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A Wealth of Common Sense

Focusing on wealth management, investments, financial markets and investor psychology

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Thursday, 29 September 2022

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Surviving a Bear Market When You’re Done Saving

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

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Animal Spirits: Powell Wants You to Lose Your Job

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

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Expected Returns For Bonds Are Finally Attractive

Monday, 26 September 2022

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Talk Your Book: I Need To Do Some Hedging Trades

Sunday, 25 September 2022

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What is the Fed Doing?

Friday, 23 September 2022

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Luck & Timing in the Housing Market

Thursday, 22 September 2022

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Navigating the Pain of Your First Bear Market

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

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Animal Spirits: Is a Recession Bullish?

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

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Don’t Take Financial Advice From Kanye West

Monday, 19 September 2022

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Talk Your Book: Portfolio Premortem

Sunday, 18 September 2022

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We’re Still in a Bear Market You Know

Friday, 16 September 2022

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How Much Do Interest Rates Matter to the Stock Market?

Thursday, 15 September 2022

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Filling Up Your Dream Bucket

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

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Animal Spirits: Live From Future Proof

Tuesday, 13 September 2022

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Why Do We Always Focus on the Bad Stuff?

Monday, 12 September 2022

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Talk Your Book: Single Stock ETFs

Friday, 9 September 2022

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How the Fed Screwed Up the Housing Market

Talk Your Book: Fixing Fixed Income

Thursday, 8 September 2022

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Reality is Messier Than Spreadsheets

Wednesday, 7 September 2022

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Animal Spirits: The Super Bubble

Tuesday, 6 September 2022

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Interest Rates vs. Inflation

Monday, 5 September 2022

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Talk Your Book: Interest Rates and Volatility

Living Like Nothing Matters

Friday, 2 September 2022

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It’s OK to Be Bearish But It’s Not OK to Stay Bearish

Thursday, 1 September 2022

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Savers of the World Rejoice — Yield is Back

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

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Animal Spirits: Why So Bearish?

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

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Tough Talk From the Fed

Monday, 29 August 2022

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How Business Travel Needs to Change in a Remote Working World

Talk Your Book: Investing in China

Sunday, 28 August 2022

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Some Things I Like and Don’t Like About Student Loan Forgiveness

Friday, 26 August 2022

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Two Predictions

Thursday, 25 August 2022

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Why Are TIPS Losing Money With Inflation at 9%?

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

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Animal Spirits: Price Drives Narrative

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

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Exceptions to the Rule

Sunday, 21 August 2022

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Why People Make Dumb Financial Decisions on Purpose

Friday, 19 August 2022

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Narrative Always Follows Price in the Markets

Thursday, 18 August 2022

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The Cost/Benefit of Giving Up a Low Mortgage Rate For a New House

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

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Animal Spirits: The Animal Spirits Indicator

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

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Ben’s 4 Common Sense Rules of Investing

Sunday, 14 August 2022

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6 Questions About the Market & the Economy