Financial Planning Roundup: Long-Term TIPS Yielding 3%
Oblivious Investorby Mike3d ago
TIPS maturing in 2046 or later are yielding slightly above 3% as of last Friday. (And TIPS maturing 2042-2045 aren’t far below 3%.)
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Reducing Spending Throughout Retirement
Oblivious Investorby Mike10d ago
In a recent paper, David Blanchett found (again) that household spending tends to decrease over the course of retirement. That is, it increases, but not as quickly as inflation.
57%Financial Planning Roundup: Vanguard Funds Add “Morningstar” to Their Name
Oblivious Investorby Mike17d ago
In February of 2026, Morningstar bought CRSP (the Center for Research in Securities Prices), which until that point was owned by the University of Chicago.
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Is a Total Bond Fund Still an Acceptable Core Bond Holding?
Oblivious Investorby Mike24d ago
A reader writes in, asking: “I have question about your VT + TIPS choice. Will you maintain that two fund portfolio throughout your life?
Financial Planning Roundup: Help Wanted (Technical Editor)
Oblivious Investorby Mike20 Jul 2026
I find myself coming back to the FBI’s cybercrime stats over and over, because they’re just mind-blowing.
Financial Planning Roundup: “Ultraprocessed Content”
Oblivious Investorby Mike6 Jul 2026
This week I encountered an article (from March) by Cal Newport (author of Deep Work) on the topic of smartphones, social media, and their effect on attention spans and mental health.
Financial Planning Roundup: Social Security Trust Fund Projected Depletion Moves Closer
Oblivious Investorby Mike22 Jun 2026
The Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds released their annual report this month.
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