial board, the proposed legislation will face stiff opposition: Mr. Smith's Lousy Tax Deal.
Even with interest rate cuts, 2024 will be 'a very good year for savers,' expert says — how to 'lock in now' (CNBC). "Top six-month and one-year CDs are providing annual percentage yields around 5.5%."
Now Vanguard wants to be Americans' go-to for high-yield savings accounts (Barron's via MSN). You no longer have to be a Vanguard brokerage customer to sign up for the company's Cash Plus Account.
Congress averts government shutdown as conservatives steam over border, spending (Wall Street Journal). The measure averts a partial government shutdown this weekend. (Seems like we've seen this movie before.)
Record number of attacks on Christian property worldwide, says charity (Church Times). The latest report on global Christian persecution puts our USA troubles in perspective.
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