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Personal finance links: measuring wealth

Podcasts

  • Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau talk with Ben Carlson, author of "Risk and Reward." (podcasts.apple.com)
  • Peter Lazaroff talks with Phil Toews, author of "The Behavioral Portfolio." (peterlazaroff.com)
  • Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk asset allocation with Adam Grossman. (morningstar.com)
  • Rick Ferri talks with Robin Wigglesworth of FT Alphaville fame. (bogleheads.podbean.com)

Investing

  • Ben Carlson, "Investing is a form of regret minimization." (awealthofcommonsense.com)
  • How direct indexing works. (wsj.com)

Housing

  • Good luck trying to figure out how home equity investment contracts work. (bloomberg.com)
  • A look at what factors affect housing affordability. (nytimes.com)

401(k) plans

  • Update your 401(k) beneficiaries. (morningstar.com)
  • Two simple 401(k) lessons for a new college grad. (crr.bc.edu)

529 accounts

  • Why 529 accounts make sense for just about everyone. (moneychangeseverything.substack.com)
  • What to do with an overfunded 529 account. (advisorperspectives.com)

Lists

  • Five common financial questions, answered. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
  • Five questions to ask, if you can't ask someone how much money they make. (marketwatch.com)
  • Four things you really shouldn't worry about. (morningstar.com)
  • Four easy financial wins. (thedailyupside.com)

Work

  • Darius Foroux, "Most negative criticism doesn’t come from people who want to help you improve." (dariusforoux.com)
  • The case for starting your career in a smaller city. (marketwatch.com)

Personal finance

  • Jordan Grumet, "The first year after any major life change is often confusing, emotional, and profoundly incomplete." (jordangrumet.substack.com)
  • Even if you hire a financial advisor you need to have an understanding of money. (jordangrumet.substack.com)
  • AI models are not a trusted fiduciary. Be careful. (abnormalreturns.com)
  • Money is nothing without meaning. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
  • The limits of healthspan are real. (meaningfulmoney.life)
  • What is Coast FIRE? (whitecoatinvestor.com)