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There are some concepts you hear about in life that make sense the moment you learn about them. Occam’s Razor. The 80/20 rule. Murphy’s Law. Index…

A reader asks: I need Ben’s take on the viral NYT story about the “middle class” couple who make $500k living in NYC. As a fellow…

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There’s a lot going on in the world right now. War, spiking oil prices, higher energy costs, rising inflation expectations, a potential pause in Fed rate…

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I’m convinced that more economic data is just making us all angrier. You can now slice and dice the economic number pie in so many different…

Just ignore the noise! Many a financial advisor has uttered those words over the years. They hand you phrases like this when you get your CFP.…

My colleague Nick Maggiulli posed an interesting question on Twitter recently: A lot of people try to pick winners in the markets. It’s interesting to think…

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My first job in the industry was working as an analyst for an institutional investment consulting firm that specialized in managing money and investment plans for…