Our latest picks for the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
U.S. stock valuations are at multiyear highs — and multiyear lows (MarketWatch). It all depends on which yardstick you use.
The pivotal role asset location plays in a portfolio’s success (Morningstar). The importance of deciding which investments to hold in which accounts.
Almost zero: Why you’re still not making much on your bank account (NY Times). In addition to online banks, check what money market funds are paying. Their rates have really moved up.
Losing your wealth is bad for your health (AARP). Talk about a sequence of returns risk!
Maximizing the Social Security survivor benefit (Chicago Tribune). Why it can be so beneficial for the higher-earning spouse to delay taking benefits as long as possible.
And from the blogosphere…
Why 2018 in markets feels so awful (Bloomberg). You can blame 2017.
Failing slow, failing fast, and failing very fast (Think Newfound). Interesting article about the many factors that can cloud our judgment when weighing risk.
The ‘future’ of retirement planning (The Retirement Café). As Eisenhower said, “…plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
Some things I’m pretty sure about (Collaborative Fund). Great insights from one of today’s best observers of human behavior — money-related and otherwise.
The good news for Medicare beneficiaries (Next Avenue). Especially for those using Medicare Advantage.
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