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A million dollars was a big deal in pop culture during the 1990s. It was everywhere you looked. The song If I Had a Million Dollars by…

A reader asks: Long term S&P 500 return figures are often cited as going as far back as 1926. While nearly a century of numbers sounds…

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Alan Greenspan’s infamous irrational exuberance speech is a classic example of how crazy markets can always get crazier. This was the actual text from his speech…

Posted August 25, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Invesco: See here for more information on Invesco’s income strategies…

I’ve seen all sorts of estimates for the coming wealth transfer from baby boomers to the next generation. $16 trillion. $84 trillion. $124 trillion. I guess…

The Need for Next Hedonic adaptation can be rough… Scapegoating the Algorithm The threads of our discontent are old indeed! How Bread vs Rice Molded History…

I had a joke in the 2010s that went like this: I’m a contrarian.  -Everyone It was cool to be contrarian coming out of the Great…

A reader named Andy asks: I’m 25 and live in Belgium. I make €2,000/month net in a factory job and save €500-€1,000/month (living at home). My…

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