Some of the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
It’s OK to be bearish but it’s not OK to stay bearish (A Wealth of Common Sense). “I don’t really see the need to be bullish or bearish as a long-term investor because I expect to see up markets, down markets, sideways markets and everything in-between.”
The period of abundance is over (The Market). “Bond king” Jeffrey Gundlach weighs in on the Fed, the markets, and more.
The impact of uncertainty on investor behavior (The Evidence-Based Investor). Understanding the difference between risk and uncertainty is helpful in determining how much risk to take.
20 IRA mistakes to avoid (Morningstar). Making the most of an IRA requires understanding more than the qualification rules and contribution limits.
Pension choices: Lump sum or monthly payment? (Oblivious Investor). There’s a quick and easy approach to making this decision, and then there’s a better approach.
When it pays to have a mortgage in retirement — and when it doesn’t (Wall Street Journal). Higher interest rates have changed the math but not the psychology.
Big beliefs (Collaborative Fund). The wisdom of whittling a field, such as investing, down to a small number of core principles.
The difference between wealth and well-being (Morningstar). Further explorations into our complicated relationship with money.
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