Browsing: Wealth Building

A reader asks: My partner and I are both 30 y/o and operate a small business. We made the max SEP IRA contribution in December 2025…

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The dollar continues falling, now down around 11% from January 2025 levels: This is a big move by currency standards, especially the global reserve currency. When…

Posted February 2, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by State Street Investment Management: Click here to learn more about State…

Social Security is the most important retirement plan ever created in the United States. Around 70 million Americans receive Social Security benefits. That number will surely…

I came across two new tools for looking at the historical inflation of the various components that make up the average. Jesse Livermore created a tool…

A reader asks: I’m a Bogle-DIY investor with a broad allocation with most of my money in total US and foreign stock index funds. But I…

Posted January 28, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Invesco: Today’s show is sponsored by Invesco. Visit https://Invesco.com/fixedincome to learn…

I recently wrote a short history of credit cards in America. Here’s the short summary of consumer spending in the modern era: Consumer credit took off…

Posted January 26, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Chainlink: See here for more information on Chainlink On today’s show,…