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Ben Carlson
@awealthofcs
Trying to bring some common sense to the world of finance. NEW BOOK: amzn.to/4bEiQs2
Grand Rapids, MI
awealthofcommonsense.com
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    Ben Carlson
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    May 12
    It's publication day for my new book! Risk & Reward is now available Tons of my favorite charts, stories and anecdotes I read the audio version of the book myself I had a lot of fun writing this I think it's the best thing I've ever written
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    Ben Carlson
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    Feb 2, 2025
    Wall Street analysis on tariffs:
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    Ben Carlson
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    Mar 25, 2019
    I can't wait to cut the cord and simply subscribe to: Netflix Disney+ Apple TV Prime Video HBO Go Starz Showtime Cinemax Hulu ESPN+ YouTube TV Sling TV This will finally help me reach my goal of becoming a minimalist
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    Ben Carlson
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    Sep 18, 2024
    Guy on my flight just announced to everyone sitting near him the Fed cut 50 bps No one cared or even knew what he was talking about Had to give him a head nod in solidarity
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    Ben Carlson
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    Jun 25, 2024
    After my mortgage payment, 401k/529/IRA contributions, my annual 6 week vacation to Europe, private school for the kids, 2nd home in the Hamptons, a handful of angel investments and country club membership I basically live paycheck-to-paycheck This economy is the worst
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    Ben Carlson
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    Apr 2, 2025
    Gotta be honest Never thought I would see a president actively try to hurt the economy and stock market
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    Ben Carlson
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    Apr 3, 2025
    I think about this quote a lot (from Tribe by Sebastian Junger)
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    Ben Carlson
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    Oct 30, 2024
    Unemployment rate 4.1% Inflation rate 2.4% 10 year treasury rate 4.3% Real GDP growth 2.8% If there is such a thing as a sweet spot for the economy we're basically in it right now
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    Ben Carlson
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    Apr 10, 2018
    how to be a billionaire (per the internet): -sleep 10 hrs/day -read 6 books/week -meditate for 2 hrs/day -post motivational quotes -wake up before 5am every day -work 14 hrs/day -workout 2 hrs/day (before work) -but also have a good work-life balance voila that's it
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    Ben Carlson
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    Feb 27, 2025
    My favorite Gene Hackman personal finance story about how Dustin Hoffman used to budget his money when they were broke:
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    Ben Carlson
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    Nov 17, 2022
    New FTX balance sheet just dropped: They now claim to hold 27 Taylor Swift concert tickets valued at $3.9 billion
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    Ben Carlson
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    Jun 13, 2022
    The Fed needs to raise rates as quickly as possible to tame inflation by sending us into a recession where they can then cut rates to save us from the recession
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    Ben Carlson
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    Jan 5, 2024
    June 2022: US inflation rate: 9.1% US unemployment rate: 3.6% Now: US inflation rate: 3.1% US unemployment rate: 3.7% I don't think we're making a big enough deal about how well we threaded the needle here
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    Ben Carlson
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    Feb 2, 2021
    My all-time favorite Bezos anecdote is Harvard business school students giving him feedback on Amazon in 1997