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The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading pleasure.
Every week, I scan hundreds of headlines, read dozens of posts, and bring you the best of the best to save you time and mental energy.
Financial Independence (FI) is a primary focus, but it’s an awfully broad topic. I tend to approach FI and early retirement from a fatFIRE perspective and through the lens of a physician, so I expect to see those biases in the selected articles.
Related topics that have become recurrent themes include early retirement, selective frugality, tax issues, travel, physician issues, and investing.
For more great articles, take a peek at The Sunday Best Archives. Now let’s get to the best… The Sunday Best!
The Sunday Best (07/07/2024)
Say you’re on FIRE, and all that planning has paid off. It’s time to experience the sweet, sweet satisfaction of early retirement. But have you considered changing your zip code? If you have, here are the top 5 states to retire in, and why!
Are you considering a change in career while still using that hard-earned degree? Consider opting for the role of physician advisor.
You can’t really avoid thinking of inflation – not in the market paying for groceries, or when dining out, and especially not when refueling your tank. But why is inflation obvious when wage gains seem invisible?
And although inflation rates have decreased since 2023, one of the most concerned stakeholders are retirees. But to what extent does inflation impact retirement?
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Speaking of retirees, does age increase risk tolerance? Learn why Mike Piper is not a fan of age-based asset allocation.
Ben Carlson thinks America can take a leaf out of Australia’s financial book – every worker must save for retirement. Delve into the psychology of default savings in the automatic investing revolution.
Are you considering having children, investing, or both? Think you’re a nervous investor or parent? FireCRacker thinks raising a kid is like investing in the stock market.
Here’s a valuable long-form read on the rise of the growth-at-all-costs economy, economic legacies that shaped the status quo, and an analysis of the biggest American corporations: The Shareholder Supremacy by Edward Zitron.
Cyclical currencies, questionable predictions surrounding a collapse of the U.S. dollar, and why Ben remains bullish on the United States of America.
As doctors, we stare mortality in the face every day. What happens when you have less time to worry about your own future? Things might be looking different, with Jonathan Clements.
Do you know how to calculate your net worth? David Champion wonders, am I as rich as I think?
Disabilities can impact your income streams, wealth, and life. But why is there so little (good) personal finance for disabled people?
And last but definitely not least, watch Dr. Leif Dahleen’s financial journey from a high-income earner to achieving FATFIRE!
