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It's finally here--Your Book Recommendations! I'll be adding to the list as more recommendations have come in over the past week. I'll also be adding my recommendations to the list soon.

3 Things

1. Just Make The Coffee (The Retirement Manifesto)
2. Why 529 Plans Are Worth It (Even If You Don't Have Kids) (Money Changes Everything)
3. The Case for Locking In 3% Real Returns (Bob Elliott)

My Videos & Articles

• Retirement Isn't About Preservation — Here's Why (FQF) (YouTube)

ICYMI

• Money Without Meaning (A Wealth of Common Sense)
• iShares target-date TIPS ETFs are growing in appeal … and deserve a look (TIPS Watch)
• 3 Years of the AI Stock Market Boom in Charts (Morningstar)
• What Are Rising Interest Rates Telling Us? (A Wealth of Common Sense)
• Hacks vs. Artists (Of Dollars and Data)
• Vanguard's World Stock Market ETF: Is the Whole Better than the Sum of the Parts? (Elm Wealth)
• Your Mattress Got Worse On Purpose (Worse on Purpose)
• The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days) (Literary Hub)
• The Psychology of the Home Run in 1921 (Behavioral Scientist)
• Oliver Sacks on Memory, Originality, and Why Forgetting is Necessary for Creativity (The Marginalian)

What I'm Reading, Listening To, Watching, and Thinking About

• Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth (Amazon) — Excellent early reviews, and I just ordered my copy. Can't wait to dig in.
• ​The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson — I just finished the first volume of Robert Caro's LBJ biography and immediately started the second, Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson. A masterclass in writing and research.
• ​Theo of Golden — Just started it and so far am thoroughly enjoying the book.

Tools I'm Using From Partners

• Monarch Money: Get 50% off the First Year of Monarch Money Core Plan--Discount Code: ROB50​
• ​Boldin: I use this tool for our retirement planning. ProjectionLab is also a great financial planning tool and is offering a 10% Discount Code RBERGER-10.
• ​Kubera: My choice to track investments and net worth. They offer a 14-day free trial. An excellent free alternative is Empower.

Resources From Partners

• Get free Medicare guidance from Chapter (410) 220-5494
• For a limited time, try the AI-powered budgeting app Origin for just $1 the first year.
• You can see a list of all of my Youtube videos here.
• You can see a list of the budgeting, investing and retirement planning tools I use here.
• You can view past issues of the newsletter here.
• ​DIYRetirement Subreddit​

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Best,
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Rob Berger
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