{"id":37,"date":"2021-10-27T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwfinancialplanning.com\/2021\/11\/04\/what-ive-been-reading-october-27-2021\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T23:35:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T23:35:53","slug":"what-ive-been-reading-october-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwfinancialplanning.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"Risk and Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s More to Investing Than Risk and Return<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Christine Benz, one of the most respected investment commentators in the country, shares \u201cThe more I know [about investing], the more I can\u2019t be bothered with the arcane, the volatile, the hard to understand. Instead, I crave simplicity, peace of mind and the ability to be asleep at the switch and know that things are OK.\u201d Mic drop.<\/p>\n

Gen X: How to Make Sure Your Future Self Remains Funded<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

As someone who was in love with Troy Dyer (Ethan Hawke) ??? in\u00a0Reality Bites<\/em>\u00a0and listened to the soundtrack on repeat on my CD player, I am firmly in Generation X. It\u2019s still mind blowing that members of my generation are in their 40\u2019s and 50\u2019s. I still feel 25! Reality (?) is that retirement is closer than ever before. This article provides some tips.<\/p>\n

As a side note, I\u2019m also having a hard time with the fact that women\u2019s combat boots are back in. I don\u2019t hate it. It\u2019s just weird that I\u2019m old enough for trends to come back around. Maybe my beloved barn jacket will be next. Do you hear\u00a0My Sharona<\/em>\u00a0in your head now ??\u2026 you\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Lots of Places Like Home<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Are most of your investments based in the U.S.? That\u2019s home bias. Most investors invest the bulk of their money in their home country, home town or company they work for (home job?). Jason Zweig talks about the dangers of this bias for your financial security. He uses powerful examples of how folks who had the majority of their wealth in their company stocks, like Enron and General Electric, paid dearly for it.<\/p>\n

Are There Enough Strawberries in Kellogg\u2019s Strawberry Pop-Tarts? A Court Might Decide<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

On Monday, I was scanning the\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/em>\u2019s front page and knew immediately what I was reading first when I saw this title. I \u2764\ufe0f frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts! Someone is suing Kellogg\u2019s for $5 million because there aren\u2019t enough strawberries\u2026 For the record, I had no expectation that there were any real strawberries, anything pronounceable, or anything actually grown in nature as an ingredient in a Pop-Tart.<\/p>\n

Portillo\u2019s Stock Cookin\u2019 After Chicago Restaurant Chain\u2019s IPO<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

My favorite hometown eats place is part of the IPO mania this week! Italian beef with sweet peppers. YUM!<\/p>\n

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