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How Often Should You Check Your Portfolio? - A Wealth of Common Sense
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (798+ words) Posted August 14, 2026 by Ben Carlson 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% of all trading days in this time. If you’re a long-term investor,…...
Rich Man, Poor Man
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (728+ words) Posted August 11, 2026 by Ben Carlson 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 have in common: Here are some of my favorites:…...
Making it to New All-Time Highs
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (300+ words) 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 high of 2026. By my count, there have now been almost 1,400 new closing all-time highs since 1950. That’s roughly 20 new…...
The One Wish Willow Economy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (801+ words) Posted August 7, 2026 by Ben Carlson 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 years old. The budget for the movie was just $750k. It’s…...
Investing is a Game of Survival
1+ week, 2+ day ago (809+ words) Posted August 6, 2026 by Ben Carlson What’s wrong with 5x margin, if you can get it cheaply? If everyone earns the 1x market return, what exactly is the point of investing? I’m young and have plenty of time to make it back if…...
Spending Money
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1015+ words) Posted August 4, 2026 by Ben Carlson Our kids were at camp last week so my wife and I took a last minute trip to Chicago. We stayed at a nice hotel, walked around the city, did some shopping, ate some nice…...
Picking Stocks in a Bloodbath
3+ week, 1+ day ago (655+ words) Posted July 24, 2026 by Ben Carlson I love this scene from Succession1: I’m at the point of the bull market where success doesn’t interest me anymore either. I’m sick of hearing about all of the money people have made in tech names....
4 Big Questions About the Economy
3+ week, 6+ day ago (680+ words) Posted July 19, 2026 by Ben Carlson Four big questions about the economy I’ve been pondering: Why don’t we have recessions anymore? The National Bureau of Economic Research has historical data on U.S. expansions and contractions going back to the 1850s: Is…...
Missing the Best & Worst Days in the Stock Market
4+ week, 2+ day ago (648+ words) Posted July 16, 2026 by Ben Carlson Here’s a refresher on Bob for those who are new around here: There’s no magic in Bob’s terrible market timing strategy because of how the best and worst days tend to occur. Let’s look at…...
The Cult of Equities
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (812+ words) Posted July 14, 2026 by Ben Carlson Joe Weisenthal shared an interesting chart of household allocations to various financial assets over time: This chart might be something of a Rorschach test. These allocations have been cyclical over time. Booms and busts. Leaders…...