Timing Withdrawls of Invested Funds

Adam Shell notes that we are living in a volatile financial times . Shell notes that tapping retirement reserves in a down market can ravage the value of the investment. He cites Amy Arnott that "Taking the same withdrawals early in retirement during an up market allows you to maintain your account value over the long term while paying yourself along the way" (para. 3). He notes that Arnott also recommends "to set aside a bucket of cash [from your investments] equal to one or two years’ worth of living expenses so you can ride out a lengthy market storm without having to sell . . . (para. 10).

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Storytelling and Financial Analysis

Aswath Damodaran in a video considers the value added to investments by either analysis or storytelling. Both are necessary.

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Warning: This video is requires about 90 minutes.

Socially Responsible Investing

Aswath Damodaran a blog post and video where he muses on the challenges of investing in companies which claim to operate environmentally, socially, and with good governance.

He finds that in some markets these companies may have greater return and/or resilience, but that the data indicates that the additional return can be small or even negative, depending on the industries involved.

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Investment Warnings

Tren Griffin shares what he learned about investing from Ray Dalio.

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Stock and Investment Apps

Michael Simon suggests 10 android apps for overseeing stocks and investments .

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