Nov 27, 2020

Black Friday 2020 Reading List

Hope you all had an enjoyable and safe Thanksgiving yesterday!

Black Friday

  • Here is one out of the UK to read BEFORE you do any Black Friday shopping, using behavioral economics to explain marketing tactics. (MouthyMoney)
  • While we are on Black Friday—what will it look like? (Probably like Cyber Monday.) (USA Today)
  • And Nathan Burrow of the NYT shares advice on how to avoid overspending on Black Friday. (NYT-subscription)

Economics

  • Surprise!? Consumer Confidence fell unexpectedly in November just ahead of Black Friday and peak shopping season. (Yahoo Finance)
  • New unemployment claims increase for the second week in a row to 778,000. (CNN)

Investing

  • If you are looking for dividend stocks while interest rates (on bonds) are low, you might want to check this article out. (MarketWatch)
  • The Dow hit 30,000 before Thanksgiving. Read (or listen to) Jeremy Seigel of Wharton to get his take on the future of the market. (Knowledge@Wharton)

Bitcoin

  • A Thanksgiving market correction brings bitcoin down 10%? (MarketWatch)
  • Here is a great overview of bitcoin pricing over time. (Visual Capitalist)

Retirement/Taxes

  • This article provides a great explanation for if, when, how, and why you should convert your tax advantaged retirement savings into a Roth. (WSJ-subscription)
  • The CARES Act added a $300 charitable contribution deduction. Here's how it works (CNBC

Student Loans

  • What does the projected $435 billion loss on student loans hitting the headlines this week really mean? (Inside Higher Ed.)

Managing Credit

  • Here are interesting statistics on how much and what type of debt (averages, of course) are held by each generation. (CNBC)

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