Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
Scared to spend: overcoming the retirement cycle of fear (Forbes). A significant challenge in our later years — how to have peace about not running out of money while at the same time not living an overly frugal life.
Volunteering can be the key to a happy retirement. Why aren't more people doing it? (MarketWatch). Do older people in your church feel valued? Needed? Appreciated for all that they could bring to an area of service?
Wish you were here, part 2 (Contessa Capital Advisors). Do you have a will or trust? If so, great! Now here’s another really important document.
A half-century later (Humble Dollar). Many people want to “age in place.” But what if the place hasn’t aged very well?
Should you delay taking Social Security benefits? (Morningstar). A closer look at a vitally important decision.
New charitable giving strategies for retirees (Heritage Financial). A one-time opportunity made possible by new legislation.
The curse of short-termism (Behavioral Investment). So much in our culture calls us toward short-term thinking, but “the [investment] race is not to the swift.”
The collapse in Treasury bonds now ranks among the worst market crashes in history (Business Insider). The bond corner of the investment world is usually the quiet corner, but not now.
If your partner died, would you know where the money is? (MarketWatch). Do you take the lead with financial matters in your household? If so, is that leaving your spouse ill-prepared for life on their own?
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