Browsing: Wealth Building

In the spring of 2021 I wrote a blog post titled Why This is Not Another Housing Bubble. The reasons I gave at the time were…

Posted September 21, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Motley Fool: On today’s show, we discuss: Is momentum under…

These are some of the craziest economic stats I came across in my research for Risk & Reward: In modern economic times, prices didn’t start rising…

A reader asks: I don’t totally understand bonds. Is the yield on the Agg the equivalent of a near guaranteed 5.2% annual return? Here are the…

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Posted September 15, 2026 by Ben Carlson Some notable market moves we’ve experienced this year: Mortgage rates have gone from 6% to 7%. The 10 year…

Posted September 14, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by VanEck: On today’s show, we discuss: Why 2021 produced disconnected…

Taxes are a funny thing. No one likes paying them. Everyone does their best to minimize them when possible. A dollar saved on taxes feels multiple…

Here are some updated statistics on wealth: Fidelity now has nearly 800,000 people with $1 million or more in their 401k plan. Fidelity also has 684,000…

 A reader asks: Are there any studies supporting the success of trend following or momentum? Something showing that momentum can succeed for the retail investor,…