Happy Friday, everybody.
Just a few of my favorite reads from this week:
Investing
- Video: Yale Chief Investment Officer David Swenson on (among other things) why individual investors shouldn’t bother with actively managed mutual funds
- Save, Invest, and Borrow to Achieve Your Financial Goals from Moolanomy
- A rather lengthy, but quite interesting discussion of estimating the “all-in” costs of equity mutual funds. (pdf)
- RIP Peter Bernstein from Amateur Asset Allocator
- Which Broker? You don’t need one. from The Finance Buff
Other Noteworthy Articles
- Coupon Lady–Money Saving Madness from MoneyNing
- The Best Career Advice, in 10 Words or Less from The Simple Dollar
- How to Budget for an Irregular Income from Get Rich Slowly
- Liar Liar, House on Fire from Tax Girl
- When to Enroll in Medicare Part D from The Incidental Economist
Carnivals
- Money Hacks Carnival hosted by My Life ROI
- Carnival of Pecuniary Delights, also hosted by My Life ROI
- Carnival of Financial Planning hosted by The Skilled Investor
As always, thank you for reading (and discussing), and I hope you enjoy your respective weekends.
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