Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web — a day early this week because we'll have the January issue of the Sound Mind Investing newsletter for you tomorrow.
The biggest risk for new retirees (Morningstar). Two solutions: buckets and more bonds.
The first decade retirement plan (A Teachable Moment). "Most people will run out of health before they run out of money."
Schwab smartly eschews prediction markets embrace (Advisorpedia). Firm draws a "bright line" between investing and gambling.
Why you need to lock your brokerage account today (Clark Howard). Not every broker offers this protection tool, but Fidelity does.
Does money buy happiness? What the research really says (The White Coat Investor). This question has been asked for a long time. For an answer, it helps to distinguish between "evaluative" and "experiential" happiness.
The hidden work of settling an estate and how preparation helps (Retirement Researcher). Ways you can make a tough task easier on your heirs.
Investing and tax planning come last (Oblivious Investor). Many investors ask the wrong questions first.
Could traditional retirement expectations be killing us? A retirement psychologist makes the case (Kiplinger). “The real risk is running out of meaning.”
We’d love to hear your responses to any of the above. To weigh in, just meet us in the comments section.
