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Dividend Cafe is the place to come for a caffeinated stroll through our investment brain. We combine weekly ad hoc market perspective with evergreen truths and principles, covering a wide array of topics from macroeconomic to vanilla asset allocation. We want it to be readable for people of all levels of investor sophistication, and, most importantly, want it to be an authentic reflection of what we believe. The regurgitation of other’s investment perspective can be found anywhere. The Dividend Cafe is our material, for good or for bad.

Some Extra Credit

We enter the month of August with a double issue of Dividend Cafe on Credit markets, the sine qua non in our economy.

Credit where Credit is Due

Today in the Dividend Cafe, we look at the current state of credit markets and what they teach us about the current state of affairs.

Made in America

My interest in this Dividend Cafe is less political and more economic. It is less about making a statement and more about doing some analysis.

A Dividend Growth Mentality

I hope this refresher on dividend growth is beneficial for those of you who have heard it before and provides new revelation for all of

So Many Questions, So Much Time

Dear Valued Clients and Friends, I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday. I love Independence Day, and I love celebrating America’s

The Halfway Point of 2023

The general themes that made the first half of 2023 what it was are clear, and one will find this "2023 Halftime Report" quite provocative...

The Impact of Debt on Growth in the Economy

Let's explore how current excessive debt leads to low growth, inflation, and maintains that constant cycle through harmful policy actions.

Housing: Culture and Economics Together

We have had a lot to say about housing here in the Dividend Cafe over the years, and here is the updated take for your

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DAVID L. BAHNSEN

Founder, Managing Partner,
and Chief Investment Officer

David is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business and is a regular contributor to National Review and Forbes. David serves on the Board of Directors for the National Review Institute and is a founding Trustee for Pacifica Christian High School of Orange County.

He is the author of several best-selling books including Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It (2018), and The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World (2019). His newest book, There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths, was released in November 2021.