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Thoughts on Money is a thought leadership platform driven by fiduciaries at The Bahnsen Group. Our mission is to share weekly insights into a variety of wealth management topics featuring thoughts from field professionals on investing, planning, the economy, and pertinent cultural issues.

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What Kind of Spending Makes Us Happy?

What kind of spending makes us happy? Explore how values‑based spending, experiences, and generosity create lasting satisfaction with money.

American Debtmageddon

A helpful, and useful take on the U.S. debt conversation, by avoiding both complacency and catastrophizing.

Convictions > Conformity

Convictions are formed through clarity and discipline. Conformity is formed through comfort and consensus.

Shortcuts, Head Starts, and Changing Lanes

Today, we dive into three timeless investing principles that we call shortcuts, head starts, and changing lanes.

Opting For Wisdom: Options Trading Basics

Understanding how options work is useful — understanding whether they belong in a long‑term plan is even more important.

Are Your Market Expectations Realistic?

We explain what history suggests and why realistic return assumptions lead to stronger portfolios and better plans.

Investment Du Jour

Our contrarian posture is a byproduct of our beliefs/philosophy being at odds with the investing culture of the day.

Five Home Financing Hacks

In this week’s edition of TOM, we offer five practical mortgage hacks to give consumers an edge.

Small-Cap Stocks are on a Tear!

Today, we dive into a hypothetical town called Sweetwater to explore the differences between small caps vs. large caps.