Ben Carlson

Is Social Security Going Bankrupt?

A reader asks: I saw the report this week that said Social Security will be…

Seinfeld on When Money Became Everything

One of my favorite pop culture developments in recent years is the famous person press…

The Worst Bond Bear Market Ever Marches On

I write a lot about bear markets. Here’s a random assortment of my greatest hits…

The New Normal in Housing Prices

The season 3 finale of Lost was one of the most mind-blowing episodes of television…

What’s the Right Savings Rate?

A reader asks: On this week’s show you discussed lifestyle creep and that one way…

10 Years From Now

It feels like we’re in a weird place from the perspective of the economy and…

30 Years of Financial Market Returns

A colleague recently asked me to run the 30 year annual returns for U.S. stocks,…

Convenience is a Form of Wealth

Here’s the lede from a Bloomberg article about rich people trying to avoid taxes in…