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3 Things

Can You Control Required Minimum Distributions? (Morningstar)
A Pre-Retirement Financial Checklist (White Coat Investor)
Why International Investing Makes Sense for Long-Term Investors (Morningstar)

My Videos & Articles

ICYMI

The staggering science and art behind Wimbledon's legendary grass courts (ABC News)
Planning For Changes In Client Marginal Tax Rates After TCJA’s Sunset (Kitces)
Cal Newport, the man who never procrastinates (El Pais)
How America’s Fastest Swimmers Use Math to Win Gold (Quanta)
Escape From the Box (Prospect)
Fernand Pajot’s list of best documentaries ever (MR)

What I'm Reading, Listening To, and Watching

Just finished Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (who also penned Mystic River and Shutter Island). An excellent book set in South Boston in the 1970s during school busing. Lehane does a masterful job of creating characters through dialogue.
I'm now reading Along Came A Spider, by James Patterson. I've never been a fan of Patterson's work. His writing is sophomoric. It's feels even worse coming on the heels of Lehane's excellent book, but I'll give it a chance.
I've been watching a long video by Peter Attia on exercise for aging people. Highly recommended.
I'm still working on my Library for you.

Resources

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CD Rates (which now includes no-penalty CDs)

No-penalty: 5.20%
3-month: 5.51%
1-year: 5.40%
5-year: 4.75%

Savings account/MMA Rates: 5.50%
Best Bank Bonuses (up to $2,000)

NEW: Several airline credit cards of increased their intro offers, including one just last week. Check out the details here.
NEW: Several business credit cards have increased their signup bonuses. One card I have just increased their signup bonus from 100,000 points to 120,000, worth $1,200 in cash or statement credit, or up to $1,500 in travel.

Best,

Rob Berger

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