Happy eve of All Hallows' Eve! We're posting SMI's weekly grab bag of interesting articles a day early to make way for tomorrow's end-of-month DAA and Sector Rotation updates.
Staying the course worked (again) (Ben Calson, A Wealth of Common Sense). Comparing the (awful) year-to-date returns from early April to the (terrific) year-to-date numbers from late October is like comparing night and day.
Pay attention to the storyteller (Tony Isola, A Teachable Moment). The financial media often spread needless hysteria.
Roth hidden benefits (Humble Dollar). Roth withdrawals don't count toward "provisional income," the figure the IRS uses to gauge taxability of Social Security benefits.
A short history of bubbles (Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture). Not every season of speculative excess turns out to be a full-blown bubble.
The case for a 'good enough' portfolio (Christine Benz, Morningstar). Are you a "maximizer" or a "satisficer"? As an investor, it's a key question to ask yourself.
Which streaming services are the most expensive? (Statistia). Three popular streamers have raised prices this year.
41 million (one in eight) US residents are on food stamps (Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute). Helpful context about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is on the verge of halting benefits due to the government shutdown. Related: Food stamp shutdown reveals the fragility of federal welfare (The Debt Dispatch).
A thankful countdown to Thanksgiving: Simple ways to teach kids gratitude and praise (Crosswalk). Consider a "Gratitude Tree" or an "'I Am Thankful for...' Tablecloth." Or perhaps a "Praise Pumpkin."
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