The Sunday Best (08/11/2024)

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 (08/11/2024)

Bringing you international news and the risk-free trade that turned risky: why you should care about the yen carry trade. 

Let’s get back to the basics. What is the wealth effect?

Ben Carlson writes about the bulls and the bears; what’s the bull case for housing?

Hear about social security benefits, managing funds, and life policies with Paula Pant in the unintended consequences of early retirement. 

Sometimes we make forever plans but life is unpredictable and nobody knows what tomorrow could bring. Here’s Jonathan Clements turning on a dime. 

We’re all about FIRE, but why is FIRE so hard for some people and what can they do about it?

$1 billion in crypto liquidations, foreign stocks getting going through the wringer, and more with Nick Maguilli as he asks: how long can stocks underperform? 

While planning doesn’t necessarily help predict market direction, it can set you put you at ease. Find out how in the opportunity cost of market timing in T-bills.  

We’re used to putting our money in banks, but as Harry Sit writes, many people don’t realize that there’s a fundamental difference between the roles banks and brokers play. Here’s why you might want to ditch banks and go with money market funds and treasuries. 

Dr Daniel Crosby thinks despite all the things we do well, humans are not built for investing.

Lastly, if you’re looking for a fulfilling career post-retirement and prefer recreational employment, here are the best jobs for retired physicians. 

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