He Studied Every Bear Market Since 1929 | Ben Carlson on How the Worst Starting Point Still Made 8%
Ben Carlson joins Excess Returns to discuss his new book Risk and Reward and the biggest lessons investors can learn from market history. We cover how to think about risk, inflation, market timing, bear markets, lost decades, diversification, compounding and why surviving volatility is the key to building long-term wealth.
Ben's Book
https://amzn.to/4dFHsQz
Ben Carlson on X
https://x.com/awealthofcs
Ben's Blog
https://awealthofcommonsense.com/
Main topics covered:
Why risk is hard to define and always involves trade-offs
How vivid risks like sharks and headlines distort investor…
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