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BELOW ARE LINKS to (relatively) recent articles, podcasts and videos from HumbleDollar’s editor, Jonathan Clements, that have appeared on other sites. Also included are articles by others devoted to his financial advice.

July-December 2024

An Honest Conversation About Death and Finance (podcast, Oct. 8)
Don’t Let Uncertainty Derail Your Portfolio (podcast, Sept. 30)
I’m 61 and I’ve Got a Year Left to Live, but I Still Plan to Work Every Day (Sept. 25)
Money Life with Chuck Jaffe (radio interview, Sept. 23)
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (TV interview, Sept. 6)
What’s “Normal” for the Stock Market? (podcast, Aug. 29)
Living Was Easy, Dying Is Harder (Aug. 28)
A Game Plan for Giving (podcast, July 31)
A Money Guru Bet Big on a Very Long Life. Then He Got Cancer. (July 13)

January-June 2024

A Life Update (podcast, June 28)
What Will Your Legacy Be? (June 17)
The Best Interest (podcast, June 5)
Raising Money-Savvy Kids (podcast, May 30)
Unlocking the Secrets of Retirement (podcast, April 30)
Is Cash Trash? (podcast, March 29)
Embracing a “Second Childhood” in Retirement (podcast, March 1)
A Book for Everyone (podcast, Feb. 27)
Teach and Retire Rich (podcast, Feb. 17)
Remarkable Market Resilience (podcast, Jan. 30)

July-December 2023

What to Expect in the Year Ahead (podcast, Dec. 29)
What I’ve Learned About Life and Money (podcast, Dec. 14)
Risks We Face in 2024 (podcast, Nov. 30)
Four Key Questions (podcast, Oct. 31)
How Annuities Can Red efine Your Retirement (podcast, Oct. 24)
How to Think About Money (podcast, Oct. 1)
Are Interest Rates Keeping the Market Down? (podcast, Sept. 28)
Is College Worth the Cost? (podcast, Aug. 31)
10 Key Lessons About Money and Life That I Learned the Hard Way (Aug. 26)
Captain FI (podcast, Aug. 21)
Finding Happiness and Purpose With Your Money (podcast, July 31)
Bogleheads on Investing (podcast, July 24)
Next Gen Personal Finance (podcast, July 13)
HumbleDollar Helps Readers Make Informed Decisions (July 6)
Key Ingredients for a Good Retirement (podcast, June 30)

January-June 2023

Inspiring Money Journeys that Prove Financial Freedom Is Attainable (podcast, June 26)
Three Tales of Financial Triumph (podcast, June 26)
Book Review: My Money Journey (June 19)
“Most Important Financial Skill” for Achieving Financial Freedom (May 28)
Pathways to Financial Freedom (May 25)
How Likely Is a Government Debt Default? (podcast, May 25)
Six Money Tips for New Grads (May 10)
LifeBlood Book Club (podcast, May 4)
“There’s Opportunity in Over-Rebalancing” (May 4)
HumbleDollar Explores the Nuances of Retirement and Financial Happiness (May 3)
Oblivious Investor on My Money Journey (May 1)
Could the Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status Be in Jeopardy? (podcast, April 28)
The Long View (podcast, April 25)
8 Traits Successful Investors Tend to Have in Common (April 25)
Rational Reminder discussion of My Money Journey (podcast, April 6)
Regional Banks in Turmoil (podcast, March 30)
Don’t Delay (podcast, Feb. 28)
Keeping Our Balance (podcast, Jan. 31)

July-December 2022

Things Not to Do in 2023 (podcast, Dec. 30)
New Year, New Hope (podcast, Nov. 30)
Bearing Up (podcast, Oct. 31)
Financial Planning in Inflationary Times (video, Oct. 22)
Lemons into Lemonade (podcast, Sept. 30)
Back to School (podcast, Aug. 31)
Reasons to Be Optimistic (podcast, July 29)

January-June 2022

Not Your Average Bear (podcast, June 28)
Conversation with Kevin Thompson of 9Innings Capital (podcast, June 25)
Why This Bear Market Is Different (podcast, May 31)
Coping With Inflation (podcast, April 29)
The Potential Recession, the Personal Impact of Inflation and the Role of Bonds in Your Portfolio (podcast, March 31)
Why It’s Time to Embrace TINA (March 31)
Conversation with Consuelo Mack of PBS’s WealthTrack (podcast, March 4)
Russia, Ukraine and the Markets (podcast, March 2)
It’s All About the Earnings (podcast, Feb. 1)
2022 Market Outlook: Predictably Unpredictable (podcast, Jan. 3)

July-December 2021

Risky Business: Five Investment Risks of 2021 (Dec. 14)
The Financial Lessons of 2021 (podcast, Dec. 1)
Today’s Retro Investor Worry: Stagflation (podcast, Nov. 1)
Pumpkin Spice Economics (podcast, Oct. 4)
Could This Be the Secret to Saving for Retirement? (Sept. 13)
Telling Tales (Sept. 3)
Are We Overdue for a Market Correction? (podcast, Sept. 1)
Inflation: Still Heating Up (podcast, Aug. 2)
It Pays to Be Humble (podcast, July 10)
Is Real Estate a Good Investment? (podcast, July 2)

January-June 2021

Well-Earned Reward (June 24)
Worried You Might Outlive Your Savings? Try These Six Things (June 17)
Up, Up and Away (podcast, June 1)
Up for Debate (podcast, May 3)
Investors Gone Wild (podcast, April 1)
Nine Ways to Ruin Your Financial Life in a Hurry (March 24)
Fun and Gains (podcast, March 1)
The Long and the Short of It (podcast, Jan. 29)
Popping Bubbles (Jan. 21)
What Not to Do in 2021 (podcast, Jan. 4)

July-December 2020

Twenty 2020 Lessons (Nov. 20)
Three Things I Want from My Remaining Years (Oct. 14)
Down the Middle/Episode 19 (podcast, Oct. 1)
Want to Retire Rich? Start by Unlearning Some Conventional Wisdom (Sept. 19)
Down the Middle/Episode 18 (podcast, Sept. 1)
On the Other Hand (Aug. 21)
Spending, Saving and Investing/NJTV (video/Aug. 7)
Money and Happiness/Conversation with Sean Murray (podcast, Aug. 3)
Down the Middle/Episode 17 (podcast, Aug. 1)
I Have Four Goals for My Money in Retirement (July 22)
Down the Middle/Episode 16 (podcast, July 1)

January-June 2020

Retirees: It May Be Time to Ditch Your Investment Strategy (June 24)
Down the Middle/Episode 15 (podcast, June 1)
Down the Middle/Episode 14 (podcast, May 1)
Playing the Odds (April 23)
Use These Seven Facts of Financial Life to Make It Thought Any Market Decline (April 9)
Five Things to Do While You Wait Out the Coronavirus (March 16)
Down the Middle/Episode 13 (podcast, March 2)
10 Money Lessons I Wish I’d Listened to When I Was Younger (Feb. 12)
Sharing the Love (Feb. 6)
Down the Middle/Episode 12 (podcast, Feb. 3)
How Advisors Add Value (podcast, Jan. 22)
Five Ways to Help You Spend Your Retirement Savings Wisely (Jan. 21)
Down the Middle/Episode 11 (podcast, Jan. 2)

August-December 2019

The Purpose of Money (video, Dec. 23)
Three Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Distracted by Rock-Bottom Fund Fees (Dec. 19)
The Five Secrets to My Financial Success (Dec. 13)
Down the Middle/Episode 10 (podcast, Dec. 2)
Joy to the World (Nov. 11)
Down the Middle/Episode 9 (podcast, Nov. 1)
Down the Middle/Episode 8 (podcast, Oct. 1)
The Thrilling Truth About Where Most of Your Retirement Savings Comes From (Oct. 4)
Down the Middle/Episode 7 (podcast, Sept. 3)
The Bonds That Gag (Aug. 21)
Down the Middle/Episode 6 (podcast, Aug. 1)

May-July 2019

Morningstar’s The Long View (podcast, July 31)
Your Money Your Wealth (podcast, July 30)
Should I Convert My Traditional IRA to a Roth? (July 19)
Rational Reminder (podcast, July 18)
Three Lifestyle Choices That Are Probably Making You Miserable (July 16)
Down the Middle/Episode 5 (podcast, July 1)
Down the Middle/Episode 4 (podcast, June 1)
Money Savage Book Club (podcast, June 1)
Bet on the Humans (May 30)
Do You Consider Your Home a Great Investment? Think Again (May 22)
Conversation with the White Coat Investor’s Jim Dahle (podcast, May 9)
Money, Riches & Wealth (podcast, May 1)
Down the Middle/Episode 3 (podcast, May 1)

January-April 2019

Down the Middle/Episode 2 (podcast, April 19)
The Five Market Crashes I Lived Through and What I Learned (April 11)
Want a Successful Financial Life? Follow These 45 Steps (April 9)
Down the Middle/Episode 1 (podcast, Feb. 28)
The Simple—Yet Surprisingly Difficult—Steps to Financial Security (Feb. 28)
13 Rules You Must Follow When Buying a Home (Feb. 5)
The Things John Bogle Taught Us (Jan. 17)
Next Avenue Picks the Six Best New Personal Finance Books (Jan. 7)
Money Savage: Financial Happiness (podcast, Jan. 7)
How to Overhaul Your Retirement Portfolio in Just Seven Days (Jan. 3)

November-December 2018

From Here to Financial Happiness (podcast, Dec. 24)
Three Questions (Dec. 20)
Forget the Stock Market, You Should Be Worried About Your Job (Dec. 19)
The Money Answers Show with Jordan Goodman (podcast, Dec. 17)
How to Get the Most Happiness Out of Your Money (podcast, Dec. 17)
Are Kids a Good Investment? Will They Make You Happier? (Dec. 13)
How to Avoid Making Stupid Investing Mistakes When the Stock Market Drops (Nov. 26)
Why does the early retirement movement have so many haters? (Nov. 12)
Bogleheads on Investing (podcast, Nov. 6)
The Stock Market Just Had Its Worst Month Since 2011. Here’s What You Should Do Now (Nov. 1)

September-October 2018

The Stock Market Is Sliding Again. Here’s What You Should Do Now (Oct. 26)
What Should Retirees Do if the Market Goes Against Them? (Oct. 25)
Can Money Buy Happiness? A New Way to Measure (Oct. 9)
After Cuts in Fund Fees, Advisor Fees Are Next (Oct. 8)
Five Things We Can Learn from Jack Bogle (Oct. 8)
The Secret to Financial Happiness (Oct. 8)
Get Your Finances On Track in Under 10 Minutes a Day (Sept. 25)
Book Review: From Here to Financial Happiness (Sept. 24)
Conversation with NextGen Personal Finance’s Tim Ranzetta (podcast, Sept. 21)
Answer These 31 Questions to Find Financial Happiness (Sept. 19)
Harder Than It Looks (Sept. 18)
To Get Better With Money, Ask Yourself These Questions (Sept. 17)
The Logic for Indexing Is Irrefutable (Sept. 13)
Stop Spending Money the Wrong Way (podcast, Sept. 11)

January-August 2018

Start Here, Go Anywhere (Aug. 30)
Fidelity Rolls Out Zero-Fee Funds (Aug. 13)
How Views on Money Change (Aug. 13)
From Here to Financial Happiness (podcast, Aug. 2)
Five Financial Forecasts That Haven’t Happened (Aug. 1)
At Some Point, You’ll Retire. Here’s How to Avoid Screwing It Up (July 25)
Why We Should Pursue Passions in Our 50s, Not Our 20s (July 24)
NextGen Personal Finance’s San Francisco conference (April 6)
School of Hard Knocks (March 26)
My New Favorite Personal Finance Book (March 15)
The Goldstein on Gelt Show (podcast, March 5)
Tips to Raise Financially Savvy Children (podcast, March 2)
How to Think About Money (Feb. 27)
10 Stories That Will Have to Wait (Feb. 21)
How to Find a Happy Ending in Stocks (Feb. 12)
Why You Shouldn’t Panic (Feb. 9)
Money, Behavior and Happiness (podcast, Feb. 8)
What Now? How to Make Sense of the Market’s Plunge (Feb. 6)
Paying Off Your Mortgage Could Be 2018’s Smartest Investment (Jan. 20)

August-December 2017

Easy Money (Dec. 15)
To Boost the Odds of Investing Success, Stay Humble (Nov. 7)
Giving Your Money Away When You Die (Oct. 5)
Interview with The 10th Podcast (Sept. 24)
A Tale of Two Assets (Aug. 28)
10 Ways to Get More Happiness Out of Your Money (Aug. 18)
Are You Ready to Send Your Child to College? (Aug. 4)

May-July 2017

10 Questions Before You Buy or Sell a House (July 27)
Charged Up (podcast, July 26)
On Second Thought (July 24)
Are You Prepared for Retirement? Ten Questions to Ask Yourself (July 14)
Art of Manliness (podcast, July 13)
Shaking the Dice (May 18)

January-March 2017

Buckle Up (March 8)
What to Do Now to Retire Better (Feb. 27)
BigLawInvestor.com’s Book Review (Feb. 13)
How to Think About Money: Book Review (Jan. 16)
Issues Every Investor Should Understand (video, Jan. 11)
Underwater Overseas (Jan. 5)

November-December 2016

Designing a Portfolio (video, Dec. 19)
The Financial Upside of Not Following Your Dreams (video, Nov. 29)
The Key to Happiness in Your Career (video, Nov. 25)
Risk Management (video, Nov. 23)
WhiteCoatInvestor.com’s Review of How to Think About Money (Nov. 22)
Test Drive Your Retirement Lifestyle (video, Nov. 21)
How to Actually Get Excited About Saving for Retirement (video, Nov. 8)

September-October 2016

Three Steps to a Happier Retirement (Oct. 7)
H ow to Let Your Money Buy You Happiness (Sept. 23)
Insurance Is a Great Invention, But Is It a Great Investment? (video, Sept. 21)
Money and Happiness (Sept. 20)
Why College Grads Should Pursue Dollars, Not Dreams (Sept. 13)
Jonathan Clements Offers a Prescription for a ‘Happy, Successful Financial Life’ (Sept. 12)
StableInvestor.com Interview with Jonathan Clements (Sept. 4)

March-July 2016

Feeling Blue (July)
Lessons on Risk from, Yes, a 17th Century French Philosopher (May 6)
Can Advisers Get Clients to Invest Rationally? (May 2)
Why Clients Should Avoid a Market Portfolio (March 17)

January-February 2016

Keeping Investors from Sabotaging Their Retirement (Feb. 25)
When to Tell Clients to Spend Their Money Already (Jan. 26)
How Should You Manage Your Money? And Keep It Short (Jan. 8)
How to Create Your Own Financial Plan in 18 Easy Steps (Jan. 5)
Dos and Don’ts of Finance in 2016 (Jan. 4)
Keep Clients Focused on the Big Picture (Jan. 4)
A Few Money Resolutions for the New Year (Jan. 2)

August-December 2015

My 7 Smartest Financial Moves (Nov. 30)
Take Initiative and Lower Client Expectations (Oct. 22)
How Losing Income Can Help an Advisor Gain Business (Sept. 21)
7 Lies Investors Tell Themselves (Sept. 1)
To Beat Robos, Stop Selling Fantasies (Aug. 31)
5 Takeaways for Clients and Advisors During Market Volatility (Aug. 25)

June 2015

The High Cost of Being Self-Employed (June 27)
Use Everyday Life to Teach Kids About Money (June 20)
Another Death-Triggered Tax Event to Worry About (June 13)
Portfolio Rebalancing May Not Pay Off This Year (June 6)

May 2015

Dividend Stocks Beat Bonds for Retirement Income (May 30)
Seven Lies Investors Tell Themselves (May 23)
Investments That Help Retirees Maximize Income (May 16)
Financial Advice for New College Grads (May 9)
Smart Moves in a Pricey Market (May 2)

April

What Long Life Spans Mean for Your Money and Your Career (April 25)
How to Cut the Tax on Your Investments (April 18)
10 Things Not to Do With Your Money (April 15)
Why You Will Need Less Money for Retirement Than You Think (April 11)
Are You Overlooking Big Threats to Your Finances? (April 4)

March

Are Index-Fund Investors Smarter? (March 28)
Don’t Let Obama Proposals Sidetrack Financial Planning (March 21)
Nine Tips to Make Vacations More Valuable (March 14)
How to Pump Up Retirement Income by as Much as 30% (March 7)

February

Three Questions That Can Change Your Finances…and Your Life (Feb. 28)
Four Reasons to Boost Your Foreign-Stock Exposure (Feb. 21)
Moving in Together: Financial Advice from a Dad (Feb. 14)
Steps to a Happier Financial Life (Feb. 8)
Five Ways to Spot Risk in Your Portfolio (Feb. 1)

January 2015

Four Ways to Avoid Having to Pinch Pennies in Retirement (Jan. 25)
Financial Advisers Are in the Crosshairs (Jan. 18)
Three Financial Beliefs That Make No Sense (Jan. 11)
31 Rules for the Financial Road Ahead (Jan. 4)

December 2014

Don’t Buy a Home as an Investment (Dec. 28)
Two Things to Know When Trading in a Turbulent Market (Dec. 21)
Low Tax Bracket? An IRA Has Advantages (Dec. 14)
Why Many Bond Funds Are as Volatile as Stocks (Dec. 7)

November

Money Can Also Buy You Unhappiness (Nov. 30)
In Retirement, a Big House Can Lead to the Poor House (Nov. 23)
Why We Need Stock Prices to Fall 25% (Nov. 16)
Investing Tips for Those Without Much Money (Nov. 9)
Is a Private Mortgage Right for You? (Nov. 2)

October

The Downside to Stock Buybacks (Oct. 26)
How to Make Your Savings Outlive You (Oct. 19)
How to Save Big on Taxes in Retirement (Oct. 15)
How Reaching for Return Becomes Digging a Hole (Oct. 12)
Three Steps to Prepare Yourself for a Market Selloff (Oct. 5)

September

The Simple Secret to Building Wealth (Sept. 28)
How to Assess Your Financial Progress (Sept. 21)
How to Throw Away a Fortune (Sept. 14)
Why You Should Keep Your Portfolio Balanced (Sept. 7)

August

Can You Afford Retirement? 5 Ways to Make Sure (Aug. 31)
Don’t Create a Budget–and 12 Other Financial Tips (Aug. 24)
How to Think About ‘Alternative’ Investments (Aug. 17)
Keeping Your Portfolio on Track, for the Long Term (Aug. 10)
When Stocks and Bonds Yield Nothing (Aug. 3)

July

Nine Reasons to Love Your Mortgage (July 27)
You’re Ready for Retirement, but Your Savings Aren’t (July 20)
Three Reasons This Is a Good Time to Be an Investor (July 18)
Here’s How to Attain Financial Freedom (July 13)
A Portfolio Entirely of Index Funds (July 6)

June

Insulating Your Assets from Lawsuits (June 29)
Will Demographic Trends Slash Stock Returns? (June 22)
How to Calculate Your Net Worth (June 15)
Two Costly Self-Delusions (June 8)
Per-Share Earnings Growth Could Slow (June 1)

May

Getting Married Has Its Financial Benefits (May 25)
Life Advice for the Class of 2014 (May 18)
Will Higher Interest Rates Sink Your Bond Portfolio? (May 11)
About to Retire? Three Big Questions (May 4)

April 2014

Refinancing a Mortgage? Do It Soon (April 27)
If You’re Not Saving, You’re Losing Out (April 20)
The Case for Dividend Funds in Retirement (April 13)
Jonathan Clements Rejoins Sunday Journal (April 6)

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