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David L. Bahnsen

David L. Bahnsen

David is the founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm. He is consistently named one of the top financial advisers in America by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times. He is a frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, and Bloomberg and is a regular contributor to National Review and WORLD. He appears weekly on The World and Everything in It discussing the week’s economic and market news. He is the author of several bestselling books including Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It (2018), The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World (2019), and There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths (2021). David’s newest book, Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, was released in February 2024.


Articles by David L. Bahnsen
Moneybeat: Market power plays

Moneybeat: Market power plays

David Bahnsen parses a court ruling on tariffs, the White House’s Intel stake, Trump’s showdown with Fed governor Lisa Cook, and why work itself is a divine calling

David Bahnsen on Powell’s rate-cut hints, the central bank’s appetite for ever-bolder experiments, who’s really in the running to replace him—and how you can reserve your seat to meet David in person in Houston, September 15!

David Bahnsen on what’s really driving higher prices, why subsidies matter, and how housing distorts the big picture

David Bahnsen on the new Fed nominee, the jobs data credibility clash, and shifting North American trade alliances


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David Bahnsen on the White House’s shifting trade strategy, a lackluster July jobs report, what really drove the latest GDP numbers, and whether there’s a sweet spot on tariff levels

Financial advisor David Bahnsen on financial and spiritual health

David Bahnsen unpacks inflation data, housing policy, and the worst deal in corporate history

David Bahnsen explains the political maneuvering behind the Powell controversy and what’s really behind the “Trump accounts”

David Bahnsen takes stock of a frothy but resilient market, explains why immigration is back in the spotlight, and unpacks the economic limits of the GOP tax-and-spend deal

David Bahnsen on New York’s likely next mayor, why government-run grocery stores don’t pencil out, and the economic dead end of rent control