A look at the historical long-term returns for the U.S. stock market.
Ben Carlson
Entertainment vs. Investing
Investing should be boring.
The Psychology of Market Tops & Market Bottoms
Facebook was one of the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 in 2022, falling 64% on the year. Who knew pouring billions into the metaverse during a time of Fed tightening and 9% inflation would be a bad idea? Well last year’s loser has turned into their year’s darling. Facebook shares are up more than…
Is Parenting Harder Today?
How parenting has evolved over time.
Should You Protect Your Portfolio Against a Possible U.S. Debt Default?
Does the debt ceiling stuff really matter?
The Best & Worst Decades to be a Saver & Investor
The Best Time to be a Saver vs. The Best Time to be an Investor.
Stock, Bond & Cash Returns Over the Past 95 Years
Each year Aswath Damodaran at NYU kindly updates the annual returns for stocks (S&P 500), bonds (10 year Treasuries) and cash (3-month T-bills) going back to 1928. I love this data because stocks, bonds and cash are the building blocks of asset allocation.1 Sure, you can add other asset classes and strategies but those three…
6 Questions I’m Pondering
Some thoughts on inflation, the Fed, Bitcoin, tech layoffs and more.
Can the U.S. Stock Market Continue to Dominate the Long Run?
Can the U.S. stock market keep growing?
Perfect is the Enemy of Good
Why certain movies and TV shows hit differently in middle age.