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22 Aug

How to Hedge the Housing Market

What if your house is your biggest financial asset?

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20 Aug

Inflation vs. Wages

What needs to happen for inflation to stick around.

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19 Aug

Even Richer People

The pros and cons of working in the finance industry.

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18 Aug

Animal Spirits: Ben Turns 40

Michael and I discuss IPO performance, NFTs, turning 40 and much more.

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17 Aug

40 Things I Don’t Know by Age 40

I turned 40 today. Eh, no big deal.

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15 Aug

All or Nothing Markets

Comparing the stock market of the 2000s to the 2010s.

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13 Aug

Why Don’t We Start Off By Canceling Student Loan Interest?

Why does the government need to make money on student loan debt?

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12 Aug

The Path of the Mona Lisa, Pop Culture & NFTs

How the Mona Lisa became the most famous painting in the world.

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11 Aug

Animal Spirits: Did Bitcoin Kill Gold?

Michael and I discuss how hard it is to beat the S&P 500, going to the casino, the new labor market and more.

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10 Aug

How Overvalued is the Stock Market Right Now?

Providing some context around U.S. stock market valuations.

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BEN CARLSON, CFA

A Wealth of Common Sense is a blog that focuses on wealth management, investments, financial markets and investor psychology. I manage portfolios for institutions and individuals at Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. More about me here.  For disclosure information please see here. 

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