Our latest picks for the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
With conflicting signals, market is a hybrid of a bull and a bear (CNBC). Investors have to contend with the market’s split personality.
Fears about the economy shouldn’t keep you out of the stock market (MarketWatch). Does it seem like there’s more to worry about than usual? Actually, there isn’t.
Why millions of Americans are still working past the age of 65 (CBS Money Watch). For many, retirement isn’t an option.
6 tax changes to know to avoid a surprise in 2019 (Kiplinger). There’s still time to get in synch with the many changes that went into effect last January.
Economics: The discipline that refuses to change (The Atlantic). Behavioral factors have gained traction, but perhaps not enough.
And from the blogosphere…
The one constant in the stock market (A Wealth of Common Sense). This year brought a rare “double-double.”
Is there a signal in the noise? Yield curves, economic growth and stock prices! (Musings on Markets). A closer look at the yield curve and its ability to predict recessions.
My year-end review and planning regime (The Retirement Cafe). A peak behind the curtain at how someone who writes about retirement planning goes about his own planning process.
The hardest problem in finance (The Irrelevant Investor). The danger of relying on an overly simplistic calculation for retirement spending.
Top 10 reasons why the Smoothed Actuarial Budget Benchmark is superior to IRS RMD for developing spending budgets (How Much Can I Afford to Spend in Retirement?). For those who want to take a very deep dive into the murky waters of retirement spending.
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