Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web — a day early this week because we'll have the March issue of the Sound Mind Investing newsletter for you tomorrow.
This bear market (probably) isn’t over yet (Wall Street Journal). Even seasoned market watchers are scratching their heads over this market.
Short-termism is our default setting (Behavioral Investment). “Steady plodding”? We want results now (to our detriment)!
The HSA ‘deathbed drawdown’: making tax-efficient distributions of large balances (when there isn’t much time) (Kitces). We’ve written about the benefits of treating an HSA as a super IRA, but there are some watch-outs as well.
The biggest mistakes people make with their wills (Wall Street Journal). The biggest one is not having a will, but there are others, too. See also, When estate planning, don’t let mistakes thwart your wishes (Kiplinger).
Derek Tharp: An alternative approach to calculating in-retirement withdrawals (Morningstar). A Monte Carlo analysis will only take you so far.
How much is enough to retire comfortably? (A Wealth of Common Sense). Expectations, reality, and some thoughts on bridging the gap.
Functional longevity: what use is retirement if you can’t move and think? (White Coat Investor). Are you putting as much time and energy into your health management as your money management?
The most neglected area of discipleship in the American church (National Christian Foundation). “Why have most people in our churches not shown themselves to be significantly different than the people of the world?”
We’d love to hear your responses to any of the above. To weigh in, just meet us in the comments section.
