Ben Carlson

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…

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…