Wednesday Reading List

Stuff worth sharing from the past week

ICYMI: 5 Reasons to Believe in Emerging Market Stocks – Emerging Market stocks have confounded investors recently, although their long-term track record is strong. Here is one team’s analysis of why they are more resilient and attractive today.

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Charles Schwab’s Chief Investment Strategist with her latest update on the economy and markets.

All Right Now: But a Long Way to Go to Recover by Liz Ann Sonders

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Following last week’s article, here is another one about talking to your kids about money.

Warren Buffett: This is the No. 1 mistake parents make when teaching kids about money by Tom Popomaronis

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I’ve been looking for an article to explain this and here’s the best I found. While the author doesn’t completely avoid partisan nonsense, perhaps that’s too much to ask in 2020. I still found the information helpful.

COVID-19 Cases Are Rising, So Why Are Deaths Flatlining? by Derek Thompson

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If you haven’t stayed in a hotel lately, you probably haven’t read USA Today either. This opinion piece on pandemic preparedness is interesting.

Tom Daschle and Tom Ridge: America is paying a horrific price for neglecting public health by Tom Daschle and Tom Ridge

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There’s an important difference between striving for super early retirement and financial independence.

In Celebration of Financial Independence by John Rekenthaler

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Book Recommendation

I loved this one.

Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture & Killing of America’s Most Wanted Crime Boss by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge