Weekend Reads - 25
This is a good piece about decision fatigue. Every time we have to make a decision, a small amount of our psychological energy is used up. There’s a good book from a number of years ago called “The Paradox of Choice” that explores this phenomenon in detail. The more decision you can make programmatically, the better.
If you’re approaching retirement, what is the optimal split in your portfolio between stocks and bonds? What is the optimal split if you are several years into retirement? The answer may surprise you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/opinion/stock-market-retirement.html
An interesting piece about estate sales. I wrote a piece a few months ago about what happens to all the stuff. It may end up picked over by zealous estate sale enthusiasts.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-and-off-the-avenue/the-wild-wonderful-world-of-estate-sales