What caught my eye this week.
Hello! I’m half-on-holiday this week (and that’s without an NHS app ‘ping’ in earshot…)
My mini-break hasn’t stopped me reading the money and investing Internet. But it does limit my time to waffle on about it.
In other words, straight to the links this week.
Have a cool(er) weekend!
From Monevator
How spending on a credit card can protect the things you buy – Monevator [1]
Emerging market bond risks – Monevator [2]
From the archive-ator: 10 things you can do today to reset your life – Monevator [3]
News
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Savers seeking to keep early access to pension pots (at 55) face 2023 deadline [Search result] – FT [5]
Nearly 620,000 people told to self-isolate after NHS Covid app ‘ping’ – ITV [6]
UK fails to renegotiate two-year old and allegedly brilliant Brexit deal – BBC [7]
China signals the end to the $2 trillion US listing juggernaut – Yahoo Finance [8]
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Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition to matter today, but it does – Joachim Klement [10]
Products and services
UK to trial automatic energy bill switching system – Guardian [11]
Coventry Building Society launches best-buy savings account – ThisIsMoney [12]
EVs cheaper to own than petrol or diesel over seven years – ThisIsMoney [13]
Sign-up to Freetrade via my link and we can both get a free share worth between £3 and £200 – Freetrade [14]
How to set up an online shop to make money from home – ThisIsMoney [15]
Nationwide offers first sub-1% five-year mortgage fix – MoneySavingExpert [16]
Special offer: Get £100 cashback when you switch your ISA to Interactive Investor [Ends 31 July, terms apply, affiliate link] – Interactive Investor [17]
American Express to overhaul British Airways Avios reward cards – Which [18]
High-tech homes for sale, in pictures – Guardian [19]
Comment and opinion
The highest forms of wealth – Morgan Housel [20]
At what price does safety come first for investors? [Search result] – FT [21]
We are all investors now – Of Dollars and Data [22]
What should you do with an inherited investment portfolio? – ThisIsMoney [23]
How to survive until payday when you’re out of cash – Be Clever with Your Cash [24]
Suppose the 60/40 portfolio underperforms for a decade – Behavioural Investment [25]
Some Chinese shunning careers for “low-desire” [FIRE [26]] life – AP News [27]
The whole world is turning Japanese, demographically – Abnormal Returns [28]
Stumble, trip – Indeedably [29]
Naughty corner: Active antics
Ether’s role in a diversified portfolio – Morningstar [30]
Are US companies really better than European ones? – Albert Bridge Capital [31]
Mental momentum investors – Klement on Investing [32]
What about beta? The demise of alpha – CAIA Association [33]
Covid corner
Covid infections around the UK continue to rise – BBC [34]
How to find the best holiday Covid test, by price and trust – Guardian [35]
Japanese ‘natto’ beans may be a new Covid treatment – New Food Magazine [36]
Kindle book bargains
(Don’t have a Kindle? Buy one [37] and join the cheap book club!)
Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day by Stephen Guise – £0.99 on Kindle [38]
Zen: The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyo Masuno – £0.99 on Kindle [39]
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Collapse of Lehman Brothers – £0.99 on Kindle [40]
SAS: Leadship Secrets from the Special Forces by various authors – £0.99 on Kindle [41]
Environmental factors
Why climate change threatens your retirement savings – CBS News [42]
Survivor: salmon edition – Hakai Magazine [43]
Australian lobbying keeps Great Barrier Reef off ‘in danger’ list – Guardian [44]
Off our beat
How to get out of your own head – Raptitude [45]
A quick guide to negative online comments – Humble Dollar [46]
A love letter to browsing record stores and book shops – The Walrus [47]
Zoomtown-on-Sea? The lure of a new life on the coast – BBC [48]
Google Doodle Champion Island Games [Retro-style Olympics game] – Google [49]
Trading sex for cosmetic surgery in Mexico’s narco capital – BBC [50]
Neckties are the new bow ties – The Atlantic [51]
And finally…
“It’s easier to stimulate asset prices than it is to stimulate an economy.”
– Terry Smith, Investing for Growth [52]
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