Happy All Saints' Day! Amid life's many trials and perplexities, this day reminds us we are "surrounded by...a great cloud of witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1) who, to borrow words from the Apostle Paul, "fought the good fight...finished the race...[and] kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7). May we, like them, finish well!
Here's our latest Roundup of interesting articles on investing, personal finance, and stewardship. We hope you find them informative and helpful.
Stocks, rates & gold: What's going on here? (Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense). Markets don't always make sense.
Whoever wins next week, they'll need to spend a lot less than they've promised (James Freeman, Wall Street Journal). "After next Tuesday Americans will need to come together to pressure the winner to consider fiscal sanity." — Related: Breaking down the U.S. government's 2024 fiscal year (Visual Capitalist).
Overweight perspective and context in your portfolio (Tony Isola, A Teachable Moment). Knowing history will keep you from getting swept up in the political passions of the moment.
Schwab to vastly expand 24-hour trading for investors (Barron's via MSN). "[The] younger generation is interested in real-time, when I want it and need it," says a Schwab exec. Hmm.
401(k) limit increases to $23,500 for 2025, IRA limit remains $7,000 (IRS news release). The increase to $23,500 also applies to 403(b)s, 457s, and the Thrift Savings Plan.
Treasury Department announces new Series I bond rate of 3.11% for the next six months (CNBC). That's down from the current 4.28% yield.
Before you quit (Jonathan Clements, Humble Dollar). We often ask, "Do I have enough?" We also should ask, "Have I done enough?"
Phil Moeller: A road map for navigating Medicare (The Long View, Morningstar). A conversation with the author of Get What's Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs (audio and transcript).
Six steps to plan your charitable giving (Kiplinger). A giving strategy can boost the impact of your donations.
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