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Sunday links: addressing existential challenges

Abnormal Returns

Strategy The math on the 60/40 portfolio looks a lot different than it did a year ago. humbledollar.com) Companies Nvidia ($NVDA) has succeeded with a distributed workforce. awealthofcommonsense.com) There is a difference between picking and choosing. drorpoleg.com) How Amazon's ($AMZN) advertising business got so big.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The joy of sets : Why won’t our artistic-literary establishment recognise that there’s mystery, beauty and humanity in maths? She previously was a founding member of BlackRock’s iShares business, where she led European, US, and global distribution, driving the growth of iShares and the global ETF industry. (up from 3.2% Prospect ).

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Required Minimum Distributions Will NOT Drain Your Retirement Account

Mullooly Asset Management

“If my required minimum distributions are 5% of my account, does that mean my account will be empty in 20 years?” ” In this week’s podcast, Tom and Casey debunk this common misconception by explaining the math behind required minimum distributions.

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At the Money: Meb Faber on Tax Aware ETFs

The Big Picture

And the way math works, you end up with a stock that goes up a bunch. We’ve done the math on some of these high-yield portfolios and taxable accounts. with no capital gains, , distributions. And then at the end of it, you get distributed those stocks. And that’s the broad market. or 2% per year on average.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The platform had punched above its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivaled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available. Combine these elements with your own critical faculty — to weed out the usual spam and bs — and it could feel like the only place online that really mattered.

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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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4 Tips to Take Your 401(k) to the Next Level

Carson Wealth

The math, despite Einstein’s interpretation, is really fairly simple. Distributions from traditional IRAs and employer sponsored retirement plans are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to reaching age 59½, may be subject to an additional 10% IRS tax penalty. The wonder is that more people don’t take advantage of it.