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13 May

My Bear Market Survival Guide

5 things I do during a bear market to survive.

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12 May

The 2 Types of Bear Markets

Recessionary vs. non-recessionary bear markets and the difference between soft landings and hard landings.

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11 May

Animal Spirits: The End of V-Shaped Recoveries

On today’s Animal Spirits we discuss the growth stock crash getting worse, the speed of market declines, how long bear markets last, Liam Neeson, and much more.

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10 May

15 of the Craziest Charts Right Now

Some visuals for a crazy market environment.

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09 May

How Long Do Bear Markets Last?

The average length of every bear market since 1950.

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08 May

Some Things I’m Not Going to Regret in 20 Years

Why I’m buying stocks right now.

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06 May

The Case For Buying a House Right Now

The pros and cons of buying a house in this market.

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05 May

Is 75/25 the New 60/40?

Peter Bernstein’s alternative to the 60/40 portfolio.

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04 May

Animal Spirits: Is This a Bear Market?

On today’s show, we discuss the stock and bond markets both falling, the new 60/40 portfolio, the case for buying a house right now, the greatest stock of all time, and much more.

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03 May

Why Does the Stock Market Go Up Over the Long-Term?

Why the stock market has to go down sometimes.

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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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