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Posted August 17, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Sprott: On today’s show, we discuss: Why commodities have become…

We’ve been in a bull market for a long time now — give or take 17 years and counting. But there have always been caveats. It’s…

I wrote about new all-time highs in the stock market recently. There have been nearly 1,400 new highs on the S&P 500 since 1950. That’s 7%…

A reader asks: Ben, curious to know what your thoughts are on this chart from Visual Capitalist. Here’s the chart in question: It shows the home…

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Xtrackers by DWS: This episode is sponsored by Xtrackers by DWS. Find out more at http://xtrackers.com/. On today’s…

Jerry Seinfeld said one of his favorite comedy bits of all-time is Rich Man, Poor Man from Adam Carolla about things rich people and poor people…

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Nasdaq Dorsey Wright: On today’s show, we discuss: Why momentum works as a behavioral factor even though…

Posted August 9, 2026 by Ben Carlson On Friday the S&P 500 closed at 7,757.64. That was a new all-time high. It was the 26th new…

Obsession is one of the best movies of the decade. It’s also one of the best stories in recent film history. Writer-director Curry Barker is 26…

A reader asks: What’s wrong with 5x margin, if you can get it cheaply? If everyone earns the 1x market return, what exactly is the point…