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A reader asks: My RMD is 100% S&P 500. Do you have any strategies on taking distributions from the RMD? Should I take 1/12th of the…

Posted May 28, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Betterment Advisor Solutions and KraneShares See here for more information on…

Author: Summer BerlinMindful Money Course Manager Growing up on a farm in Ohio, I had a lot of positive role models: My grandpa taught me how…

When everyone discovered the new pope was from Chicago people immediately dug into Pope Leo’s back story. From Chicago. White Sox fan, not Cubs. Probably liked…

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by VanEck: See here for more information on VanEck’s Goldminer strategy On today’s show, we discuss: Gold making…

I write a lot. Sometimes people ask how I write so much. One requirement is that you need a general set of theories about how the…

Posted May 24, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Hashdex: See here for more information on Hashdex’s market-cap-weighted index…

A Few Questions Don’t just read the questions. Think about them… maybe take down a few notes. Let them change you. How to Live a Miserable…

I’ve been writing lately about how investors have continued to buy the dip anytime the stock market falters (see here and here).1 We keep hitting record…

A reader asks: I think the education of retail investors is better than it’s ever been — blogs, books, newsletters, podcasts, etc. The proper education about…