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Weekend Reading | Saturday, October 12, 2024

Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web

State Superintendent Thurmond Celebrates the Addition of Personal Finance to California’s High School Graduation Requirements

Yeah California!!!

Being ‘Mindful’ About Your Bank Account Can Bring More Than Peace of Mind − a Researcher Explains the Payoff

“We found that financially mindful users were willing to take on more risk in their portfolios.”

Will You Marry Me (Again)?: The Rise of ‘Divorce Regret’

Nearly 1/2 of marriages end in divorce, but some of those divorces end in re-marriage!

How Do Clients Choose Wealth Managers?

Buyer Beware!!! 95% of prospective wealth management clients see “access to sophisticated products they don’t know about” as either VERY or EXTREMELY important. IMHO – 100% of them NEED to be reminded that “sophistication” is usually a justification for higher fees.

Retail Investors Won on Fees But Are Losing on Risk

And related… It’s easy for anyone to manage cost now; it is still incredibly hard to manage risk (especially given our biases for “sophisticated tools”).

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Always reading, always learning, Jonathan hand-selects these articles for readers each week. To view Jonathan’s curated articles from previous weeks, CLICK HERE.

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