💰 Cash isn’t king?

Cash can feel pretty good ’cause it’s stable and feels safe. Is it, though?

“With a 5% return on cash, why would anyone want to invest in stocks?”

Ben Felix, a portfolio manager at PWL Capital, says cash is “counterintuitively extremely risky for long-term investors.”

Today is about investing. Mostly. 🙂

Let’s do this!

Today’s newsletter is 231 words, 1:30 minutes.

10 Money things worth reading this week

1. Find a new king? “Why cash is a terrible long-term investment, even at 5% interest” (YouTube)

2. When cash is king. Why many business owners would love it if you stopped using your credit card

3. Could save you big. 24 things Ben believes about investing

4. Active vs. passive – choose passive. Why index investing works (study)

5. Smart stuff. How To’s of index investing with Justin Bender & Shannon Bender (YouTube channel)

6. Agents don’t always work in your best interest. When life insurance is sold, not bought

7. Stick to the $1.50 hotdog? Costco is selling gold bars and they sell out

8. Maybe use Bing. How Google alters search queries to get at your wallet

9. Actionable advice. Social Media and Youth Mental Health The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory (2023) (PDF)

10. Tweet of the week.

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Love love love,

Kerry