Here is our latest compilation of interesting articles on investing, personal finance, and stewardship. Read on!
Essential financial documents for every life stage (Morningstar). From beneficiary designations to power-of-attorney instruments, going without these documents is risky.
96-year-old secretary quietly amasses fortune, then donates $8.2 million (New York Times). The power of compounding on display. (Related: The investment miracle that wasn’t from John Rekenthaler at Morningstar.)
Future retirees expect Social Security to be main source of income (Investment News). This is not a good sign.
Married couples: Coordinate Social Security claims to boost benefits (Kiplinger). When you claim SS retirement benefits can have long-lasting consequences.
Churchgoers say they tithe, but not always to church (Baptist Press). Interesting data from a recent survey by LifeWay Research.
And from the pundits and bloggers...
The timeless art of investing from 1888 (Novel Investor). Among the nuggets found in an old book: "[T]he highest art is in selling rather than in buying.... [Most investors] hold on too long. When they have a good thing, they infer that it will always remain so, and accordingly retain it until its value has departed or greatly deteriorated."
What I think I know — and what I know I don’t know (James O’Shaughnessy). A "tweetstorm" of investing wisdom from the author of What Works on Wall Street.
Paving your path to financial security in retirement (Colleen Jaconetti, Vanguard Blog). Although there’s no universal route to retirement security, there are common steps along the way.
Are you still earning nothing on your cash? (Charlie Bilello, Pension Partners). Why accept 0.01% on your bank savings when you could be earning around 2.0%?
The largest export of every U.S. state (Visual Capitalist). Not exactly a "personal finance" article, but the data here affect the economy where you live.
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