Sunday Links – Almost March Madness Edition

The major conference tournaments will be happening in the next week.  I fully expect my beloved Yellow Jackets to lose in the first round of the ACC tournament. In fact, I’d be surprised if we were even invited to play in the NIT. Anybody but Duke, though.

Anyway, here as some links that have absolutely nothing to do with basketball.

Happily Ever After: Money Matters You MUST Discuss Before Marriage by Clariity – Not that I’m planning on getting married soon or anything.

Picking Mutual Funds: Don’t Just Look at the Winners by Oblivious Investor – Mutual fund expenses are the only fund metric that has any consistent predictive power regarding future performance. The rest is just noise.

The Mortgage Tax Deduction Myth by Generation X Finance – I wrote a similar article about calculating your true after-tax mortgage interest rate. Depending on your tax situation, it’s probably not as low as you might think.

Recession Lessons Are Fading Fast – Unless You’re Young (like under 29) by The Wisdom Journal – It’s true: Americans have short memories.

How to Unlock Your Ontario LIRA Or Locked-in Retirement Account by Money Smarts Blog – Because yes, I DO have some Canadian readers and judging from what I read, Canada has an even more complicated financial system than we do.

Commonly Missed Tax Deductions by Debt Free Adventure – It’s all in the title.

How To Teach Kids About Money And Get Results by Wealth Pilgrim – Again, not that I’m planning on having kids anytime soon.

Make Money with an Online Store by PT Money – Podcast describing a general approach to setting up an online store. But I warn you, it’s not easy to make money online!

Education Tax Credits Can Help Pay For College Costs by Smart On Money – I really wish we’d go to a more European system where $10 and a bottle of Vodka would get you into college.

Spousal Benefits and Social Security Strategies for Married Couples by Moolanomy – When it comes to Social Security benefits for a married couple, choosing the right strategy matters.

IRS Tax Credits and Deductions to Save on Your Taxes if You Have Kids by Free From Broke – Rugrats do have one redeeming quality: they are walking tax deductions.

Why Chasing Bank Interest Rates is a Waste by Studenomics – Amen. Unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars saved up, chasing rates just isn’t that rewarding.

Don’t Chase High Dividend Stocks by Cash Money Life – I think it was Warren Buffett who said more fortunes have been lost chasing yield than spent in strip clubs in Vegas. Or something like that.