Personal finance links: increasing the odds

Savings

• Why your savings rate is so important. (retirementresearcher.com)
• Richard Quinn, "Most Americans simply have too much stuff and may be more focused on the Joneses than their own future." (humbledollar.com)
• Why it is a difficult transition from saving all your life to spending in retirement. (sexhealthmoneydeath.com)

Retirement

• You only get one crack at retirement: don't mess it up. (humbledollar.com)
• What kind of returns should you be targeting in retirement? (financialsamurai.com)
• A framework on how to think about when to take Social Security benefits. (wealthmanagement.com)

Personal finance

• Four simple personal finance rules. (danielsolin.com)
• Why you should be thinking about RMDs well in advance. (vanguardblog.com)
• American workers are shockingly ignorant about their workplace benefits. (humbledollar.com)
• The downside of student debt relief: taxes. (wsj.com)
• Five books to read this Summer to help you get the most out of your time. (humbledollar.com)
• How to 'diversify your life.' (traderfeed.blogspot.com)