Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
Are you bullish or bearish in 2024? (The Big Picture). Since there’s a case to be made for both perspectives, remember what Niels Bohr said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.”
An annuity instead? (Humble Dollar). Annuities get a lot of bad press. Here’s a case for giving them another look.
Here’s how the new Bitcoin ETFs work (Wall Street Journal). As the SEC said in approving the ETFs, this is not an endorsement.
Visualizing 60 years of stock market cycles (Visual Capitalist). The big picture of stock market performance. See also, The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Albert Bridge Capital).
What does God think about money? (Eternal Perspective Ministries). “The key to a right use of money and possessions is a right perspective — an eternal perspective.”
What to have on your tax radar for 2024 (Morningstar). Why this might be a good time to consider a Roth conversion.
More than money (Humble Dollar). When planning for retirement, it’s important for the math to work, but there’s a lot more to it than that.
Car insurance premiums around the U.S. are soaring. Here’s why. (CBS). This may be a good time to shop your insurance or consider increasing your deductible, assuming you have a healthy emergency fund.
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