Our guest on the podcast today is Anne Lester. She’s author of a new book called Your Best Financial Life: Save Smart Now for the Future You Want. Before writing the book, Anne spent 20 years as head of retirement solutions for J.P. Morgan. With AARP, she co-founded The Aspen Leadership Forum on Retirement Savings. In 2020, Anne was recognized for her extraordinary lifetime contributions to Americans’ economic security with the Ray Lillywhite Award. She earned a master’s in international economics and Japan studies from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from Princeton. She was also awarded a Fulbright Graduate Research Fellowship.
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Your Best Financial Life: Save Smart Now for the Future You Want, by Anne Lester
Millennials, Money, and Investing
“Don’t Make These 6 Money Mistakes in Your 30s, Says Former JPMorgan Retirement Expert,” by Anne Lester, cnbc.com, Jan. 4, 2022.
“Fake Rich? Affluent Millennials Are More Likely to Exaggerate to Appear Wealthy. Here’s What Experts Say They Should Do Instead,” by Lorie Konish, cnbc.com, Jan. 25, 2024.
“A Spender’s Guide to Surviving Financial Mistakes With Anne Lester,” Earn & Invest podcast, earnandinvest.com.
“The Worst Money Advice on the Internet,” by Stephanie Hallett, businessinsider.com, June 2, 2022.
“Setting Aside $20 a Day Could Help You Save $1 Million for Retirement —If You Start Early,” by Cheyenne DeVon, cnbc.com, Jan. 5, 2024.
Target-Date Funds and Retirement Savings System
“Retirement Experts Identify Possible Fixes to the Retirement Savings Gap,” by Paul Mulholland, planadviser.com, Oct. 3, 2022.
“Quit Your Job? Here’s What to Do With Your 401(k),” by Jeanne Sahadi, cnn.com, Jan. 6, 2022.
“Ladies, How Much Is Really Enough for Retirement?” hermoney.com, June 23, 2022.
Other
“Brigitte Madrian: ‘Inertia Can Actually Be a Helpful Thing,’” The Long View podcast, Morningstar.com, April 22, 2020.
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Bill Nygren: The State of Value Investing Today
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Joel Dickson: How America Saves
Dave Sekera: Taking the Market’s Temperature
Bill Bernstein: Revisiting The Four Pillars of Investing
Andrew Lo: Finding the Perfect Portfolio--a ‘Never-Ending Journey’
Eric Weigel and Fritz Gilbert: Uncovering Blind Spots in Retirement Planning
Talmon Smith: Assessing the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History
Jeremy Schwartz: Why Stocks Are Good Inflation Hedges
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Mike Piper: Financial Considerations for People Who Have ‘Enough’
Aswath Damodaran: A Valuation Expert’s Take on Inflation, Stock Buybacks, ESG, and More
Michael Kitces: How Higher Yields Affect Asset Allocation and Retirement Planning
Liz Ann Sonders: Navigating a New ‘Temperamental Era’ in Markets
Jonathan Clements: ‘Humility Is a Hallmark of People Who Are Financially Successful’
Jill Schlesinger: ‘The Great Money Reset’
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