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Posted December 8, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Invesco: See here for more information on Invesco On today’s show,…

Chart Kid Matt has this great chart on his blog about sector returns for the S&P 500 this decade: Here’s Matt on the numbers: I knew…

Back in 2019 I penned a eulogy for the 60/40 portfolio: The 60/40 portfolio passed away on October 16, 2019, from complications of low interest rates…

A reader asks: Do you think we’ll finally see housing prices fall in 2026? Redfin says there are way more sellers than buyers and people with…

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts and Fabric by Gerber Life: This episode is sponsored by YCharts. Register for the December 9th Charts…

The housing market was very affordable with low mortgage rates in the 2010s. The housing market was relatively affordable in 2020 and 2021 with generationally low…

Posted December 1, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by NEOS: See here for more information NEOS Investments and their enhanced…

Some questions to consider as we approach a new year for the stock market: What will the worst drawdown look like? Going back to 1928, the average…

Scams at scale As we fragment, the circles of trust are shrinking. You should quit social media for good Why is it so hard to make…

Early in my blogging days I struck up an email friendship with a fellow financial writer named John. John had an email list that he would…