Here’s the Roundup for the first Friday in May!
Stocks, bonds, and higher inflation (Charlie Bilello, Compound Capital Advisors). "Let’s take a look at how stocks and bonds have performed under various levels of inflation…"
Broad commodities price boom amplifies ’supercycle’ talk (Financial Times). The rally in commodities markets appears to be picking up steam.
The limits of investing sanity (Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund Blog). Some investors get carried away. Wise ones make a sober judgment about how much is enough.
10 things you shouldn’t care about as an investor (Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense). A list of things — including several touted by the financial press — that you can safely ignore.
Rich Americans fleeing tax hikes may turbocharge shift to ETFs (Bloomberg via Yahoo). A possible side effect of the capital-gains tax increase under consideration?
What’s your strategy for maximizing your Social Security benefits? (Kiplinger). Deciding when to take Social Security is like playing chess — you need to think a few moves ahead.
Fidelity adds 4.1 million new clients in the first quarter of 2021 (CNBC). The behemoth brokerage firm now boasts more than 83 million accounts and administers more than $10 trillion in assets.
Grab an umbrella (Adam M. Grossman, Humble Dollar). An argument for having an "umbrella" insurance policy that picks up where other coverage leaves off.
How to teach the next generation about money & stewardship (Rachel Rupert, Christian Stewardship Network). "Biblical principles are necessary, but even more important is communicating the heart behind what God is saying."
Visualizing the state of government debt around the world (Visual Capitalist). The debt-to-GDP ratio for each country (the U.S. isn’t in the top 10 yet, but is getting very close).
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