Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

(standarddeviationspod.com) Michael Kitces talks with Jason Wenk, CEO of Altruist, about how he is trying to build an all-in-one investment OS. wiredplanning.com) Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk retirement income with Kelli Hueler, CEO and founder of Hueler Companies. kitces.com) The structured note business is growing rapidly.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Let’s delve into these to see if they apply to your own investing and trading: Instinct : Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking , discusses the strengths and capabilities of the “ adaptive unconscious.” When you get it wrong, it crushes your retirement plans. It’s utterly laughable.

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Darrow Wealth Management

APRIL 21, 2025

While a Roth conversion may never make sense for some individuals, for others, early retirement years may be the best time to convert pre-tax accounts to tax-free Roth. Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth doesnt make sense unless you have cash to pay taxes without dipping into your retirement savings.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 21, 2024

million in assets to both retire and pass on a legacy interest (though many have yet to establish an estate plan), according to a recent survey. Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that affluent Americans believe they need an average of $5.5

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

(dariusforoux.com) Don't borrow money to invest. abnormalreturns.com) Investing Successful investing is boring. onveston.substack.com) Why 'Is now a good time to invest?' monevator.com) You can't invest if you don't save. peterlazaroff.com) Retirement 'Work longer' as retirement advice doesn't work for everyone.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JANUARY 6, 2025

If you will pull an income from an investment portfolio, what could go wrong? 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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The Big Picture

JULY 24, 2024

At The Money: Behavior Beats Intelligence (July 24, 2024) We focus most of our investing efforts on information and knowledge. Morgan Housel Finance types tend to focus on attributes like intelligence, math skills and computer programming. In investing, it’s usually the opposite. None of it matters.

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Darrow Wealth Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Is retiring with a mortgage a good idea? Retiring with a mortgage doesn’t typically pose a financial risk, and at times it’s the best financial decision. But paying off a mortgage before retirement has upsides also. Here’s when it may – and may not – make sense to pay off a mortgage before retiring.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Meb Faber, founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investments, speaks about a new ETF that may be the solution to the challenge of concentrated equity positions. Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Meb Faber is co-Founder and CIO at Cambria Investment Management, as well as research firm Idea Farm.

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Getting Your Financial Ducks In A Row

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It has further been estimated that as we approach retirement, this ratio increases to a factor of five times more pain for a loss as opposed to the joy we experience for a gain. On the other hand, other studies tell us that a guaranteed income from an investment is preferred over an assured return on investment over time.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

change at retirement. Hopefully a mortgage is paid off, hopefully there are no car payments to make and health insurance at 65, if retired, should go down quite a bit on Medicare, especially if income goes way down. Once someone is retired, saving for retirement is one less expense too. I just used the word spreadsheet.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

OCTOBER 26, 2024

First, is the math right based on my numbers? They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation. If we guess just 2 billion people, and that is just a guess, and divide that into the 15.2 How can it solve anyone's problem?

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Matt Kory, Vice President, Retirement Programs As a retirement income vehicle, the 401(k) is second in popularity only to Social Security – and as CNBC reported in 2019 the number of 401(k) millionaires is at an all-time high. But is a million dollars even enough for your retirement needs? Just think of the numbers. Trade wars.

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Mr. Money Mustache

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The value of the S&P 500 index of stocks, where most of us hopefully have a good chunk of our retirement savings stashed into index funds, is up about fifty seven percent in just the past two years. Does this make it more vulnerable to a huge crash in the future, and will it affect my retirement? Its just basic math.

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Clever Girl Finance

JANUARY 29, 2023

This is very important for retirement, and knowing what your target net worth by age should be will help you better understand how to reach your personal financial goals. Knowing your net worth and the averages can help you understand if you are saving and investing enough to reach your goals. A better metric to go by is the median.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 30, 2024

The latest retirement disaster article from Yahoo focuses on 55 year olds who have a "median savings of less than $50,000." Yahoo says it's "bleak" because this cohort is "only about a decade from retiring." A harsh reality is that $50,000 is not a retirement fund but it is a pretty robust emergency fund.

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Clever Girl Finance

JUNE 28, 2023

Leveraging the best compound interest investments is essentially a way for your money to make money. These investments are widely recognized as one of the most powerful tools for growing money over the long term. Table of contents 9 Best compound interest investments Expert tip What is compound interest? Even better?

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Clever Girl Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The term personal finance ratios might be giving you flashbacks to math class. You can use ratios to keep track of many different aspects of your financial situation—from cash flow to savings to retirement and more. Start by adding up all your regular income from jobs, side gigs, investment income, etc.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

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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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 3, 2024

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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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It's been a while since this sort of thing was relevant for my day job so something could have changed, weeklies didn't exist for example, but if my math is correct then it was way over exposed which would account for last week's decline in the fund price. Please leave a comment if I did the work incorrectly.

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Good Financial Cents

JUNE 25, 2023

That makes it very different from the US dollar, and it comes with unique risks that could make Bitcoin a good or bad investment, depending on your unique investment goals. If you’re looking into cryptocurrency for the first time, you may be wondering, “can I start by investing $100 in Bitcoin?”

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Clever Girl Finance

JULY 18, 2022

Do the math of your raise. Some quick math will reveal exactly how much extra income you’ll be working with in your monthly budget. The trap of short-term gratification in the form of luxury convenience can delay your plans to get out of debt, save for a down payment, or retire. Is it an essential item?

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MAY 18, 2023

Bloomberg did a survey and found that Generation-X does not feel like it will be "financially prepared for retirement." Anyone closer to the younger edge of Gen-X could probably benefit by cutting expenses now, the impact of that could compound over the next 20+ years as they approach a normal retirement age.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 3, 2024

There was an article on LinkedIn (via Abnormal Returns) by Victor Haghani that dug into the math working against leveraged ETFs. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 18, 2025

And checking in on the GraniteShares YieldBoost SPY ETF (YSPY) that sells put spreads on a levered S&P 500 ETF; Yes, that is a rough start, clearly, but interestingly the math checks out. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation.

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Sara Grillo

JUNE 24, 2024

The math behind Universal Life Insurance Interest Rates is a twisted web and most consumers are deceived. Know how the math works so you can see the potential risks that may exist with your policy. Request an additional report paying only until age 70, since in retirement you are on a fixed budget and do not want outgoing payments.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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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Clever Girl Finance

APRIL 22, 2025

Baby products and child care Healthcare Education Technology Food and drinks, groceries Repairs Finance Legal Pets Cleaning Digital Marketing Beauty industry Funeral services Real estate investing 14 Recession-proof businesses to consider Based on the list of the above recession proof industries, let’s go over some actual business ideas.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JULY 9, 2023

Generally speaking, pensions are less viable than they used to be, the math doesn't work as well. The only pension I am remotely close to is the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. The concept of pensions is that they provide a security net to retired workers. Is he right? Is he wrong? If correct, that argues no.

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Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Once you know your weekly or monthly income, you can do the simple math of calculating how much 70% would be. We all need an emergency fund, and to save more long-term (think: retirement). Don’t put it into a retirement account where you won’t be able to get the money out for years.) Consider some of these ways to save.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

She is Head of North America Investments for Citi Global Wealth, which is a giant wealth management arm of the giant Citibank. It’s a town of about 4,000 people, so exposure to markets or investment banking or any of the careers in finance was not something that you really envisioned. Her name is Kristen Bitterly Michell.

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Clever Girl Finance

JULY 13, 2024

With this system, you will use 60% of your take-home pay to build your savings or even an early retirement account , invest, save up for a down payment, or repay debt. Another example is anyone interested in achieving FIRE; Financial Independence Retire Early. Perhaps you want to start investing. That’s a great step!

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Do the math, it would be a fantastic long term result but very difficult to pull off. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation. Maybe the model providers don't really want their models to differentiate.

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Trade Brains

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From budgeting basics to investments, these courses offer a comprehensive foundation for managing your money in a better way. Personal Finance for Beginners by FinGrad FinGrad Academy is an educational platform that offers various courses on financial products for better investment opportunities. You can enroll in the course here.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 22, 2023

This Tweet was embedded in a thread; The context in the Tweet before was that he was on Cavuto to talk about an upcoming book and he believes that investing can be simple. No question, investing can be pretty simple. And then just a little math, the "guarantee" based on the 50/50 allocation would be 2.5%

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Elizabeth Burton is Goldman Sachs asset management’s client investment strategist. Previously she was Chief Investment Officer at various state pension funds, including Maryland and Hawaii. I, I found this to be really an intriguing conversation with somebody who, whose investment charge is unconstrained. Two reasons.

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