Inflation is falling so why are mortgage rates still so high?
Ben Carlson
The Luckiest Generation
Baby boomers are by far one of the wealthiest generations the world has ever seen. The fact that there are more than 70 million people in this demographic helps but it’s also true that this is one of the luckiest generations in history when it comes to returns on financial assets. These are the total…
How Long Should Your Time Horizon Be in the Stock Market?
Is 5 years a long enough time horizon for investing in the stock market?
Streaming Services Should Charge More
Are streaming services actually underpriced?
Everything & Everyone Underperforms Eventually
Stocks, bonds, cash, gold and Warren Buffett all underperform eventually.
You Probably Need Less Money Than You Think For Retirement
Why so many millionaires have a problem spending their money in retirement.
The $70 Trillion Wealth Transfer
Some thoughts on the impact of baby boomers retiring and what the great wealth transfer will do to the markets.
Why Aren’t Investors Selling Stocks to Buy Bonds?
How expensive are stocks relative to bonds?
The Pros & Cons of More Volatile Inflation
Why inflation is good and bad at the same time.
Do Valuations Even Matter For the Stock Market?
Robert Shiller has a free online database of historical stock market data I’ve been using for years. Going back to 1871, Shiller has data on historical interest rates, dividends, earnings, inflation and valuations. His preferred valuation measure is the cyclically-adjusted price to earnings (CAPE) ratio The average CAPE ratio going back to 1871 is 17.4x…
