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Personal finance links: slowing down

Abnormal Returns

(talkingbillions.co) Frazer Rice talks with Jared Dillian about his forthcoming book "No Worries: How to Live a Stress-Free Life." open.spotify.com) Retirement Nine things to consider in retirement. tonyisola.com) Retirement is, in part, about saying no to obligations you don't like.

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Personal finance links: inevitable course corrections

Abnormal Returns

ritholtz.com) Jon Luskin talks with Mike Piper about his new book "More than Enough: A Brief Guide to the Questions That Arise After Realizing You Have More Than You Need." awealthofcommonsense.com) Home buying math is bad right now, but will it be any better a year from now? finance.yahoo.com) The case for semi-retirement.

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Retirement Algebra, Solving For U

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Obviously bookings could dry up or at least go through a some sort of downturn resulting in less income. If that money is in an IRA, that is going to change your math considerably due to having to withdraw all of that inherited IRA within 10 years. Lousy longer term returns could be a problem as could some sort of mistake.

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At The Money: Behavior Beats Intelligence

The Big Picture

Morgan Housel Finance types tend to focus on attributes like intelligence, math skills and computer programming. The book has received widespread acclaim for its insightful approach. You want to say, look, I hope to retire in about 20 years and maybe I’ll be in a position to sell part of my portfolio. None of it matters.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Stock Pickers Never Had a Chance Against Hard Math of the Market : In years like this one, when just a few big companies outperform, it’s hard to assemble a winning portfolio. If you’re depending on income to fund your retirement, 5% rates are a blessing.

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Making It Work Because You Have To

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

I haven't seen too many scenarios where Roth conversions were optimal as most people don't earn more after they retire. Do the math on your particulars like what your various sources of earned income will likely be, how much your RMDs will likely be and so on. How much are you likely to end up with in your retirement accounts?

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Transcript: Linda Gibson, CEO PGIM Quantitative Solutions

The Big Picture

She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?

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