Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
Two worlds: So much prosperity, so much skepticism (Collaborative Fund). With apologies to Dickens, we’re living a tale of two economies.
Why markets boomed in a year of human misery (NY Times). Some explanations for an economically strange year.
One of the great bubbles of financial history (The Irrelevant Investor). A closer look at a perma-bear’s latest call.
10 tips for 2021 (Humble Dollar). Some predictions that have a good chance of coming true, along with some good recommendations.
Nobody saw this coming, part two (Retirement Field Guide). “Can we conclude, once and for all, that we’ll never know what’s going to happen next?”
Here’s what happens with Social Security payments when someone dies (CNBC). There’s a lot to know about Social Security. Here’s one of the more unpleasant, yet important, things to understand.
Why 50% probability of success is actually a viable Monte Carlo retirement projection (Kitces). Of course, it depends on one very important tradeoff.
See your Social Security benefits estimate in an interactive chart (The Finance Buff). The Social Security Administration’s site is now a bit more flexible, allowing you to see your estimated benefits under more scenarios.
Updating my favorite performance chart for 2020 (A Wealth of Common Sense). If Scripture could be depicted in a financial chart, here’s a good look at Ecclesiastes 11:2.
Quantifying the value of retirement accounts (Advisor Perspectives). A deep dive on the tax benefits of retirement accounts — “tax deferral” might not be what it seems.
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