The tug of war between complacency and contentment.
Ben Carlson
Animal Spirits: Trickle Up Economics
Michael and Ben discuss all the stuff they’re reading, writing, watching and thinking about.
Risk and Return in the Stock Market Are Not Evenly Distributed
Risk and return are not evenly distributed in the stock market.
What Happened to the Middle Class?
The good news and bad news about a shrinking middle class.
Has the Market Changed at All Since the Bottom?
A look at how stock markets around the globe have performed since the bottom of this bear market.
How to Spend Money
I love this story from Gene Hackman about lending some money to Dustin Hoffman in their younger days and how Hoffman used to budget his money: Hoffman’s mason jar strategy is probably better than 90% of the budgets in this country for the simple fact that many households don’t have one. You can…
Statistics Are Bloodless Things
New all-time highs in the stock market combined with millions of people still unemployed.
Animal Spirits: The Four Most Dangerous Words
Michael and Ben discuss inflation, gold bars at Costco, real estate trends and more.
Risk Is Never as Simple as It Seems
Why I don’t use my garbage disposal anymore.
Are Emerging Markets Turning Into the S&P 500?
Why emerging market stocks are starting to resemble the S&P 500.
