How housing could end up one of the best-performing assets of the 2020s.
Ben Carlson
Why Would Anyone Own Bonds Right Now?
The pros and cons of owning bonds right now.
The Battle of the Bubbles
How the South Sea bubble created the original blank check companies.
Talk Your Book: Fixed Income Investing in a Low Rate World
Figuring out how to navigate a world with no yield in fixed income land.
Why Is Gold Rising?
What causes the prices of gold to go up?
Animal Spirits: The Golden Age of Fraud
Michael and Ben discuss how crazy this market has been, going from 1929 to 1999 in a matter of months.
What If We Get Inflation But Interest Rates Don’t Rise?
The highest debt-to-GDP on record in the United States came following the massive wartime spending for World War II where it clocked in at roughly 113%. By my calculations, we just blew past that record and currently stand at a debt-to-GDP ratio of more than 120%.1 People have been worried about government spending for a…
Patience is Virtue No One Has Time For Anymore
How technology is speeding up cycles.
How Much Should You Spend On An Engagement Ring?
A podcast listener asks: Any advice or rules of thumb for getting an engagement ring? The whole “3 months salary” thing seems impractical and outdated, in my opinion. In my mid 20’s, thinking about making the leap in the next year or so. Someone gave me a similar rule of thumb when I was in…
A Roth IRA For Every Baby in America
Why more people need to be involved with the stock market.
